The draft energy white paper proposes that nuclear power could be a backstop power supply decades hence. But it takes some unusual twists of logic to do it.
Nuclear power
Essential: no to uranium exports to India, yes to mining tax
Voters back the mining tax but oppose uranium exports to India, today’s Essential Report shows. And voters are less concerned about a return to Workchoices.
Labor’s incoherent nuclear policy
Exporting uranium to India will boost its civilian and military nuclear programs. But it’s unclear exactly how Labor feels on the issue.
BHP and the new maths of nuclear reactors
BHP is charging ahead with its Olympic Dam project despite the worldwide pause on nuclear power caused by Fukushima.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Leave Jim Schembri alone
Crikey reads have their say.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The nuclear debate’s healthy green glow
Crikey readers have their say.
Nucle-yay or nay? How Japan has divided critics
One interesting thing to come out of the Japanese quake and resulting ongoing difficulties at the Fukushima nuclear plant, is the two vastly different takes on the issue of nuclear power, writes Amber Jamieson.
Monbiot: Japan’s nuclear disaster made me a nuclear power fan
The Fukushima plant in Japan was aging, lacking in safety features, hit by a gigantic earthquake and tsunami and still didn’t kill anyone with radiation poisoning. Rather than discouraging George Monbiot from nuclear power, it’s suddenly a far more attractive option.
Nuclear crisis: ‘we are getting closer to bringing the situation under control’
The crisis isn’t over at Japan’s crippled Daiichi nuclear plant, but the situation is still improving. One Japanese official said: “We are getting closer to bringing the situation under control.”
Essential: shock — support drops for nuclear
Unsurprisingly, support for nuclear power has plunged following Fukushima, according to today’s Essential Poll. And Tony Abbott’s inconsistency on climate change has left voters confused.
For Victoria, nuclear power was oh so close
A secret report for the SEC by British Electricity International in November 1980 envisaged the construction of a nuclear power station, which could have been operational by 2000, writes Bill Birnbauer, senior lecturer in journalism, Monash University
Guy Rundle: Fukushima directly from the Dr Strangelove script
The Fukushima disaster is not merely about one event at one plant. A pause on nuclear power is spreading across the world, with China — China — the latest country to announce a pause on construction to examine the industry.
Scientists hold their breath on Japan’s nuclear disaster
The situation at Fukushima seems to be getting worse, writes Crikey’s Paul Barry. With no scientific consensus, and conflicting reports from authorities, the experts are holding their breath for Japan.
Fukushima wrecks the already problematic finances of nuclear power
Financing new nuclear power stations is difficult enough at the best of times. Fukushima will make the maths even harder for years to come.
Japan’s nuclear crisis: the technical facts
A fire broke out in reactor 4 at the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant this morning. Michael R James summarises exactly what has happened — from explosions to failed cooling attempts — at Japan’s quake-affected nuclear plants.
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How a nuclear reactor works
If you’re struggling to understand exactly why the Japanese nuclear reactors needs to be covered in sea water and how nuclear rods remain protected inside a nuclear reactor, then check out this clever graphic.
The ideology dividing both parties
Ideology and personalities are usually the stumbling blocks to political unity. But they work in quite different ways in the Liberal and Labor parties.
How long will Labor hold its anti nuclear line?
The Labor government is holding firmly to its anti nuclear platform for now but the rumblings of dissent from within the party are growing.
The government’s strange flip flops on nuclear
This government has an extraordinarily inconsistent attitude toward nuclear issues. It refuses to countenance an Australian nuclear power industry and launched the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.
Climate scientist: nuclear power can save us
NASA scientist James Hansen says that cap-and-trade schemes are “hokey” and will never be accepted by developing countries. Only a carbon tax and the use of nuclear power will work to battle climate change.
Ziggy voted down in public debate on nuclear energy
A pro-nuclear camp led by nuclear physics boffin Dr Ziggy Switkowski failed to convince a crowd of sceptics that uranium is a solution to a carbon-constrained future, Timothy Roberts reports.
Greenies go cool on Obama
Some of Barack Obama’s most reliable cheerleaders have turned against him following his calls for greater investment in nuclear power. The bright green promised future under Obama is looking a little dull.
How to site a nuclear waste dump
Labor’s opposition to an NT waste dump before the last election will return to haunt it as Martin Ferguson unveils a permanent waste facility this week. Where was the consent and consultation?
