House debates

Wednesday, 14 June 2006

Questions without Notice

Lucas Heights Reactor

3:15 pm

Photo of Jenny MacklinJenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Can the minister confirm that at around 7 pm last Thursday, 8 June, an incident occurred in building 54 of the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor when there was an explosion in a carbon canister containing radioactive material? Can the minister confirm that this canister was being stored in hot cell No. 2, immediately adjacent to hot cell No. 1—

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