5736 (2026). Steve Abel to the Minister for Resources

Written Question

Published date: 23 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5736 (2026)
Question asked:	23 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Steve Abel
Portfolio:	Minister for Resources
Minister replying:	Hon Shane Jones
Answer received:	18 Mar 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05736_2026
Document guid:	07d20660-806d-40ae-a32f-df494bd6124b

5736 (2026). Steve Abel to the Minister for Resources: What advice, if any, has the Minister received that radon gas, a radioactive decay product of uranium and thorium, can be produced in large quantities during the mining and processing of mineral sands?

Hon Shane Jones: None. I refer the member to my colleague, Hon Simeon Brown, Minister of Health and the Office of Radiation Safety.