ANA Submissions

Australian Nuclear Association – Recent Submissions

ANA Submission to House Select Committee on Nuclear Energy 14 Nov 2024

ANA Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties re updated AUKUS Agreement 31 August 2024

ANA Submission to Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on CSIRO GenCost 2023-24 Consultation Draft Report 26 February 2024

ANA Submission to Senate Inquiry on Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 25 May 2023

ANA Submission to Senate Inquiry into Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2022. 5 December 2022

ANA Submission to the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. 17 March 2020

ANA Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020. 26 March 2020

ANA Submission to Victoria Legislative Council Inquiry into Nuclear Prohibitions in the Nuclear Activities (Prohibitions) Act 1983. 26 February 2020

ANA Submission on AEMO Draft AEMO 2020 Integrated System Plan (ISP) 27 February 2020

ANA Submission to AEMO 2020 Planning and Forecasting Consultation on Scenarios, Inputs and Assumptions 7 February 2020

ANA Submission to House of Representatives Inquiry on Prerequisites for Nuclear Energy in Australia -submission 155. 15 September 2019

ANA Submission to NSW Legislative Council Inquiry into the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibition) Repeal Bill 2019 – Submission-0027. 25 Sept 2019

The Australian Nuclear Association Inc (ANA) is an independent incorporated scientific institution which promotes the education, knowledge and practice of the peaceful, safe and effective use of nuclear science and technology to benefit people, science and the environment.

ANA supports the use of nuclear science and technology in Australia, including nuclear techniques in research, industry and medicine; research reactors as a source of neutrons for research and production of radioisotopes; nuclear power plants to produce electricity and the use of nuclear power for marine propulsion.

ANA strongly supports the use of nuclear power plants as reliable, affordable and low carbon generators of electricity and as a low carbon source of heat for industry. Adding nuclear energy to Australia’s energy future would help meet our international obligations on carbon emissions, improve energy security and contribute to our economic future. Australia can benefit from current and emerging advanced reactor designs as well as from the considerable international experience accumulated in regulating and operating nuclear power plants, taking into account safety, environmental, technical, economic and social factors. Federal and State legislative nuclear prohibitions should be repealed so that nuclear energy can be considered on its merits.

ANA strongly supports establishment of a national radioactive waste management facility for the management of intermediate level radioactive waste and the disposal of low level radioactive waste from all Commonwealth agencies as well from the States and Territories.