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"Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear power in Australia has
provoked a great deal of discussion and analysis – most of it critical.
Experts point out the Coalition’s long-awaited modelling involves both highly
optimistic costings and a massively lower demand for electricity than expected
in official projections.
In the upcoming federal election campaign, debate over the hypothetical costs
and benefits of nuclear power will doubtless play a big role. But this conceals
the real issue.
As in every election over the last 20 years, at stake will be the question of
whether Australia chooses a clean energy future, or prolongs the life of coal
and gas – an outcome the nuclear plan relies on.
In that sense, nuclear energy is shaping up as an election fig leaf like no
other."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
