Novocastrians Against Nuclear (NAN) are a grassroots group, based in Newcastle, Australia. We are opposed to uranium mining, nuclear power, and nuclear/radiological weapons. The only two options for uranium is that it becomes nuclear power (and then intensely radioactive waste) or nuclear weapons. We believe that Australia, with it's 40% reserves of the world's uranium has a crucial role to play in ending the nuclear cycle by refusing to mine uranium.

Ngapa Traditional Owners agree to Nuclear Waste Dump at Muckaty Station

Submitted by NANadmin on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 01:18.

Last Saturday (25th May 2007) Traditional Owners of the Ngapa clan at Muckaty Station agreed to the Northern Land councils nomination for a nuclear waste dump on their land. Read the attached opinion piece by Annika Dean and Christopher Doran.

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Change to ALP's 'No New Mines' uranium policy

Submitted by NANadmin on Sat, 04/28/2007 - 21:08.

On the 28th of April 2007, the ALP scrapped their 'No New Mines' Uranium policy. The vote was 190 against to 205 for a change to the policy. Write to Kevin Rudd and the ALP to express your disgust at this decision.

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'Opportunities to Waste'

Submitted by NANadmin on Fri, 04/27/2007 - 07:10.

New report released about Australian universities involvement in the nuclear industry

The Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN) has very recently released a report entitled, 'Opportunities to Waste, Australian Universities and the Nuclear Industry'. The report is researched and written by Holly Creenaune, Adam Dempsey, Fern Yorke and Paddy Gibson.

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Palm Sunday

Submitted by NANadmin on Thu, 04/26/2007 - 07:58.

Thank you to all who participated in Newcastle's contribution to the national day of action against the nuclear fool/fuel cycle on Palm Sunday, the 1st of April 2007. A crowd of over 120 people braved the rain and paraded down King street in Newcastle, sending the message to politicians that we do not want uranium mining in Australia, we do not want nuclear power, we do not want nuclear and radiological weapons, and we do not want the center of Australia to be turned into a radioactive waste dumping ground.

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