The interim report by the parliamentary committee inquiring into nuclear energy has found nuclear energy is not economically viable for Australia.
“This report has found – like so many inquiries before it have found – that nuclear is not right for Australia,” said Australian Conservation Foundation nuclear analyst Dave Sweeney.
The additional comments from committee member and MP for Kooyong Monique Ryan hit the nail on the head:
This Inquiry followed a large number of previous state and federal inquiries into nuclear power; there have been four in the last decade alone. It should be the last. We must draw a line under nuclear in this country. We must commit to the net zero transition at speed and at scale.
“In the eight months since Peter Dutton committed the Coalition to nuclear power, key questions about this unique energy source’s risks and costs remain unanswered,” Dave Sweeney said.
“There have been plenty of headlines and talking points, but very few answers to the questions that are bubbling in the community and troubling Coalition backbenchers and candidates.
Read the full press release at the Australian Conservation Foundation