THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RADIOACTIVE-WASTE DISPOSAL-FACILITY IN WESTERN-AUSTRALIA FOR LOW-LEVEL WASTE

The Radiation Health Section of the Health Department of Western Austr alia has been a repository for unwanted radioactive sources for many y ears. They had been placed in the radioactive store located on the Que en Elizabeth II Medical Centre Campus. After a collection period of mo re than 20 years the storage facilities of the Radiation Health Sectio n were nearing capacity. A decision was made to relocate these sources into a permanent near surface burial facility. Following extensive co mmunity consultation and site investigations, waste originating in Wes tern Australia was disposed of at Mt Walton (East), 80 km North East o f Koolyanobbing, Western Australia in November 1992. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.