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Marion Rae

Work on 'safe' nuclear reactors from day one of victory

It will take decades to rehabilitate coal sites to make them safe for nuclear reactors, experts say. (David Crosling/AAP PHOTOS)

The federal coalition has vowed to start work on nuclear reactors from day one if elected in 2025 in response to fresh doubts about the feasibility of its energy pledge.

Sites required for proposed nuclear reactors would take decades of rehabilitation before they could be used safely, the federal nuclear generation inquiry was told on Wednesday in Melbourne.

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