Antinuclear

Methinks the uranium corporations do protest too much

Australia’s media is awash with the anger of BHP Billiton and other uranium miners, (even weird little Cauldron Energy), about the government’s super profit resources tax. Their threat is to wind down uranium mining, leave Australia etc.

But uranium mining is winding down anyway. BHP Billiton’s Grat Big New Mine is far from happening, as Olympic Dam still producing about a quarter capacity, with a damaged main shaft.

Recent Nuclear Non Proliferation arrangements mean that countries can get nuclear fuel from old nuclear weapons (no uranium mining needed for that).  And the famous Nuclear Resuscitation (sorry, did I mean Renaissance?) – is not really happening.

And – it’s rude to mention this – but just one nuclear mishap like the current oil mishaps, and nuclear power is dead in the water forever.

May 13, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews, energy, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, BHP, BHP Billiton, energy, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear weapons, radiation, uranium