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DECEMBER 2019 – “Not without your approval: a way forward for nuclear technology in Australia”

Report of the inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy.

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SMR Nuclear Technology welcomes the release of the Federal Nuclear Inquiry report and is pleased that there are many references to the SMR-NT submission (number 39) in the report.

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The Environment and Energy Committee of the House of Representatives has recommended the introduction of nuclear technology in Australia subject to community agreement.

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The Committee report  has made three very sensible recommendations to the Commonwealth Government:

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1. That nuclear technology be considered as part of the future energy mix;

2. That the Government undertake a body of work to progress the understanding of nuclear technology in the Australian context; and

3. That the Government consider lifting the current moratorium on nuclear energy partially—that is, for new and emerging nuclear technologies only, and conditionally—that is, subject to the results of a technology assessment and to a commitment to community consent for approving nuclear facilities.

 

These three recommendations will be welcomed both by industry and by the wider community.