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Andrew Brown

MYSTERIOUS: Nuclear waste from aukus nations could be on cards - You Need To See This

An inquiry looked at how nuclear safety would be carried out as part of the AUKUS submarine deal. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS)

Nuclear safety laws should allow for Australia to accept low-level waste from the UK and US as part of the AUKUS submarine deal, a Senate committee has found.

An inquiry looking at how nuclear safety would be carried out as part of the $368 billion submarine deal found that while Australia should not accept high-level nuclear waste, low-level waste from the submarine programs of AUKUS nations would be accepted.

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