As expected, opponents have come out to challenge what could be Australia's first ever uranium mine project.

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) said it is opposed to the construction of the uranium mine project in Wiluna town in the northern Goldfields on the basis that Toro Energy has yet to provide a safe and reliable track record in uranium mine construction, development and maintenance.

"We do not trust Toro Energy... they have no track record in successfully operating uranium mines," Piers Verstegen, CCWA director, was quoted as saying by ABC News.

"Toro Energy is a junior minerals exploration company that has never successfully mined anything, let alone one of the most dangerous materials known to exist. The combination of dodgy regulations and an inexperienced miner are a recipe for disaster," the CCWA director also said in a statement published in the organisation's Web site.

On Monday, the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) announced its full support and approval to Toro Energy's plans to push through with the construction and development of the open pit type uranium mine.

According to Toro Energy's plans, tonnes of radioactive mine waste would be left in an open-air dump, while radioactive ore would be transported nearly 2,700 kilometres through Leonora, Kalgoorlie, Norseman and other communities.

"This is a dodgy approval for a dodgy uranium mine. Under this plan, WA's first uranium mine would be constructed without public support, without proper regulation, and by a company that has no track record in mining," Mr Verstegen said.

The group likewise lambasted the EPA's apparent hasty decision to approve the submitted proposal of Toro Energy, especially since it was only last week when the government's Uranium Advisory Group recommended updates to the approvals process.

"The EPA has ignored the serious risks associated with transporting toxic and radioactive material through Western Australian communities, and has given us no confidence that radioactive mine waste would be safely isolated from the environment for the required 10,000 years," Mr Verstegen said.

Although the uranium mining project is somehow supported by Ron Yuryevich, mayor of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, there is still that tiny tinge of apprehension the submitted proposal would not be carried out to the letter.

"We insisted that the transport plan, whatever it is, include no access into West Kalgoorlie, so on that basis, we indicated that if they take it out to Parkeston directly and then onto the rail there, then that would be the issue," he said in ABC News.

"The community was very clear on what they wanted, what they didn't want really, so we expect that any licence that's given to Toro for uranium mining will reflect our community's concerns," he added.

The CCWA said they will challenge the approval announced by the EPA, but did not specifically say how.

The CCWA, according to its Web site, is WA's foremost non-profit, non-government conservation organisation. It has over 100 member groups and been around WA for over 40 years. It essentially facilitates communication on conservation and environmental issues between its member groups and the entire WA state.

The EPA report is now open to public appeal for two weeks. WA's environment minister is required to review any appeals before finalizing a decision on the project. A federal government decision on the assessment will follow after the WA process is finalised.

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