A federal government inquiry visited the coal mining town of Collie on Monday to hear from community members about the prospect of having nuclear energy in their backyard.
Liberal MP Ted O'Brien talking with Shire of Collie president Ian Miffling and councillor Joe Italiano.The South West town of Collie is in the spotlight once again as the federal government hosted an inquiry into nuclear energy.The federal Opposition wants to turn the site of one of Collie 's coal fired stations into a small modular reactor if electedShare article
Currently none are in commercial operation anywhere in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development .ABC News/ABC South West WA: Anthony PanciaSeveral are in planning stages but they remain largely theoretical and the lack of completed projects makes it difficult to accurately project costs.However, it did not include reference to Collie or SMRs.The gap in existing commercially operational SMR projects internationally was a central sticking point in the Collie hearing.
However, no local residents the ABC has spoken to in the past two months said they had received such a survey in the mail.ABC South West: Bridget McArthurNoongar elder Phillip Ugle said at the hearing he held concerns about the impact a nuclear reactor could have on local waterways, which he said were central to cultural ceremonies.
AMWU WA branch secretary Steve McCartney said workers had just made peace with and begun to embrace the Just Transition plan, focused on renewable energy and battery storage.
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