Call for voluntary radioactive waste site
AAP
The federal government wants landowners to put their hands up to host a radioactive waste management site.
Australia has 4000 cubic metres of low-level waste and 550 cubic metres of medium-level waste in temporary storage that need a permanent home.
The waste is a by-product of medical and industrial processes.
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The call for volunteers follows the termination of plans to build a waste dump at Muckaty Station near Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, after strong opposition from traditional owners.
The government says there will be community consultation and health and environmental safeguards for any prospective site.
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