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"content": "We are looking for renewable energy. This is definitely a renewable energy. It is the cheapest and it is very reliable. Of all the energy sources, it is probably one of the most reliable and easy to utilise. Many of us have travelled and you go to these countries and you never see power outages. Many of them are on nuclear energy. Can you imagine when all your public transport is on rails that are electrically powered and then you have irregular supply? It will not just be a disaster. We must move in that direction. We must, therefore, go for reliable energy. If we are successful in using nuclear energy, it will reduce the cost of production tremendously. It is a way that we cannot avoid. We cannot say that people are moving away from it and, therefore, we do not get the knowledge. In telecommunication, there is massive use of nuclear energy. It is the same even in agriculture and security. From small security instruments that we use, there is an element of this although we are talking of the big nuclear reactors. However, even in those small commercial security things, there is an element of use of this kind of energy. It is used in war. Definitely, we will say that is a negative use, but you need to protect yourself. What makes America such a formidable nation apart from its economy is the military might. That may be negative, but it is something that we need to look at. Even in the health industry, there is a lot use of this type of energy. The X-Rays, the CT scans and the MRI use this energy. We also use this energy in treatment like radiotherapy, the treatment for cancer. Obviously, because of its ionising nature and the tremendous energy it has, it has a lot of problems starting with regular daily use and regular exposure. There will be problems to people who are exposed to this. If you have accidental leaks like it occurred in Chernobyl in 1986, these are a disaster. The effects of that is children are still suffering after being born with it and people are still developing from 1986 up to now. That, definitely, is a problem that we have. Even exposure through irregular use can cause people to develop cancer. Children can be born with malformations. Those are things that we should be aware of. Importantly is the waste. We have to be careful how the waste that will arise from it will be utilised. Again, that is important. It can have a negative effect on crops and animals. You can find traces even in the animal products that we have. Therefore, there is definitely need for a law. However, what drives people most is the use in war, the nuclear weapons, and the possible use by terrorists. I think this is really the scariest bit, but again, if we have it in the world, these are things that we need to look at. Therefore, we must have a law. I support the Bill so that we can produce a law for us to have peaceful use of nuclear energy. If we want to use it, we must have a law, so that we adhere to the international treaties. The Member for Suba South has already told you about the international treaties that we have to prevent nuclear weapon proliferation. The International Atomic Energy Agency is an international regulator. It looks at how all other countries relate with the use of this, how they use it, how they protect themselves and how other countries are also protected. So, our law must take that into consideration. I know we now have the Radiation Protection Act, but it does not go the extent that it can be utilised if we use it in industry and power production. We are mainly using it in the health area, small time use in industries and even in ports to detect what is coming in. Therefore, if we go full scale, we definitely need to repeal this law. However, the question is how we can afford it. We have already said that we will have our friends helping us. In nuclear energy, even if our friends come to help us, we must be extremely careful about what their intentions are. The big war between Iran and the USA - not a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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