Remote Australian town wrestles with nuclear future

Photo taken on May 16, 2018, shows Jeff (L) and Andrew (R) Baldock in the paddock that their family has volunteered to the federal government as a potential site for a nuclear waste storage and disposal facility. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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