Australia More Than Ready for Nuclear Transition: South Australia MP

‘I don’t have any doubt that Australians will be able to manage this technology and get along with it quickly because we don’t start from scratch,’ Ramsey said.

Aerial view of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant which sits on the edge of the Pacific Ocean at Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, California on March 17, 2011. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

Despite claims that Australia is ill-equipped to embrace the nuclear transition, one Liberal MP is confident the country can navigate uncharted waters.

The Liberal-National Coalition has pledged to build seven nuclear reactors across five states should it win the next election.