Orica's Kooragang Island ammonium nitrate plant

Orica's Kooragang Island ammonium nitrate plant is located within 800m of North Stockton residents.(ABC TV, File Photo). The deadly Beirut blast that killed more than 100 people has driven fresh calls for a large ammonium nitrate stockpile and plant in Newcastle, storing up to four times the amount reportedly detonated in the blast, to be relocated away from residents. Between 6,000 and 12,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate is stored at Orica's Kooragang plant in Newcastle The plant is within 800m of North Stockton residents and 3km of the Newcastle CBD Orica says safe storage of the chemical is strictly regulated and audited.