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Push to prevent uranium shipments through New Zealand ports

Trans-shipment of nuclear ore appeared to contravene the principles of the Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament and Arms Control Act 1987, which bans nuclear weapons and nuclear-powered ships from New Zealand waters.

Moves to stop uranium shipment Herald Sun: AAP * June 21, 2010 NEW Zealand politicians say they are looking for ways to update anti-nuclear legislation in a bid to block uranium shipments from South Australia passing through New Zealand ports.The U308 uranium ore, known as yellowcake, should not be passing through New Zealand’s nuclear-free seas, let alone coming into port, Green Party oceans spokesman Gareth Hughes said.
I am deeply concerned with the decision to routinely ship uranium ore concentrate through New Zealand ports en route to the United States,” he said.
Trans-shipment of nuclear ore appeared to contravene the principles of the Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament and Arms Control Act 1987, which bans nuclear weapons and nuclear-powered ships from New Zealand waters.

“The Green Party is investigating legislation to update the Act so that the principles are upheld with a ban on uranium shipping through New Zealand,” Hughes said…………It is being shipped by BHP Billiton, which owns the Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. Moves to stop uranium shipment | Herald Sun

June 22, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | New Zealand, politics international | antinuclear, AUSTRALIA, nuclear secrecy, uranium