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Committee to probe need for new Sydney reactor
Tuesday 15 August, 2000
Committee to probe need for new Sydney reactor
A Senate select committee is to inquire into the need for a new
nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights near Sydney.
The Senate has passed a motion from the Shadow Environment Minister,
Nick Bolkus, to set up a new inquiry, which will report in early
December.
It will consider the need for a new reactor, the process that lead
to the contract to build it being signed and the adequacy of fuel
and waste management plans.
The Resources Minister, Nick Minchin, says the tendering process has
been open and transparent, and it is a political stunt by Labor and
the Democrats.
A spokesperson for Senator Bolkus says although previous inquiries
have looked at Lucas Heights, they have not addressed the need for a
new reactor.
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