Industry Minister Signals Turnaround on Nuclear Energy, Waste Storage

摘要

Industry Minister Christopher Pyne said arguments against storing nuclear waste were "old fashioned" -nine months after refusing to support a nuclear industry in his home state of South Australia. In February Pyne said he did not support either a nuclear enrichment industry or nuclear waste storage in South Australia. "I don't support a nuclear waste dump in South Australia," he told the ABC. Now, he has softened his stance, saying he will have a look at proposals to start an industry. "I'm looking forward to the royal commission's findings and if Kevin Scarce can convince the Australian public through his Royal Commission that we should go down the track of investing in a nuclear industry, well I'm interested in having a look at it. I'm not convinced but I'm happy to look at it," he said.