Antinuclear

Australia needs nuclear power, say Liberal’s MacFarlane and Labor’s Ferguson

…….. Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said last month nuclear power was “proven clean-energy technology” and the cost of generating electricity from it was getting cheaper……

Calls for ‘science-based’ nuclear debate , Brisbane Times, Daniel Hurst March 14, 2011  The federal Coalition’s energy spokesman has restated his support for nuclear power, despite the unfolding crisis in Japan.

Shadow Minister for Energy and Resources Ian Macfarlane today called for Australia to have an honest “science-based” debate about whether the country should embrace nuclear power……
“In the case of nuclear energy, there will be a lot of lessons learned I suspect out of what’s happened in Japan as a result particularly of the tsunami which probably had a bigger impact [than the earthquake],” Mr Macfarlane told a Queensland Media Club luncheon…….. Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said last month nuclear power was “proven clean-energy technology” and the cost of generating electricity from it was getting cheaper……
German Chancellor Angela Merkel described the Japanese nuclear crisis as “a turning point for the world”.
During an urgent meeting at the weekend, ordered inspections of Germany’s 17 nuclear power plants as 40,000 protesters formed a 45-kilometre human chain from one plant to Stuttgart in opposition to her plan to extend the plants’ working life.
She said the country could not carry on as usual given that an explosion at a nuclear plant happened despite Japan’s high safety standards…

March 14, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics