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    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "war to that extent - but the big political war or international relations issue between the USA and Iran is because the latter has the capacity to use nuclear energy. When you have the capacity to use nuclear energy, you also have the capacity to get into nuclear weapon production. If we get into this, we must be ready to look at it. We have touched on the issue of countries moving away from nuclear energy. That is true. As I said earlier, other countries are moving away from it, but a whole technology cannot pass without us developing expertise in it. There is no way of developing expertise in any area unless you use it. We will gradually get away from nuclear energy, but for now, it is something that we need to do. I support the Bill because it covers all those areas that I am talking about and the issues we are worried about. Part II establishes a commission. We need that. It will be the main regulator. We will then go into the structures and the funding of the Commission. Those are things we can do. Part V provides for the framework for radiation protection and related medical and unintended issues that come up. We need that. Part VI, as a Member had said, deals with the safety of radiation sources. It is not just the big nuclear plants, but there are very many radiation sources. So, this will be taken care of. Authorisation is an important element that must be looked at. The Bill also looks at emergency preparedness. Are we prepared for an issue like Chernobyl or Hiroshima? The Bill looks into that. All in all, we must have this Bill at this stage of our development. We will look at it very carefully and see what amendments need to be done. I support the Bill."
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