Jenny Macklin (Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Education, Science and Training. I refer the minister to her statement this morning that she is not aware of any other incidents at the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in the past 12 months. Why is the minister unaware that the nuclear regulator, ARPANSA, has publicly stated in these four compliance reports tabled in this parliament that there were 12 incidents at the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in 2005? In the light of the minister’s ignorance, how can the Australian public have any confidence in her statement yesterday that there has been no impact at all upon the health of workers at Lucas Heights or the surrounding community and that the matter is under control?

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