This is a List of Australian inquiries and reports relating to uranium mining issues.
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 1984-1985: McClelland Royal Commission or Royal Commission into British nuclear tests in Australia. 1986: Ranger Uranium: Water Management System - House of Representatives inquiry 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 - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry and Resources 2016: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission
See also Anti-nuclear movement in Australia Australian Uranium Association Uranium mining in Australia
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