Tuesday, 6 February 2024

Nuclear energy

David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) presented a petition bearing 240 signatures:

The Petition of certain citizens of the State of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council the ongoing prohibition on nuclear energy technologies. This ban has existed since 1983 and is overdue for review. Rising electricity costs are impacting Victorians greater than ever before. The Government’s efforts towards weather dependent technologies, while well intended, have not provided any relief. The ban excludes Victoria from economic opportunities in the construction and operation of nuclear energy facilities and other federal endeavours into nuclear technologies. Several polls show the majority of Australians now support nuclear energy. It is safe, clean and reliable. A lifecycle analysis conducted for the United Nations shows nuclear energy has the lowest environmental footprint of all energy sources. Numerous studies show that nuclear energy is both safe and low carbon. It is safer than wind energy and cleaner than both wind and solar energy.

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Council vote in support of the Nuclear Energy (Prohibitions) Repeal Bill 2023.

David LIMBRICK: I move:

That the petition be taken into consideration on the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.