List of inquiries into uranium mining in Australia

This is a List of Australian inquiries and reports relating to uranium mining issues.^[4]

Background

For several decades uranium mining has been a major part of the Australian political landscape, with opposition groups citing the wide-ranging environmental impacts, indigenous land access and nuclear proliferation as reasons for ceasing or restricting the industry. The debate has resulted in limitations on mining and export activities, with Federal and State governments occasionally flip-flopping on public policy. In the meantime, mining companies have pursued exploration activities, and in some instances stockpiled mined ore.

List

1976: Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry (Fox Report) (Vol 1) - Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry - Whether Australia should mine and export uranium
1977: Fox Report (Vol 2) - Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry - Proposed Development of Ranger ^[5]
1984-1985: McClelland Royal Commission or Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia.
1986: Ranger Uranium: Water Management System - House of Representatives inquiry ^[6]
1988: The Potential of the Kakadu National Park Region - Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation and the Arts
1991: Mining and Minerals Processing in Australia (4 Vols) – Industry Commission
1991: Kakadu Conservation Zone Inquiry Final Report – Resources Assessment Commission
1996: Report of the Senate Select Committee on Radioactive Waste. In response to this the Senate decided to reconstitute the committee as the Select Committee on Uranium Mining and Milling.
1996: Senate Select Committee established to report on Uranium Mining and Milling
1997: Senate Select Committee on Uranium Mining and Milling released report
1999: Australia's Kakadu – Government response to UNESCO World Heritage Committee regarding Kakadu National Park.
1999: Senate Inquiry into Jabiluka Uranium Mine Project referred to ECITA Committee
1999: Report of ECITA Committee into Jabiluka Uranium Mine Project released
2002: Senate Inquiry into Environmental Regulation of Uranium Mining
2006: Greenhouse friendly fuel for an energy hungry world ^[7] - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry and Resources
2016: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission

References

^ "Welcome". Radium Hill Historical Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
^ "Radium Hill, SA". www.sea-us.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
^ "Australia's Uranium and Nuclear Power Prospects". World Nuclear Association. April 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
^ Major Commonwealth Inquiries and Reports relating to Uranium Mining Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry; Fox, R. W. (Russell Walter), 1920-; Australia. Parliament. Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry (1977), Second report, Australian Government Publishing Service, ISBN 978-0-642-02835-8{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Environment and Conservation; Milton, P (1986), Ranger Uranium water management system : report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Conservation, Government Printer], ISBN 978-0-644-05561-1
^ ["Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Australia’s uranium

[rhhs-1] "Welcome". Radium Hill Historical Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.

[sea1-2] "Radium Hill, SA". www.sea-us.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.

[WNA1-3] "Australia's Uranium and Nuclear Power Prospects". World Nuclear Association. April 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.

[4] Major Commonwealth Inquiries and Reports relating to Uranium Mining Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry; Fox, R. W. (Russell Walter), 1920-; Australia. Parliament. Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry (1977), Second report, Australian Government Publishing Service, ISBN 978-0-642-02835-8{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] Australia. Parliament. House of Representatives. Standing Committee on Environment and Conservation; Milton, P (1986), Ranger Uranium water management system : report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Conservation, Government Printer], ISBN 978-0-644-05561-1

[7] ["Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Australia’s uranium

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v t e Anti-nuclear movement in Australia
Organisations and groups	The Australia Institute Australian Conservation Foundation Australian Greens Australian Labor Party Campaign Against Nuclear Energy Conservation Council of South Australia Friends of the Earth Australia Greenpeace Australia Pacific Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta Medical Association for Prevention of War Mineral Policy Institute Nuclear Disarmament Party Peace Organisation of Australia The Wilderness Society
People	Dorothy Auchterlonie Green David Bradbury Bob Brown Eileen Kampakuta Brown Kevin Buzzacott Helen Caldicott Moss Cass Ian Cohen Michael Denborough Mark Diesendorf Jim Falk Peter Garrett Jim Green Margaret Holmes Jacqui Katona Sandra Kanck Ian Lowe Scott Ludlam Yvonne Margarula Dee Margetts Jean Melzer Kerry Nettle Tilman Ruff Nancy Shelley Jo Vallentine Patrick White Stuart White Eileen Wani Wingfield
Books	Britain, Australia and the Bomb Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy Maralinga: Australia's Nuclear Waste Cover-up Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option
See also	Australia and weapons of mass destruction Australian Uranium Association List of inquiries into uranium mining in Australia Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents Nuclear power in Australia Nuclear weapons tests in Australia Olympic Dam mine Ranger Uranium Environmental Inquiry Renewable energy commercialization Renewable energy in Australia Say Yes demonstrations Uranium mining in Australia Uranium mining in Kakadu National Park

v t e Uranium mining
By country	Australia Kakadu National Park Canada Bancroft Elliot Lake Kazakhstan Namibia United States Arizona Colorado Navajo Nation New Mexico Utah Wyoming
Lists	List of uranium projects List of countries by uranium production List of countries by uranium reserves List of inquiries into uranium mining in Australia
Opposition	Thomas Banyacya Kevin Buzzacott Katsumi Furitsu Jim Green Jacqui Katona Scott Ludlam Yvonne Margarula JoAnn Tall Sun Xiaodi Floyd Red Crow Westerman List of Nuclear-Free Future Award recipients World Uranium Hearing
Other articles	Uranium in the environment Uranium market Uranium mining debate Peak uranium Botanical prospecting for uranium Nuclear power in the United States Church Rock uranium mill spill Sequoyah Fuels Corporation Anti-nuclear movement in the United States Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act The Return of Navajo Boy Nuclear labor issues International Uranium Film Festival History of the anti-nuclear movement The Navajo People and Uranium Mining Hibakusha 1974 Elliot Lake miners strike Yellowcake boomtown

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