Nuclear energy’s inclusion in Australia’s energy mix is a logical next step for a nation that already has a world-class nuclear industry. Uranium is the essential fuel that powers nuclear energy, and Australia’s abundant reserves position it as a critical player in the global transition to clean energy.
no logic in this statement ... logic dictates you identify the problem first and then look at system requirements and then look at potential solutions promoting a solution ahead of this suggests something different our submission here https://sen.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/SEN-Submission-to-House-Select-Committee-on-Nuclear-Energy-Nov_2024_final.docx.pdf
Dominic Regan
20h
We should only pursue nuclear if the market funds and operates it. If it was so cost effective you wouldn't need taxpayers to fund it. If the government gets involved it will crowd out more efficient investment and burden taxpayers with a massive bill. Under the LNP plan, emissions do not fall until the nuclear fleet is built which could easily blow out until the 2050s. It's really just a plan for business as usual. There will be costs for not meeting our commitments such as carbon border adjustment taxes. Any plan that does not take emissions reductions seriously is not acceptable.
Graham Pryor
6d
Nuclear provides reliable base-load electricity 24/7 and produces zero carbon emissions. Renewable sources of electricity such as solar panels cannot operate at night and wind turbines need favourable wind conditions so are available about 30 percent of the day. Renewables are weather dependent so they are unreliable.
Apparently this stuff causes cancer now..
Paul Trevitt
3w
Great advice, thanks for the information.
Retired from full-time work as Mine Manager at Centennial Coal
3wNuclear power stations provide a stable supply electricity in a smooth sinusoidal curve. Renewables provide electricity with a saw-tooth shape of curve which is not suitable for data centres. This technical explanation was provided recently by the former head of the Lucas Heights nuclear facility that has operated in that Sydney suburb for more than 60 years producing nuclear sourced medicines for Australia and overseas. He was being interviewed on last Sunday's Business Weekend tv show on Skynews by their business editor Ross Greenwood.