title: The Maralinga Rehabilitation Project: final report.
abstract: Maralinga, South Australia was an important site in the United Kingdom nuclear weapons test programme. Seven bombs were exploded and a series of 'safety' tests carried out; the latter in particular disseminated appreciable amounts of uranium and plutonium over a wide area. A programme to clean up the test site over several years was instituted, with in-situ vitrification as a principal measure. The final report on the programme has now been published. However, both the programme and the Report are seriously flawed; this article provides criticisms of both.
authors.affiliation: alanpark@ozemail.com.au
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parkinson
mesh_terms: D000398:Air Pollution, Radioactive / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009688:Nuclear Reactors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D009689:Nuclear Warfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000009:adverse effects; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000009:adverse effects; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000009:adverse effects; D013021:South Australia; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D011850:Radioactive Waste; D012990:Soil Pollutants, Radioactive