WAMines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore today quashed rumours of a possible health risk from radiation at a decommissioned uranium testing site near Kalgoorlie-Boulder, following completion of testing at the site. Mr Moore rejected the claims based on the results of radiation testing he directed the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) to carry out last week. The Minister requested the DMP survey in response to reported claims by the Labor Party's candidate for the seat of O'Connor at the next Federal election, ian Bishop, that the rehabilitated Kalgoorlie Research Plant (KRP), six kilometres north of the city, posed a health risk.
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