Australia to consults science on nuclear dump

Updated June 16, 2008 07:53:02

Australian PM Kevin Rudd will base in nuclear waste decision on science. [AAP]

The Australian Prime Minister has hedged around questioning on the location of Australia's first nuclear waste dump, saying he'll look to independent science for the answer.

There are four sites under consideration for the dump, in Australia's Northern Territory.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says his government will wait for the completion of independent scientific research before making the final decision.

"There's an independent scientific process underway," Mr Rudd said.

"We'll respond to the science on these questions.

"I think it's important to take the politics out of this and to make sure that any advice to government is based on science and one element of that is simply the most geologically stable site," he said.