Expertise development is "absolutely essential" to developing a nuclear power industry in Australia, former ANSTO CEO Dr Adi Paterson says.
“I also believe that if we do have a nuclear-powered submarine program that we should have nuclear powered training reactors on land,” he told Sky News host Chris Kenny.
“In any event if we do have a proper … nuclear submarine program, it will be essential to change the law to have a power generator on land so we can train people in Australia.”
