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In one week, the public debate on nuclear energy will step up a notch when the Submarine Institute of Australia convenes a special seminar focused on the issue.
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Taking place on Wednesday, 2 October, at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra, the seminar is named “A Nuclear Industry Future for Australia? Starting the Conversation”.
“While the current parliamentary inquiry into nuclear energy is welcome, its terms of reference don’t specifically include nuclear-powered submarines,” SIA president Mark Sander said.
“While the SIA is actively participating in the inquiry, the upcoming seminar is a forum where the topic of nuclear energy, as well as the potential for nuclear submarines will be discussed and debated.”
Speakers/participants in the seminar include:
- Martin Ferguson AM, former Minister for Resources and Energy (keynote address)
- Professor Lyndon Edwards, national director, Australian Generation IV International Forum Research at Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation; adjunct professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University
- Robert Pritchard, executive director, Energy Policy Institute
- Professor Ian Lowe, emeritus professor of Science, Technology and Society, Griffith University
- Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Steve Lloyd CBE, RN, former head of UK Ministry of Defence nuclear submarine procurement
- Peter Jennings PSM, executive director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
- Professor Tom Frame AM, director of Public Leadership Research Group, UNSW Canberra
- Stephen Conroy, former federal Cabinet Minister
- Professor Ken Baldwin, director, Australian National University Energy Change Institute
- Greg Ward, Chief of Staff to the Royal Commissioner, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission
- Allan Behm, former federal ministerial Chief of Staff and Policy Advisor in the climate change, industry and defence materiel portfolios
- Dr Ben Heard, consultant-asset performance, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
- Katherine Ziesing, editor, Australian Defence Magazine
- A representative of the Minerals Council of Australia
Further information about speakers/participants and how to book tickets can be found on the SIA website, by clicking here, with ticket sales expecting to close soon.
