A 2021 national inventory(link is external) found Australia’s low and intermediate waste has a combined volume greater than seven Olympic swimming pools. 

This episode looks at the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC v Minister for Resources [2023] court case(link is external) heard earlier this month, in which traditional owner group Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation(link is external), successfully overturned a proposal for a new waste facility in the Kimba, South Australia. 

Earth Matters spoke with Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe(link is external) about the court case and where Australia needs to go next in terms of storage of nuclear waste material.

This episode includes audio from a Barngarla campaign video found here: https://vimeo.com/659125887(link is external) 

You can read Professor Lowe’s article on The Conversation here: ttps://theconversation.com/the-kimba-nuclear-waste-plan-bites-the-dust-heres-what-went-wrong-and-how-to-do-better-next-time-211344(link is external)  

Thumbnail image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greensmps/8228117331 (link is external)