<www.geocities.com/jimgreen3>

British weapons tests in Australia 1. Websites
2. Literature

Alan Parkinson's account of the so-called 'clean-up' of Maralinga. (Parkinson worked on the 'clean-up' but was removed from the project after raising objections. He has since become a whistle-blower.)
<www.mapw.au.nu/conferences/mapw2000/papers/parkinson.html>
That link should work, but if not, try:
<www.mapw.org.au/conferences/mapw2000/papers/parkinson.html>

Australian Nuclear Veterans Association
<www.tac.com.au/~anva>

Operation Lighthouse documents released by Ann Munslow-Davies
<members.optusnet.com.au/~seanmd/nuke>
More from Ann Munslow-Davies
<www-personal.une.edu.au/~smunslow/atomicsurvivors/links.html>
Ann Munslow-Davies documents on nerve gas at Maralinga:
<members.optusnet.com.au/~seanmd/nuke/decon1.html> and
<members.optusnet.com.au/~seanmd/nuke/decon2.html>

Atomic Survivors
<www.atomicsurvivors.org>

Sustainable Energy and Anti-Uranium Service
<www.sea-us.org.au/thunder/britsbombingus.html>

European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights
<www.eniar.org/barchive.html>

Australian Broadcasting Corporation -- Radio National -- April 16, 2000
Background Briefing: "Maralinga: The Fall Out Continues"
<www.geocities.com/jimgreen3/maralinga.html#abc>
(At the bottom of the ABC transcript are links to government propaganda regarding the botched 'clean-up' of Maralinga.)

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (so-called)
<www.arpansa.gov.au>

Department of Veterans Affairs
<www.dva.gov.au>
This is the direct link for the Department's Nominal Roll of Atomic Test participants: <www.dva.gov.au/commem/nomroll/atomic/index.htm>

Parliament House (Australia). (Use the search engine.)
<www.aph.gov.au>

Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Pty Ltd (GHD) (the company contracted to design and manage site rehabilitation at Maralinga)
<www.ghd.com.au>

Literature — British weapons tests

Acronyms:
AAEC = Australian Atomic Energy Commission (now ANSTO)
AGPS = Australian Government Publishing Service
AIAS = Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra, ACT.
AIRAC = Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council
ANSTO = Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
ARL = Australian Radiation Laboratory (merged into ARPANSA)
ARPANSA = Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (puppet regulator)
DPIE = Department of Primary Industries and Energy (later DISR then DITR)
DISR = Department of Industry, Science and Resources
DITR = Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
NRPB = National Radiation Protection Board, UK.

I've pinched most of the following references from a bibliography compiled by Dr. Gavin Mudd. Thanks Gavin.

Anon., 1992, "Titterton, Ernest William", AAS Biographical Memoir. Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (2).

Anon., 1996, "Greetings From Maralinga", Waste Management and Environment, August, 8 (5), pp.9-12.

Acaster, Ray, 1997, "Mists of Maralinga: Perceptions of British Nuclear Weapons Testing in Australia", M Arts, Dept. of History, 188 p. University of Western Australia

Angyal, S.J., 1991, "Sir Philip Baxter, 1905-1989", Historical Records of Australian Science, 8 (3), pp.183-197.

Arnold, L, 1987, "A Very Special Relationship: British Atomic Weapon Trials in Australia", HMSO, London, 1987.

Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council (AIRAC), "Radiological Safety and Future Land Use at the Maralinga Atomic Weapons Test Range", AIRAC No. 4, January 1979, 109 p.

Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council (AIRAC), "Radiological Safety and Future Land Use at the Emu Atomic Weapons Test Sites", AIRAC No. 7, 1979.

Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council (AIRAC), "Radiological Safety and Future Land Use in the Monte Bello Islands", AIRAC No. 5, 1979.

Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council (AIRAC), "Fallout Over Australia From Nuclear Tests", AIRAC No. 2.

Australian Ionising Radiation Advisory Council (AIRAC), "British Nuclear Tests in Australia - A Review of Operational Safety Measures and of Possible After-Effects", AIRAC No.9, January 1983, 80p.

Barton, A., 1992, "Maralinga - Still Unrehabilitated and a Continuing Disaster", 1992 - Poison Fire, Sacred Earth: The World Uranium Hearings

Burns, P.A., Cooper, M.B., Williams, G.A., and Lokan, K.H., 1986, "Maralinga - Twenty Years Later", Radiation Protection Bulletin, January, 68, pp.16-20.

Burns, P A, Cooper, M B, Duggleby, J C, Mika, J F, and Williams, G A, 1986, "Plutonium-Contaminated Fragments at the Taranaki Site at Maralinga", ARL/TR075, July 1986.

