Committee: Uranium Mining and Environment Groups

committee: Environment groups began the inquiry on Tuesday in Melbourne, a day after the committee was told the potential economic benefits of more uranium mining, according to Nine News Australia. The various witnesses implored the bipartisan committee not to overturn Australia's moratorium on nuclear energy, pointing to the huge health, environmental and financial risks. To improve your experience update it here News National Nuclear inquiry hears cost, health risks By AAP4 28pm Oct 1, would be bear the brunt of a potential nuclear energy industry in Australia, a parliamentary committee has been told. Anti-nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth Australia Jim Green said a potential industry would have to be propped up with subsidies because investors would steer clear of such a risky investment. Dr Green told the politicians to be wary of submissions talking up emerging small modular reactors, particularly when calling them clean energy. Nuclear companies would descend on Canberra to try to gouge as much taxpayers' money as they could possibly get from the federal government, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.