Antinuclear

“Your Say” comment on Safety of Nuclear Waste Importing

 Noel Wauchope  30 Oct 2016 I trust that the Nuclear Citizens’ jury has noted the fact that there are only two situations under which any commercial nuclear reactor could ever be built.

The first is the situation for democracies , such as the United States. They set the pattern by passing the Price Anderson Act, ensuring that the tax-payer would cover the monumental costs of any serious accident.

The second is for totalitarian states such as China and Russia. Here the taxpayer pays for the whole lot, from nuclear construction to waste disposal.

If South Australia is foolish enough to set up a waste import and disposal industry, South Australia will be following the Russian and Chinese examples. Not being a private enterprise job, I guess they won’t need a Price Anderson Act. I do hope that the Citizens’ Jury members are aware of this.

October 30, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Nuclear Citizens Jury