nuclear power

Nuclear power radioactive to budget bottom-line

On Friday the Coalition’s shadow climate change minister Ted O’Brien releasing costings from Frontier Economics that claimed nuclear power in Australia would provide consumers with lower power costs. This is despite concerns about the economic feasibility of nuclear power from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and the CSIRO GenCost report. Stephen Hill …

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CSIRO report reaffirms nuclear as most costly energy option, despite Coalition claims

The CSIRO’s latest GenCost report has once again identified nuclear energy as the most expensive power option for Australia. GenCost is the national science agency’s annual assessment of electricity costs, and in response to the study, both CSIRO and The Australian Conservation Foundation have criticised the Coalition’s Nuclear proposal to build seven taxpayer-funded nuclear power …

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Peter Dutton on Indigenous wellbeing, nuclear, and refugees

This week, Federal opposition leader Peter Dutton visited the Pilbara region in Western Australia. He addressed the media and spoke about the outcomes to be addressed for First Nations communities after the referendum, nuclear power, housing, and refugees coming from Gaza. Image: Image by Asad Khan Produced By: Asad Khan Featured In Story: Peter Dutton …

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Proposed Nuclear Power Plant sparks opposition from Lithgow community

An Independent MP says there is a “rising tide of anger” in his community, after the Coalition announced plans to build a nuclear power station there. One of seven reactors to be built around the country, under a Coalition government, would be located on the site of the current Mount Piper coal fired power station …

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