Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. Can the minister now confirm that on 1 May this year the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ceased providing radiation monitoring and protection services by health physics surveyors at the Lucas Heights reactor between the hours of 11 pm and 7 am? Is the minister aware that New South Wales fire brigades will attend incidents they are called to at the Lucas Heights facility but may be unable to enter the site to deal with incidents unless they have a full briefing on the radioactive hazards on the site from these expert surveyors? Is the minister aware that the reduction in onsite expert staff may lead to a delay in emergency services responses of up to two hours? What action is the minister taking to address these very serious potential delays?

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