The first phase of building a small nuclear reactor east of Toronto is complete.
Tag: Nuclear Power
Labor is just embarrassing itself over nuclear energy
Labor is just embarrassing itself over nuclear energy.
Dick Smith opines on Coalition Nuclear Policy
Dick Smith has given his verdict.
Two nuclear power plants for regional Qld under Coalition proposal
This is probably the smartest move the country could have made and decades after the snowy hydro scheme.
The two reasons why there is a business case for nuclear power in Australia
Federal Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Ted O’Brien, has outlined the two reasons why there is a business case for nuclear power in Australia.
Nuclear proposal rejected by premiers, who say Dutton has no power to lift state nuclear bans
Among the many hurdles for the Coalition to leap before it can break ground on a single nuclear site will be the state’s premiers, who have lined up against a proposal to establish nuclear power plants at seven locations across the country.
Australia chooses to join the world and embrace clean Nuclear Energy
This is the concept design of a zero emissions small modular reactor. Nuclear energy has proven to get electricity prices and emissions down all over […]
Nuclear Power Generation explained
Unlike fossil fuel-fired power plants, nuclear reactors do not produce air pollution or carbon dioxide while operating. However, the processes for mining and refining uranium ore and making reactor fuel all require large amounts of energy.
Allan vows to keep ‘toxic’ nuclear out of Victoria, Pesutto undecided
Premier Jacinta Allan says she will never let a “toxic” nuclear power plant be built in Victoria while Opposition Leader John Pesutto says it’s too early to say if he will back his federal party leader’s Loy Yang proposal.
Radioactive waste in Australia
Australia has accumulated almost 5,000 cubic metres of radioactive waste (around the volume of two Olympic size swimming pools). This does not include uranium mining wastes, which are disposed of at mine sites.