Nuclear Polling in Solomon: Majority Harbour Doubts over prospect of a Nuclear Territory
Posted by mcarthurriver on November 22, 2007
New polling released today by the Environment Centre of the NT (ECNT) shows strong community concern over federal government plans for more nuclear activities on and around Darwin Harbour.
Over two thirds of people polled were opposed to nuclear waste ships using the Harbour, three quarters opposed uranium processing in the Harbour region and a massive 88% oppose any plans to import and store international radioactive waste in the NT.
The polling has been conducted by ECNT over the past two weeks to gauge community opinion on nuclear issues ahead of Saturday’s election and is based on a commercial poll sample size chosen at random from across the Solomon electorate.
“Nuclear waste is clearly on the nose with people right across Darwin and Palmerston,” said ECNT co-ordinator Charles Roche.
“People want less nuclear activity on and around the Harbour and no ships dropping the nation’s – or the world’s – radioactive waste on Darwin”.
The poll result follows a series of ECNT radio advertisements and the distribution of material highlighting the threat posed to Darwin Harbour by the federal government’s radioactive waste dump plan.
“With just a few days to ‘the one poll that matters’ all the candidates would do well to heed the clear no radioactive waste message of this poll,” said Charles Roche.
Note: # In June 2007 the Liberal Party federal council passed a resolution that supports Australia expanding its current nuclear industry to incorporate the entire uranium fuel cycle and worldwide nuclear waste storage.
Detailed information on the nuclear policies and performance of all the political parties can be found at www.votenuclearfree.net
