Chris Smith has praised South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas for backing nuclear energy.

The SA Premier believes nuclear power is a source of baseload energy with zero carbon emissions.

Nuclear power is cheap, nuclear power is reliable, and nuclear power is a zero-emission clean energy source, what else could you want? Aren’t we in the process of looking for cheaper energy?” Chris Smith said.

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