A proposal to end a decade-long dispute over the radioactive contamination of properties on Sydney’s north shore has been rejected by residents and council.
Council voted against a recommendation by its own consultants to “encapsulate” the low-level radioactive materials in cement “cells” and store it onsite.
Nelson Parade Action Group member Philippa Clark says residents feel the plan would have made lives worse, with the proposed cells making stigma permanent and impacted houses unsellable.