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    "id": 914717,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to also add my voice in support of this Bill. This Bill is very timely. As you are aware, we already have an institution that is involved in matters nuclear energy, namely, the Nuclear Power and Energy Agency, which is established under the Energy Act. This agency has been carrying out research, development, innovation and capacity building on matters of nuclear energy. Now we have a regulator who will regulate the whole cycle of nuclear energy production including safeguards, security, physical protection of nuclear facilities, nuclear equipment, technology and how they will be accounted for. This Bill also speaks to the production, acquisition, transfer, transportation and peaceful use of nuclear energy. It is very timely to have a regulatory framework for the purpose of regulating the nuclear industry. I have reservations about some aspects of this Bill. The first reservation is the composition of the Commission. As rightly pointed out by the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Energy, they will look at ways of reducing the membership of this Commission which has 18 members. That is a very large number for a commission that handles matters of national importance like nuclear energy. Globally, regulatory commissions on matters of nuclear energy are usually lean in composition. For example, the USA Nuclear Regulatory Commission has only five commissioners. This is a commission that has done a lot of work in the area of nuclear energy. The Committee should consider reducing the number of Commissioners. 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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