An Aussie answer to Ziggy Switkowski on Australia’s nuclear future
More wisdom from Ziggy: Australia doesn’t get cyclones earthquakes or floods, Paul Langley, 14 March 11, So says the former ANSTO head. So he says, Australia could safely operate nuclear reactors. Ziggy implies that seeing aseveryone in the world knows Japan does, it should never have gone nuclear.
On ya. Ziggy. The fully tragic irony would have been complete had he been speaking from earthquake affected, cyclone affected or flood affected areas.
He was, probably. Such areas occupy WA, NT, Qld, Vic, SA, NSW and Tasmania.
I conclude he is proposing a cluster of nuke plants on Kangaroo Islands.
When asked to comment, the Prime Minister said she’d rather not today.
The leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott said the Liberal Party does not have a policy. We know that Tony, but answer the bloody question mate.
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Impacts of the partial meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant
The two radioactive isotopes can mean only one thing: Two or more of the reactor cores are badly damaged and at least partially melted down.
Ultimate impact of damage to Japan nuclear reactors still unknown – The Washington Post, 14 March 11, “……The detection The detection of the highly radioactive elements cesium-137 and iodine-131 outside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant heralds the beginning of an ecological and human tragedy. The open question is whether it will be limited, serious or catastrophic Continue reading
Australia needs nuclear power, say Liberal’s MacFarlane and Labor’s Ferguson
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Australian uranium shares dumped
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25 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, the ultimate [health] cost remains unknown…
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Nuclear accident’s radiation effects on health not known for years
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Unfolding Nuclear Disaster in Japan highlights health risks of nuclear reactors. Melbourne, 14 March 2011: The unfolding tragedy in Japan has highlighted the dangerous reality of nuclear power and its potential severe health consequences, said the Medical Association for the Prevention of War (MAPW) and International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) today in a joint statement. Continue reading
Ziggy spins: Japan accident will lead to safe nuclear reactors
EVEN IN EARTHQUAKE ZONES, NUCLEAR POWER IS STILL A SAFE OPTION – THE AUSTRALIAN, Ziggy Switkowski, 14 March 11, “…..If core cooling can be satisfactorily restored, then in the best case local residents could return to their homes in days.
Engineers have taken extraordinary steps to get coolant to the reactor of most concern, flooding the core with seawater…….. the combination of venting and seawater flushing should stabilise the situation in the days ahead….We will learn from the tragic Japanese experience how to build more robust reactors, how to ensure multiple layers of protection work properly, how to better contain radioactive gases.
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