Don't bet on either. If a new reactor is built, it is likely that spent fuel from the reactor will be transported to the national dump. Conceivably, the Billa Kalina region could host a reprocessing plant, the main purpose of which would be to trial the Synroc waste immobilisation technology under development in Australia for the past 20 years. The first option would be attractive given the political and financial costs of the second option. Recent protests in Germany provide a salient example.
Surveys indicate that dumps are feared even more than nuclear power stations.
Even Margaret Thatcher once backed down on plans for a radwaste dump in the south of England. The South Australian ALP Opposition, Democrats, and various environmental and anti-nuclear groups have expressed opposition to the current plan. It can be expected that opposition to the plan will mount as the issues become clearer. To date, two of the main sources of information for people in the Billa Kalina region have been glossy government brochures and, worse still, The Adelaide Advertiser. The Advertiser's coverage confirms its status as one of Australia's worst newspapers.