Nuclear Waste Shipment in the Tasman
Scoop: Nuclear Waste Shipment in the Tasman: "Auckland -- Friday 1 April 2005 -- A ship carrying high level radioactive waste is expected to be going through the Tasman as early as this weekend, Greenpeace warned today.
The Pacific Sandpiper's lethal cargo consists of five casks holding 124 canisters of deadly classified nuclear waste. It departed from Cherbourg, France, on February 17, and is expected to travel through the Tasman between Australia and New Zealand as early as this weekend.
'This waste is the most radioactive material ever produced and, if released into the environment, would be around for thousands of years. The release of even a small fraction of this cargo from either an accident or a deliberate attack could lead to an environmental and public health catastrophe,"
The Pacific Sandpiper's lethal cargo consists of five casks holding 124 canisters of deadly classified nuclear waste. It departed from Cherbourg, France, on February 17, and is expected to travel through the Tasman between Australia and New Zealand as early as this weekend.
'This waste is the most radioactive material ever produced and, if released into the environment, would be around for thousands of years. The release of even a small fraction of this cargo from either an accident or a deliberate attack could lead to an environmental and public health catastrophe,"
posted by Greta Jane at Saturday, April 02, 2005
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