The Supervising Scientist is a statutory office under Australian law, originally created to assist in the monitoring of what was then one of the world's largest uranium mines, the
Ranger Uranium Mine
The Ranger Uranium Mine was a uranium mine in the Northern Territory of Australia. The site is surrounded by, but separate from Kakadu National Park, 230 km east of Darwin. The orebody was discovered in late 1969, and the mine commenced ...
. It now provides advice more generally on a 'wide range of scientific matters and mining-related environmental issues of national importance, including; radiological matters and tropical wetlands conservation and management'.
[Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts]
About the Supervising Scientist
retrieved 21 October 2008 The Supervising Scientist is administered as a division within the
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts was an Australian Government department that existed between December 2007 and September 2010.
Scope
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocatio ...
.
See also
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Uranium mining in Australia
Radioactive ores were first extracted in South Australia at Radium Hill in 1906 and Mount Painter in 1911. 2,000 tons of ore were treated to recover radium for medical use. Several hundred kilograms of uranium were also produced for use in c ...
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Uranium mining in Kakadu National Park
Kakadu National Park, located in the Northern Territory of Australia, possesses within its boundaries a number of large uranium deposits. The uranium is legally owned by the Australian Government, and is sold internationally, having a large ...
References
External links
Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978
Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia
Environment of Australia
Radioactive waste
Uranium mining in Australia
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