SITE VISIT REPORT
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CSIRO
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Licence/Application No
S0013
File No
R18/02845
Date of visit
28-29 March 2017
BY ARPANSA
Site visited
Woomera, Hangar 5 Evatts Field SA
Site Visit
To review the appropriateness of the proposed ‘Kangaroo Hilton’ to conduct
characterisation, separation and pre-conditioning work for the CSIRO Waste
Purpose
Drums. UNDER
To collect additional long-range environmental samples to establish
independent radiological base-line data.
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Neil Webster (CSIRO)
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ARPANSA conducted a safety, security and emergency preparedness and
response review of the arrangements of the proposed site and found that the
site was not appropriate – without substantial additional upgrades – to
conduct characterisation, separation and pre-conditioning activities with the
Woomera waste drums.
Discussion
A number of base-line soil samples were collected at strategically significant
long-range locations at the Woomera test site. Access to these locations was
provided by the Defence site caretaker.
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A briefing was provided to the ARPANSA Executive Group on the outcomes of the
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The advice from ARPANSA was
Outcomes/Actions
provided to CSIRO during a CALF meeting that the proposed location would require
substantial upgrades in order to conform to international best practice.
UPDATE 12JUL2018: The results of the soil samples can be found at:
R18/08592
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No contamination has been identified from the soil samples.
Officer completing report
Loch Castle
Officer checking report
Garth Sheehy
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Date of report
8 March 2018
(Updated 12JUL2018)
The maps attached show the GPS locations of where long range environmental (soil)
samples were collected by ARPANSA.
Additional Information
The photos below are from the internals of the proposed ‘Kangaroo Hilton’ which
BY demonstrate a range of safety, security and EPR failures which would require
substantial improvement to achieve international best practice.
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