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Energy minister says average build time for a nuclear plant in US is 19 years and giving up on renewables would be a ‘massive economic own goal’
Anyone reading the Australian’s Newspoll survey might think there was an actual proposal in place to build small modular nuclear reactors around Australia – except there isn’t<br>
Backlash: The former top RBA official says green energy critics wilfully ignore the need to replace rusting fossil fuel assets regardless of any carbon goals.
The Victorian towns where Peter Dutton is considering going nuclear Josh Gordon and Benjamin Preiss, February 25, 2024, https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-victorian-towns-where-peter-dutton-is-considering-going-nuclear-20240223-p5f7a3.html The Coalition is leaving the door open to building nuclear reactors in the Latrobe Valley and Anglesea using land from retired coal-fired power stations as a solution to Victoria’s energy troubles. But locals warn there would be significant…
The Coalition is pushing the prospect of nuclear energy in old coal-mining towns. But do Victorians actually want them and are they worth the cost?