Proponent: Department Of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) - The Office of the Supervising Scientist (OSS)
Overview
The proposed action is to remediate the Koongarra site, a legacy uranium exploration site located in the Kakadu National Park, 250 km east of Darwin and 22 km south of Jabiru Township.
The project involves the removal and relocation of the Koongarra source material, which consists of uranium core samples, core trays and crushed samples, from the Koongarra site. The Koongarra Source material will be relocated to the OSS Jabiru Field Station, located on the Ranger Mine Mineral Lease, for temporary storage until a permanent storage or disposal solution is determined. The proposal has three key components: access track works, relocation of the Koongarra Source and removal of legacy exploration infrastructure.
At completion of the relocation of the Koongarra Source material and the decommissioning and disposal of legacy infrastructure, the site will be left to naturally revegetate and integrate into the surrounding Kakadu National Park.
Stage 1: Referral
NT EPA notices
Documents
| Referral | Type |
|---|---|
| Referral Form | PDF 259.3 KB |
| Referral Report (including Appendix A - Proposal Area Coordinates) | PDF 8.3 MB |
| Appendix B - Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Certificate (withheld*) | |
| Appendix C - ARPANSA Licence Field Trip Report June 2023 | PDF 11.3 MB |
| Appendix D - Koongarra Camp Inventory May 2013 | PDF 2.9 MB |
| Appendix E - Asbestos Report and Register | PDF 1.9 MB |
| Appendix F - Asbestos Clearance Certificate | PDF 1.3 MB |
| Appendix G - Sampling and Analysis Quality Plan (SAQP) | PDF 316.9 KB |
| Appendix H - Desktop Likelihood of Occurrence Assessment | PDF 4.9 MB |
*In accordance with section 281(2)(b) of the Environment Protection Act 2019, the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA) Certificate (Appendix B) that forms part of the referral information for the Koongarra Remediation Project has been withheld from publication.
Public consultation on the referral
The NT EPA published a statutory notice on 25 November 2025 to invite public comment on the referral for standard assessment submitted by the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Office of the Supervising Scientist to remediate the Koongarra site.
Interested persons were invited to make a submission by 23 December 2025. The NT EPA published the notice in accordance with regulation 52(1) of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
The following submissions are published in accordance with regulation 267 of the Environment Protection Regulations 2020.
| Submissions received on the referral | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Government authority submissions | ||
| 1 | Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority | PDF 488.1 KB |
| 2 | Department of Lands, Planning and Environment - Flora and Fauna, Environment and Heritage, Land Resources, Water Resources, Environmental Regulations and Mining divisions | PDF 651.4 KB |
| 3 | Department of Logistics and Infrastructure | PDF 405.7 KB |
| 4 | NT Health - Radiation Protection | PDF 129.8 KB |
| 5 | NT Worksafe | PDF 207.6 KB |
| Public submissions | ||
| 6 | Australian Conservation Foundation | PDF 62.2 KB |