The SA Government has released draft terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Nuclear Energy.
Consultation on the issues to be included in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission terms of reference was conducted in February 2015 and a total of 309 submissions were received.
The submissions noted the need for the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission to consider:
- the effect on the economy;
- the effect on the environment;
- nuclear safety;
- renewable energy technology;
- the impact upon communities, including aboriginal communities;
- the effect on other sectors of the State’s economy, in particular the tourism, wine and food sectors;
- technical issues.
The draft terms of reference seeks to direct the Royal Commission to inquire into whether there is any potential for expansion of the current level of exploration, extraction or milling of minerals containing radioactive materials in SA, and the feasibility of the state becoming involved in:
- the further processing of minerals, and the processing and manufacture of materials containing radioactive and nuclear substances (but not for, or from, military uses) including conversion, enrichment, fabrication or re-processing in South Australia;
- the generation of electricity from nuclear fuels; and
- the management, storage and disposal of non-military nuclear and radioactive waste.
Submissions can be forwarded to submissions@agd.sa.gov.au by 13 March 2015 or Have your say in a discussion
