2009 December 04 « Antinuclear

Religious faith: nuclear is CLEAN, CHEAP, and waste NO PROBLEM

Nuclear is CLEANEST power source – Senator ABC News 4 Dec 09 By Aislin O’Connor and Kirsty Nancarrow

The Country Liberal Party’s Nigel Scullion has praised the new federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, for opening the nuclear discussion. Continue reading →

December 4, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, energy, politics, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, radioactive, renewable, reneweable energy, uranium | Leave a comment

Coalition ignores nuclear problems: water, cost, dangers

Thirsty energy

ABC News 4 Dec 09 Scott Ludlam says there are issues with where the nuclear power plants would be sited. Continue reading →

December 4, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, energy, environment, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radioactive, uranium | Leave a comment

Tony Abbott’s climate nonsense

Abbott’s climate prescription: non-economic and nonsense 4 Dec 09 Crikey.com by Bernard Keane

Tony Abbott’s plan to reduce Australia’s carbon emissions by at least 5% by 2020 — the only sure commitment on climate change we know about given Abbott’s flip-flopping yesterday — will depend pretty much on just how stupid he thinks voters are. Continue reading →

December 4, 2009 Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, energy, politics | antinuclear, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy | Leave a comment

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17 October, Free Public Talk on Nuclear Issues in South Australia

David Noonan will speak on public interest concerns over the new Roxby Downs Indenture Act 2026 on BHP copper-uranium mining and ore processing in SA, and on how AUKUS may face SA with a High-Level nuclear waste agenda.

Dr Jim Green will discuss international developments in the field of nuclear power including ‘small modular reactors’ and Generation 4 ‘advanced’ nuclear reactor concepts.