Behind closed doors: the so-called “nuclear debate” in Australia is really all about selling uranium
The Australian Conservation Foundation is agreeable to the matter being discussed at the ALP’s conference but says there should be an open debate, not one where factions decided the matter behind closed doors….
Uranium industry claims nuclear attitudes are changing | The Australian, 27 Dec 10, ….…………anti-nuclear campaigners say the industry’s claim that nuclear power can help address climate change problems is a cover for trying to increase exports……..
……Australia’s main environmental groups have signed a statement declaring nuclear power was unsafe, as there was not yet sufficient safeguards to dispose of waste safely while the industry was not commercially feasible and would require large public subsidies.
The Australian Conservation Foundation is agreeable to the matter being discussed at the ALP’s conference but says there should be an open debate, not one where factions decided the matter behind closed doors….
He said there may be some support for the idea of a nuclear industry but such support evaporated when a nuclear plant was proposed at a specific location.
“There won’t be a nuclear industry in Australia because of this – what this debate is about now is allowing Australian uranium to be exported.”
Uranium mining is allowed in South Australia, the Liberal government in Western Australia is keen to develop the industry there, while the Queensland Labor government remains opposed to the industry…
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