Burns, P.A., Cooper, M.B., Lokan K H, Wilks, M J, and Williams, G A, 1995, "Characteristics of Plutonium and Americium Contamination at the Former U.K. Atomic Weapons Test Ranges at Maralinga and Emu", International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 46, pp.1099-1107.

Carter, Barbara and Carter, Edwin, 1983, "Maralinga Hangover", Social Alternatives, Vol.3(1), p.87.

Cathcart, B, 1994, "Test of Greatness - Britain's Struggle for the Atomic Bomb", John Murray Ltd, London, UK.

Cawte, Alice, 1992, "Atomic Australia: 1944-1990", Sydney: New South Wales University Press.

Cooper, M.B., Duggleby, I.C., Kotler, L.H., and Wise, K.N., 1978, "Residual Radioactive Contamination of the Maralinga Range From Nuclear Weapons Tests Conducted in 1956 and 1957", ARL/TR 005, Yallambie, Victoria.

Cooper, M B, Marshall, K B, Thomas, K A, and Tracy, B L, 1990, "Artificial Resuspension Studies", Chap. 3, pp.47-77, in ARL/TR087: "Inhalation Assessment at Maralinga and Emu".

Cooper, M.B., Martin, L.J., Williams, G.A., and Harries, J.R., 1997, "Plutonium Contamination at Maralinga: Clean-Up Criteria and Verification Monitoring", in "ICEM '97 - 6th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation".

Cooper, M.B., Martin, L.J, Williams, G.A., and Harries, J.R., 2000, "Characterization of Plutonium Contamination at Maralinga", in "Site Characterization Techniques Used in Environmental Restoration Activities", Final Report of a Co-ordinated Research Project, TECDOC-1148, May 2000, pp.15-30.

Costello, J.M., 1986, "Options for the Rehabilitation of Maralinga", Radiation Protection in Australasia (formerly Australia), 4 (1), pp.26-30.

Costello, J.M., 1988, "Estimation of the Potential Volume of Contaminated Soil at Maralinga", TN 31, June 6, 1988, 11 p.

Costello, J.M., Arthur, J., and Griffiths, C., DPIE Maralinga Rehabilitation Project - Technical Assessment Group, 1988, "Estimation of the Volume of Contaminated Soil Contained in the Ploughed Areas at Maralinga", TN 30, March 28, 1988, 13 p.

Cross, Roger, 2001, "Fallout: Hedley Marston and the British Bomb Tests in Australia", Wakefield Press.

Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Technical Assessment Group, 1990, "Rehabilitation of Former Nuclear Test Sites in Australia", DPIE, AGPS, 292p.

Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Technical Assessment Group, 1990, "Interim Report on Rehabilitation Measures for Former Nuclear Tests Sites in Australia", May 15, 1986, 292 p.

Department of Primary Industries and Energy, August 1996, "The Maralinga Rehabilitation Project".

Derby, S C, Kendall, G M, Fell, T P, O'Hagan, J A, Muirhead, C R, Ennis, J R, Ball, A M, Dennis, J A, and Doll, R, 1988, "A Summary of Mortality and Incidence of Cancer in Men From the United Kingdom Who Participated in the United Kingdom's Atmospheric Weapons Tests and Experimental Program", British Medical Journal, 296, pp332.

Donovan, E.D., Stevenson, C.E., and Ariotti, D.E., (Commonwealth Department of Health), 1983, "Health of Atomic Test Personnel" November, AGPS, 138p.

EG&G Energy Measurements, 1988, An Aerial Radiological Survey of Maralinga and Emu, South Australia. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Report No. AMO-8807, October 1988, 88 p.

Ellis, W.R., 1979, "A Survey of the Maralinga Atomic Weapons Testing Range for Residual Plutonium Contamination", AAEC/E476.

Gardner, Martin, 1988, "Cancer among participants in tests of British nuclear weapons", Nuclear Spectrum (ANSTO), Vol.4(1), p.7.

Giles, M S, Twining, J R, Williams, A R, Jeffree, R A, and Domel, R U, 1990, "Final Report to the Technical Assessment Group for the Maralinga Rehabilitation Project - Study No. 2 (Radioecology)", ANSTO, April 1990, 66 p.

Hagen, R, 1984, "Maralinga: No Peace in the Desert", Arena, 69, pp.38-45.

Harries, J.R., 1996, "Mixing and Encapsulation of Plutonium in In Situ Vitrification at Maralinga", Report to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works by ANSTO.

Harris, J, DISR, 2000, "Best Scientific Advice for Maralinga Clean-Up", Australasian Science, July, 21(6), pp.15.

