Nuclear train plan for Alice: One train, 1km long, every day CENTRALIAN AdvocateDaniel Burdon 28 Nov 08 TRAINLOADS of radioactive material up to 1km long would pass through Alice Springs every day by 2016, under a plan put before the town council on Monday.The proposed expansion of BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia could result in the ore being ferried north by rail.Greens have slammed the proposal, citing major concerns ..including possible derailments, radioactive dust escaping from”closed wagons” and long-term social and environmental effects………………….
Ms Poddar, for BHPBilliton said: “What we’re talking about is a very low level of radioactivity. ………
…………..Alderman Jane Clark, chairwoman of the Environmental Advisory Committee, said: “There is also the potential if BHP’s transport option is approved, that this will be used as a precedent.
So if Cameco starts mining the Angela-Pamela deposit, it might follow suit and transport uranium directly through Alice Springs to Darwin.”
