Labour Force Not A Problem: Director on Nuclear Plant Construction in Australia

Published on November 19, 2024

A Senate committee has heard that Australia is able to secure the required workforce for constructing nuclear power plants. During a recent inquiry hearing on nuclear power, Bob McCosker, the director and founder of McCoskers Contracting with 40 years of experience in the industry, addressed concerns about the lack of manpower in Australia’s nuclear industry. Using the example of some LNG (liquefied natural gas) projects that his company has worked on, McCosker said recruiting nuclear personnel across Australia and other countries was possible. “Where did the skills come from?” he asked. “Our business had a major part in one of those projects. We were yet flying people from New Zealand. We were bringing them from Western Australia.”...

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