EDO does not support the establishment of a nuclear power industry in Australia. In EDO’s view, energy transition projects must meet the following principles: 12 principles for renewable energy transition projects. Nuclear energy projects do not meet these principles, and are a slow, economically unviable, environmentally risky, and socially unpalatable distraction from the genuine and urgently needed renewable energy transition.

EDO therefore supports existing prohibitions on nuclear actions under the Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) and relevant state or territory legislation, and supports investment and development of genuine renewable energy projects to deliver the imperative energy transition.