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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Matthew Kelly

BIZARRE: Winding down stockton s explosion risk | Mind Blowing Facts

Orica stores between 6000 and 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate at Kooragang Island. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers

Stockton residents are calling on the state government to tighten laws governing the storage of a massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate less than a kilometre from their homes.

All ammonium nitrate storages presently require a licence from SafeWork NSW. Quantities exceeding 2,500 tonnes of ammonium nitrate or 5,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertilisers also require a major hazard facility licence.

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