Thursday, March 1, 2012

Fed: SA govt's response to uranium leak reckless - Democrats

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Fed: SA govt's response to uranium leak reckless - Democrats

CANBERRA, Jan 13 AAP - The South Australian government's response to a 60,000 litreradioactive liquid spill in the state's north bordered on reckless, the Australian Democratsdeclared today.

The Democrats today called for an immediate halt to operations at the Beverley UraniumMine, where the spill happened on Friday.

Democrats Leader Natasha Stott Despoja also demanded an independent inquiry and assessmenton the environment after groundwater containing sulphuric acid and uranium erupted froma pipe during routine maintenance at the mine.

"The inquiry must examine the …

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