Gastre | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to Gastre | |
  Gastre Location of Gastre in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′S 69°13′W / 42.267°S 69.217°W | |
| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Department | Gastre |
| Elevation | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 557 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
| CPA base | U9121 |
| Dialing code | +54 2965 |
| Climate | BSk |
Gastre (from Tehuelche Gástrrek, meaning "shrub") is a village in Chubut Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Gastre Department. It was founded in 1904. The place was the center of a controversy in the early 1990s when Argentina's National Atomic Energy Commission proposed to build a deep borehole disposal in the area.[1] It was intended for radioactive waste to stay in the area for "1,000 years" until the radiation reached a non-lethal level.[2]
- ^ Hace 20 años la provincia prohibía el desarrollo de la energía atómica El Litoral, 11 April 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Argentina faces growing environmental waste problemUPI NewsFeature". UPI. Retrieved 2021-01-24.