The Commonwealth Government led a 7 year siting process following the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 (external link).
We intended the facility to:
The site selection process included:
The government called for site nominations for the NRWM (external link) facility.
We assessed more than 40 sites across Australia. Shortlisted sites included Napandee near Kimba in South Australia, Lyndhurst and Wallerberdina.
The former minister declared Napandee in South Australia as the site.
The Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation (BDAC), representing the Traditional Owners, filed for judicial review of the site declaration.
The Minister for Resources confirmed the government would no longer consider Napandee or the other shortlisted Lyndhurst and Wallerberdina sites.