Harrison, J D, Naylor, G P L, and Stather, J W, 1989, "The Gastrointestinal Absorption of Plutonium and Americium in Rats and Guinea Pigs After Ingestion of Dusts From the Former Nuclear Weapons Test Site at Maralinga: Implications for Human Exposure", Technical Report NRPB-M196, December 1989, 47 p.

Harrison, J D, Hodgson, A, Haines, J W, and Stather, J W, 1990, "Biokinetics of Plutonium-239 and Americium-241 in the Rat After Subcutaneous Deposition of Contaminated Particles From the Former Nuclear Weapons Test Site at Maralinga: Implications for Human Exposure", Technical Report NRPB-M198, February 1990, 74 p.

Hartley, B.M., 1990, "Gamma Radiation Levels at the Monte Bello Islands Atomic Test Sites", Radiation Protection in Australasia (formerly Australia), October, 8 (4), pp.104-106.

Haywood, S M, and Smith, J, 1990, "Assessment of the Potential Radiological Impact of Residual Contamination in the Maralinga and Emu Areas", Technical Report NRPB-R237, October 1987, 107 p.

Haywood, S.M., and Smith, J.G., 1992, "Assessment of Potential Doses at the Maralinga and Emu Test Sites", Health Physics, 63 (6), pp.624-630.

Hoogen, Courtney, 1996, "British Nuclear Testing in Australia and the Maralinga: Tjarutja's Search for Justice", M Arts, Faculty of Asian and International Studies, 73 p., Griffith University.

Independent Committee of Inquiry into the Nuclear Weapons and Other Consequences of Australian Uranium, 1984, "Australia and the Nuclear Choice", Sydney: Total Environment Centre, pp.98-100.

James, A., and Robotham, F.P.J., 1982, "Maralinga: British A-Bomb", Australian Legacy, Collins/Fontana.

Johnston, P N, Lokan, K H, and Williams, G A, 1990, "Inhalation Dose Assessment for Maralinga and Emu", Ch.2, pp.116-174, in ARL/TR087: "Inhalation Assessment at Maralinga and Emu".

Johnston, P N, Williams, G A, Cooper, M B, and Burns, P A, 1990, "Ambient Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air at Maralinga and Emu", Ch.2, pp.10-46, in ARL/TR087: "Inhalation Assessment at Maralinga and Emu".

Kerin, J., 1990, "Rehabilitation of Former British Nuclear Test Sites in Australia", Paper by the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy, MP171/90, 4p.

Kerr, C.B., Bentley, K., Keam, D.W., and Robotham, F.P.J., 1984, "Report of the Expert Committee on the Review of Data on Atmospheric Fallout Arising From British Nuclear Tests in Australia". DRE. ('Kerr Report').

Knight, M.J., 1986, "Maralinga South Australia - An Ideal Disposal Site for Australia's Intractable Wastes", 8th Australian Geological Convention, pp.109 and 242.

Lokan, K.H. (Editor), 1985, "Residual Radioactive Contamination at Maralinga and Emu", 1985. ARL/TR070, Yallambie, Victoria, April 1985.

Lokan, K.H., 1999, "An Overview of Strategies to Assess and Rehabilitate Former Nuclear Test Sites", in "Topical Issues in Nuclear, Radiation and Radioactive Waste Safety", STI/PUB/1044.

Major, R.B., 1985, "British Nuclear Weapons Tests in Australia - A Summary", Report RB 84/037, April, 79 p., Dept. of Mines and Energy, SA.

Martin, Brian, 1980, "Nuclear Knights", Canberra: Rupert Public Interest Movement.

Mayne, Robert, 1994, "Reclaiming Maralinga", The Bulletin, December 27.

Milliken, R., 1986, "No Conceivable Injury: The Story of Britain and Australia's Atomic Cover-up", Ringwood, Penguin.

Morris, L.J., Read, R.E., and Beal, J.C., 1989, "Maralinga Hydrogeological and Geotechnical Site Investigation - Stage 1", Report to Dept. of Mines and Energy, South Australia, Report RB 0855, March 1989, 320 p. (Unpublished).

Palmer, K., and Brady, M., 1988, "The Diet and Lifestyle of Aborigines in the Maralinga Region, South Australia", Report Prepared for the Maralinga Tjarutja as Part of Maralinga Rehabilitation Studies, AIAS, October 1988, 245 p.

Palmer, K., and Brady, M., 1989, "Dust Monitoring and Daily Activity: A Report on a Field Trip November 1989", Report Prepared for the Maralinga Tjarutja as Part of Maralinga Rehabilitation Studies, AIAS, December 1989, 31 p.

