Key quotes from SA's nuclear inquiry

WHAT'S BEING SAID ABOUT SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S NUCLEAR FUTURE

"Our state economy is barely growing ... it is critical that we consider all opportunities and risks associated with expanding our role in the nuclear fuel cycle." - BUSINESS SA

"No country has ever accepted high-level nuclear waste from other countries for disposal ... however, multibillion-dollar costs can be predicted with great confidence." - CONSERVATION SA

"There have been reports and case studies, public debates, political debates but nuclear power always comes up as unfeasible and hugely unpopular." - GREENS SENATOR SCOTT LUDLAM

"The opportunities available to South Australia from this exciting new direction cannot be overstated. South Australia can transform its fortunes." - LIBERAL SENATOR SEAN EDWARDS

"The Royal Commission offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to complete the normalisation of the uranium industry in both South Australia, and the country at large." - MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

"There is a significant opportunity to transform both the physical infrastructure of the state, the economy and the attitudes and culture of business in South Australia." - SA LABOR MP TOM KENYON

"Nuclear energy, nuclear weapons and nuclear waste are catastrophic and immoral in this day and age." - YANKUNYTJATJARA NATIVE TITLE ABORIGINAL CORPORATION