From:
Tamara Linnhoff
Sent:
Monday, 1 July 2024 2:03 pm
To:
Marissa Quinn
Cc:
Alexis Medder; John McCabe; Ed Smith; Peter Southey-Jensen (Parliament)
Subject:
RE: MC lines relating to nuclear free (for nuclear fission) - s 9(2)(g)(i)
Thanks Marissa
Yes, we’l put it back with a replacement text, wil be similar to:
This Government's policy is that New Zealand is nuclear free and so we do not intend to review current legislation.
There is no current commercial interest in building traditional nuclear fission power stations in New Zealand.
You could add a note along the lines of:
s 9(2)(g)(i)
Thanks for this
Tamara
Ngā mihi,
Tamara Linnhoff
M: s 9(2)(a)
Manager, Electricity Genera on, Infrastructure and Markets Policy
Energy Branch, BRM, Ministry of Business, Innova on & Employment
From: Marissa Quinn <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2024 1:55 PM
To: Tamara Linnhoff <[email address]>
Cc: Alexis Medder <[email address]>; John McCabe <[email address]>; Ed Smith
<[email address]>; Peter Southey-Jensen <[email address]>
Subject: Re: MC lines relating to nuclear free (for nuclear fission) - s 9(2)(g)(i)
Hi Tamara
It came from the Minister, he wrote on it when it came to signing out the ministerial out.
Let me know how you want to approach it but could always put it back to the Minister with the new lines
added in with notes along the lines of the below for his context.
Thanks,
Marissa
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From: Tamara Linnhoff <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2024 3:21 PM
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To: Marissa Quinn <[email address]>
Cc: Alexis Medder <[email address]>; John McCabe <[email address]>; Ed Smith
<[email address]>
Subject: MC lines relating to nuclear free (for nuclear fission) - s 9(2)(g)(i)
Hi Marissa
Am keen to chat you about a message from the office to Ministerials:
-----Original Message-----
From: Energy Portfolio <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 11:31 AM
To: Alexis Medder <[email address]>
Subject: RE: SB24-409 Letter attached
Thanks Alexis - we have had feedback from the Minister on this letter that this Governments policy
is nuclear free. Could you change the fourth paragraph to reflect that more clearly. I am also aware of
another MC, SB24-440, which has similar lines - could that MC also be updated.
s 9(2)(g)(i)
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s 9(2)(g)(i)
Previous relevant correspondence:
Document Overview: SB24-177 s 9(2)(a)
.docx (wd.govt.nz)
Document Overview: SB24-346 s 9(2)(a)
Response Letter.docx (wd.govt.nz)
Document Overview: SB24-401 s 9(2)(a)
Response Letter.docx (wd.govt.nz)
Ngā mihi,
Tamara Linnhoff
M: s 9(2)(a)
Manager, Electricity Generation, Infrastructure and Markets Policy
Energy Branch, BRM, Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
-----Original Message-----
From: Alexis Medder <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 11:43 AM
To: Ed Smith <[email address]>; John McCabe <[email address]>
Cc: Tamara Linnhoff <[email address]>
Subject: FW: SB24-409 Letter attached
Kia ora
Got some feedback on the nuclear power MCs
s 9(2)(g)(i)
SB24-409 s 9(2)(a)
letter.docx
https://mako.wd.govt.nz/otcs/l isapi.dl /link/155690555
Response letter SB24-440 s 9(2)(a)
https://mako.wd.govt.nz/otcs/l isapi.dl /link/156353528
-----Original Message-----
From: Energy Portfolio <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 11:31 AM
To: Alexis Medder <[email address]>
Subject: RE: SB24-409 Letter attached
Thanks Alexis - we have had feedback from the Minister on this letter that this Governments policy
is nuclear free. Could you change the fourth paragraph to reflect that more clearly. I am also aware
of another MC, SB24-440, which has similar lines - could that MC also be updated.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alexis Medder <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 4:31 PM
To: Energy Portfolio <[email address]>
Cc: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: FW: SB24-409 Letter attached
Kia ora
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Please find attached our proposed response.
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Ngā mihi
Alexis
-----Original Message-----
From: Energy Portfolio <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 5:55 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: FW: SB24-409 Letter attached
Kia ora
Please can we commission a response to the attached, to be returned by 6 June.
Ngā mihi
Tom
-----Original Message-----
From: s 9(2)(a)
@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 3:15 PM
To: Simeon Brown <[email address]>
Subject: SB24-409 Letter attached
Dear Minister,
I attach a letter for your consideration.
Yours faithful y,
s 9(2)(a)
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Extract
Energy Portfolio Weekly Report
Week commencing:
13/05/2024
Priority:
Medium
Security classification: In Confidence
Tracking number:
2324-3169
Recipient
Action sought
HON SIMEON BROWN
Note the contents of this report
MINISTER FOR ENERGY
Justine Cannon
General Manager
Energy Markets Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
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10 May 2024
Minister’s comments:
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Innovation - Fusion
MBIE officials recently met with two firms involved in the development of fusion technology
– Open Star Technologies (which is Wellington-based) and US-based, Type One Energy. Both
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firms are developing demonstration projects which aim to generate electricity from fusion
before 2030 and prove that this technology can be commercialised.
Both firms have identified New Zealand as at the forefront of developing the innovative
technologies needed to bring forward fusion technology, such as high temperature
superconductors being developed at the Robinson Research Institute.
s 9(2)(b)(ii)
Fusion generation is seen as a potential replacement for coal-fired generation, offering
emissions-free baseload generation. Both firms suggested that fusion reactors could be
placed within retired (or retiring) coal power stations and make use of the existing
infrastructure which would make it relatively straightforward to incorporate into the existing
energy system. The timing of when such systems will be commercially available is uncertain,
though Type One Energy are confident they will have an operational prototype by 2029.
the rest of this document is out of scope
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