Kerry Nettle (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Does the minister stand by ANSTO’s claim that the reactor will be operating again in eight weeks? Is it not more likely that it will remain shut down for six to 12 months? Does the government still stand by the Prime Minister’s description of the new reactor as a ‘triumph’ when major design flaws have forced it to shut down after just three months of operation? Doesn’t this highlight the dangers and flaws in the government’s proposal for 25 nuclear reactors in Australia? Why doesn’t the government use the opportunity of the emergency shutdown of the nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights to scrap its multibillion-dollar white elephant?