Western
Australia already has a nuclear waste dump: an old mining
test site called Yeelirrie, one of WA's most notorious sites
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What better
use for uranium ore than roadbuilding? |
Two views
of the ore stockpiles
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A hexagonal
test pit filled with radioactive water.
'The slot' today - an abandoned radioactive lake.
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Yeelirrie site from the ground, mid 1970s - note lack of protective
gear for the workers...
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Core sample from Yeelirrie. |
The pilot plant at Yeelirrie, with corroded drums in the foreground.
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Aerial shot of Yeelirrie test site, with excavations of the 'slot'
underway |
Drilling out at Yeelirrie, mid 1970s.
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