August 2023
© Commonwealth of Australia 2023
ISBN: 978-1-76093-537-5
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Purpose of the bill
- Background to the bill
- Provisions of the bill
- Human Rights Committee consideration
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee consideration
- Structure of this report
- Conduct of the inquiry
- Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Support for the bill
- New developments in nuclear technology
- Australia’s energy optionality
- Cost-effective energy production
- A ‘clean and green’ source of energy
- Increased public support for nuclear energy
Chapter 3 - Opposition to the bill
- Renewable technology is cheaper and available now
- Dangers of nuclear energy reactors and radiation
- Lack of a social license for nuclear power in Australia
Coalition Senators' Dissenting Report
- Australia’s nuclear ban is an accident waiting to happen
- What is nuclear energy?
- Functions and provisions of the bill
- Other previous inquiries of relevance
- Why nuclear makes sense now
- Nuclear energy is safe
- Managing waste
- Nuclear submarines and nuclear energy go hand in hand
- Efficiency and cost
- Nuclear is better for the environment
- Conclusion