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Opening Pages	(PDF 333KB)
Membership of the Committee Terms of Reference Acknowledgments Abbreviations Preamble Conduct of the Inquiry Cooperation by Commonwealth Bodies Commonwealth Bodies Department of Industry, Science and Technology Australian Federal Police Recommendations
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 167KB)
Introduction Biological Effects of Radiation Background to the Inquiry Scope of the Inquiry The Report
Chapter 2 - Regulation of Radioactive Waste Management	(PDF 1099KB)
Introduction National Codes on Radioactive Waste Codes under the Environment Protection (Nuclear Codes) Act l978 Codes of the National Health and Medical Research Council Comments on the National Codes Need for Plain English Compliance and Enforcement Need for Update to New International Standards Problems of Large Hospitals International treaties, agreements, codes of practice Treaties Arrangements of Less Than Treaty Status The IAEA Radioactive Waste Safety Standards Program Convention on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management StateITerritory Radiation Control Legislation The Role of ANSTO in Dealing with Radioactive Waste ANSTO's Power to Deal with Radioactive Materials Owned by Others ANSTO 's Immunity Ji-om State Law The 'Regulatory Gap' The Proposed Australian Institute of Radiation Protection An Independent Regulator Community Participation A National Approach Compliance and Enforcement of Regulations Conclusions
Chapter 3 - Existing quantities and future creation of radioactive waste	(PDF 398KB)
Sources of Radioactive Waste Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Other Commonwealth Bodies Medical Sources Industrial Sources Future Generation of Radioactive Waste Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation WasteJi-om the Research Reactor Operations Reprocessing of Spent Fuel Rods Decommissioning of Reactors Emissions to Air and Sewers Remediation of the Little Forest Burial Ground Rhone Poulenc Rare Earth Project Smoke Detectors Other Future Waste Generation Radioactive Waste Held in the States and Territories A National Inventory of Radioactive Waste
Chapter 4 - Avoidance and Minimisation	(PDF 711KB)
Introduction Justifying the Use of Radioactive Materials Strategies for Avoiding the Use of Radioactive Materials Strategies for Reducing the Volume of Radioactive Waste Strategies to Minimise the Quantity of Radioactive Waste Created Strategies for Return and Reuse of Radioactive Materials Incentives for Avoiding and Minimising the Creation of Radioactive Waste On-site Management and Storage User Pays Principle for Radioactive Waste Storage An Up Front Levy for Storage and Disposal Costs Conclusions
Chapter 5 - Transportation	(PDF 291KB)
Current Transport Regulations Incidents Involving the Transport of Radioactive Materials Transport Risks Suggestions Conclusions
Chapter 6 - Storage and disposal of radioactive waste	(PDF 1257KB)
Short Term Storage Commonwealth Storage Facilities Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Woomera State Storage Facilities Esk Storage Facility Other State Facilities Individuals and Organisations One Site or a Number of Storage Sites Above Ground Storage Versus Underground Disposal Above Ground Storage Below Ground Storage Disposal Options Near Surface Disposal Mt Walton Intractable Waste Disposal Facility Rhone Poulenc Rare Earth Project Deep Burial Coal Mines Uranium Mines Other Burial Options Other Methods of Disposal Sending Radioactive Waste Overseas Discharge to Normal Waste Stream Discharge to Sewers Disposal in Landfill Incineration Immobilisation in other Materials Putrescible Waste Conclusions
Chapter 7 - A national facility for radioactive waste	(PDF 519KB)
Australia's Approach Design of a National Repository Site Selection Process Control of Land Climatic Conditions Remoteness Geological Stability Institutional Arrangements for Managing a National Store State Facilities Types of Conditioning A User Pays System Conclusions
Chapter 8 - Risk management and community concerns	(PDF 692KB)
Introduction Risk Management Community Perceptions of Risk Community Concerns Transport of Radioactive Waste Lucas Heights Research Laboratories Mt Walton East Esk Facility Community Consultations Community Confidence The Role of the Media in Enhancing Community Concerns Public Education Ethical Considerations
Chapter 9 - Summary and Conclusions	(PDF 240KB)
A National Repository for Radioactive Waste Community Concerns Need for Independent Audit A Nationally Agreed Regulatory Scheme The Role of ANSTO in Managing Waste Research and Training Whether User Pays is Appropriate Avoiding and Minimising Creation of Radioactive Waste Concluding Comments
Dissenting Report by Senators Margetts and Bell	(PDF 251KB)
Glossary and Appendicies	(PDF 521KB)
Appendix 1 - List of Submissions Appendix 2 - List Of Witnesses Appendix 3 - Commonwealth Bodies Involved with Radiation Appendix 4 - National Health and Medical Research Council Codes Appendix 5 - Commonwealth and State Radiation Control Legislation

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