Below: On August 19, 2016, a protest video was released explaining the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission proposal for a storage facility for nuclear waste from overseas. The video presents a series of arguments against the proposal.
Below: On October 1, 2014, the International Atomic Energy Agency released an information video explaining how different countries currently dispose of their nuclear waste.
Below: On June 1, 2014, D News produced an information segment explaining the problems associated with storing nuclear waste product and current attempts to deal with them.
Below: On December 1, 2016, UN News televised a report on current attempts to deal with nuclear waste safely.
Below: On February 24, 2014, RT America televised a news report of a radiation leak which had occurred in the underground nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico.
Below: On July 31, 2014, WhatTheWhy released a video explaining the advantages of nuclear energy and showing how its waste products are currently dealt with.
Below: On March 2, 2012, Green TV televised a report on nuclear contamination near nuclear storage facilities in the Champagne and Normandy regions.
Below: On September 11, 2007, a short documentary was posted showing footage of atomic weapons testing at Maralinga in 1953 and then interviews with two men who witnessed or were part of the tests.
On November 17, 2016, the Liberal leader of the South Australian Opposition, Steven Marshall, issued a media release in which he criticised the premier, jay Weatherill, for his decision to hold a referendum on whether the state should establish a nuclear waste storage facility. The release is titled 'Weatherill's nuclear money pit'.
The full text of the media release can be accessed at http://www.stevenmarshall.com.au/weatherill_s_nuclear_money_pit
On November 16, 2016, In Daily published a news report titled ' Politics will destroy SA : Former Lib senator nukes Marshall's dump rejection'
The report details the objections of former South Australian liberal senator, Sean Richards, to South Australian Opposition leader, Steven Marshall's rejection of the nuclear waste storage proposal.
The full text can be accessed at http://indaily.com.au/news/politics/2016/11/16/politics-will-destroy-sa-former-lib-senator-nukes-marshalls-dump-rejection/
On November 11, 2016, In Daily published a news report titled 'DUMPED: Nuclear repository "dead" as Marshall draws election battleline'
The article details the response of the South Australian leader of the Opposition, Steven Marshall, to the second citizens' jury's rejection of the nuclear waste facility proposal.
The full text can be accessed at http://indaily.com.au/news/local/2016/11/11/dumped-nuclear-repository-dead-as-marshall-draws-election-battleline/
On November 8, 2016, ABC News published a detailed analysis of the proposed operation of the nuclear waste storage facilities being debated in South Australia and of the economic modelling on which the financial estimates were based.
This analysis, which includes significant comment, is titled 'SA nuclear waste dump plans based on questionable assumptions and lacks public support'
It was written by Stephen Long. It can be accessed at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-08/should-south-australia-be-storing-nuclear-waste-above-ground/8003156
In October, 2016, a range of Indigenous spokespeople and representative groups forwarded a submission to the Second Nuclear Citizens' Jury. The submissions included copies of earlier submissions which had been sent to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission and which the senders considered had been disregarded.
All submissions are opposed to the establishment of a nuclear waste storage facility in South Australia.
The full text can be accessed at http://www.anfa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Traditional-Owner-statements-SA-dump-Oct2016.pdf
On July 28, 2016, The Adelaide Advertiser published two comments, one for and one against the establishment of a nuclear waste storage facility in South Australia.
David Valente wrote a piece titled 'Play it safe to protect the world' in which he argues that building a nuclear waste storage facility in South Australia is globally environmentally responsible.
Michael McGuire wrote a comment titled 'It's a sure sign that we've given up' arguing that being prepared to build a nuclear waste storage facility was an indication that South Australia lacked political or economic imagination.
The full text of these points of view can be accessed at http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/should-south-australia-be-home-to-the-worlds-largest-nuclear-waste-dump/news-story/ccec2d6e730d74744590f78acfa77d4f
On May 16, 2016, the Beyond Nuclear Initiative issued a media release titled 'SA groups launch No Dump Alliance in response to nuclear Royal Commission findings'
The media release announces the formation of a pressure group, the 'No Dump Alliance', composed of Traditional Owners and representatives from health, union, faith, and conservation groups, and other prominent South Australians. The group aims to prevent the establishment of the nuclear waste storage facility proposed by the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission.
The Beyond Nuclear Initiative (BNI) is a lobby group which aims to highlight the adverse impact of the uranium and wider nuclear industry in Australia and promote a nuclear-free future. BNI is a joint project of Arid Lands Environment Centre, Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of the Earth Australia.
Together with the media release are a range of comments from experts opposed to the nuclear waste storage facility.
The full text of these documents can be accessed at http://beyondnuclearinitiative.com/sa-royal-commission/
After the Nuclear fuel Cycle Royal Commission's report was released the government established the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Consultation and Response Agency (CARA).
The purpose of this agency is to facilitate community consultation, education and decision-making around the issue of establishing a nuclear waste storage facility in South Australia.
Information about CARA can be accessed at http://nuclear.yoursay.sa.gov.au/consultation-and-response-agency
On May 9, 2016, the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission released its report. The report makes 12 recommendations, the eleventh of which is 'pursue the opportunity to establish used nuclear fuel and intermediate level waste storage and disposal facilities in South Australia'
The full text of the report can be accessed at http://yoursay.sa.gov.au/system/NFCRC_Final_Report_Web.pdf
On April 14, 2016, Green Left Weekly published an opinion piece by Renfrey Clarke titled 'Nuclear waste dump in South Australia: what could possibly go wrong?'
The comment supplies details of a number of accidents that have occurred at nuclear waste storage facilities overseas.
The full text can be accessed at https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/nuclear-waste-dump-south-australia-what-could-possibly-go-wrong
On February 24, 2016, The Eyre Peninsula Tribune published a news report titled 'Nuclear waste debate draws community to speak up'
The report details community opposition to a federal government plan to locate a low-level nuclear waste storage facility on the Eyre Peninsula.
The full text can be accessed at http://www.eyretribune.com.au/story/3749348/community-voices-in-nuclear-waste-debate/
On February 19, 2016, the ABC's current affairs program, The Drum, published a comment by Mike Steketee titled, 'Nuclear winner: The case for South Australia storing nuclear waste'.
Steketee argues that South Australia has a moral and environmental obligation to create a nuclear waste storage facility.
The full text of this argument can be accessed at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-19/steketee-nuclear-winner:-the-case-for-storing-nuclear-waste/7184650
On January 20, 2013, Indymedia published a report titled '200 Aboriginal Maralinga victims denied compensation'. The report details the failure of a compensation claim but by some of those who claim to have been adversely affected by the nuclear testing that occurred in the 1950s and '60s.
The full text of the report can be accessed at http://indymedia.org.au/2013/01/20/200-aboriginal-maralinga-victims-denied-compensation.html
On April 19, 1999, the ABC's current affairs program Four Corners televised a exposé titled 'Critical Mass' detailing attempts to establish a storage facility for high level nuclear waste in Australia.
A full video version of this program can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykRb0Iibckk
A full transcript of this program can be accessed at http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/s23893.htm