Palmer, K., and Brady, M., 1991, "Diet and Dust in the Desert: An Aboriginal Community, Maralinga Lands, South Australia", Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Aboriginal Studies Press, Canberra, ACT, 98 p.

Parkinson, A, 2000, "Maralinga: Clean-Up or Cover-Up?" Australasian Science, July, 21 (6), p.16.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, "Report Relating to the Proposed Maralinga Rehabilitation Project", SA, 1995.

Paulka, S., Burns, P.A., and Richardson, C.K., 1996, "Estimation of 239-Pu Intake by Workers at the Maralinga Former Nuclear Test Site", Radiological Aspects of the Rehabilitation of Contaminated Sites Workshop, pp.86-99.

Penney, W., 1952, "The Monte Bello Explosion", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 8 (8), pp.295-296.

Pierce, N, Prior, I, Methuen, D, Culling, C, Marshall, S, Auld, J, de Boer, G, and Bethwaite, P, 1990, "Follow Up of New Zealand Participants in British Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Pacific", British Medical Journal, 300, pp.1161-1166.

Pockley, P., 2000, "Maralinga Dispute Continues", Australasian Science, June, 21(5), pp.6-7.

Pockley, P., 2000, "Legacy of Maralinga Lingers", Australasian Science, April, 21(3), pp.20-22.

Popplewell, D S, 1989, "The Maralinga Rehabilitation Programme Study 5: Radiochemical Analysis", Technical Report NRPB-M199, December 1989, 38 p.

Rawson, R., Davoren, P., and Perkins, C., 1997, "Status of Rehabilitation of the Maralinga and Emu Sites", ANA 97 - Nuclear Science and Engineering in Australia (2nd Conf.), pp34-39.

Rawson, R, Davoren, P, and Perkins, C, 1998, "Maralinga Rehabilitation Project Overview", Waste Management '98 conference.

Rawson, R., Davoren, P., Perkins, C., Department of Primary Industries and Energy, 1997, "Status of Rehabilitation of the Maralinga and Emu Sites", Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, Official Hansard Report, Ceduna, 23 February 1995.

Royal Commission into the British Nuclear Tests in Australia, 1985, "The Report of the Royal Commission into the British Nuclear Tests in Australia", Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. Vol. 1 (pp.1-393), Vol. 2 (pp.395-615), and Transcripts.

Sherratt, T., 1985, "A Political Inconvenience: Australian Scientists at the British Atomics Tests", Historical Records of Australian Science, December, 6(2), pp.141-??.

Springell, P, 1985, "Maralinga: Australian Science on Trial", Chain Reaction, April-May 1985, 41, pp.4.

Stradling, G.N., Stather, J.W., Gray, S.A., Moody, J.C., Collier, G.C., Ellender, M., and Pearce, M., 1989, "Biokinetics of Plutonium-239 and Americium-241 in the Rat After Pulmonary Deposition of Contaminated Dust From Soil Samples Obtained From the Former Nuclear Weapons Test Sites at Maralinga: Implications for Human Exposure", Technical Report NRPB-M197, December 1989, 77 p.

Symonds, J.L., 1985, "A History of British Atomic Tests in Australia", Department of Resources and Energy, April, AGPS.

Thompson, L., Ombrellaro, P., Megalos, N., Osborn, D., and Timmons, D., 2000, "Final Results from the In Situ Vitrification Treatment at Maralinga". Waste Management '00 conference.

Wilkes, J., 1981, "Fields of Thunder: The Maralinga Story". Friends of the Earth, Melbourne, Victoria, 52 p.

Williams, G.A., Burns, P.A., and Cooper, M.B., 1987, "Plutonium Contamination at Maralinga", Chemistry in Australia, 54, pp.122-125.

Williams, G A (Editor), 1990, "Inhalation Hazard at Maralinga and Emu", Technical Report ARL/TR087, Yallambie, Victoria, May, Australian Radiation Laboratory, 181p.

Williams, G.A., 1990, "Introduction", Ch.1, pp.1-9, in ARL/TR087: "Inhalation Assessment at Maralinga and Emu".

Williams, G.A., Wilks, M.J., Burns, P.A., and Cooper, M.B., 1990, "Characterisation of Contamination in Maralinga and Emu Soils", Ch.4, pp.78-115, in ARL/TR087: "Inhalation Assessment at Maralinga and Emu".

Williams, N.J., 1990, Interlaboratory Comparison Exercise on Radiochemical Analysis. April 1990, 22p.

Wingfield, J., 1992, "Weapons in the Wilderness to Roxby Downs", Poison Fire, Sacred Earth: The World Uranium Hearings.

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