Uranium CEO Warns: Australia Missing out on Global Nuclear Boom

Boss Energy CEO said Australia’s nuclear ban is preventing the country from cleaner, affordable, and reliable electricity.

The turbine room linked to a reactor at the nuclear power plant Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, western Finland, on May 2, 2023. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images

The CEO of a uranium company has said Australia is missing out on the global trend of nuclear expansion due to its blanket ban on the technology.

Duncan Craib, managing director and CEO of Boss Energy, which owns and operates the Honeymoon uranium mine in South Australia, shared his concerns during a recent inquiry into nuclear power.