Antinuclear

Julia Gillard reaffirms Australia’s plan for renewable energy, not nuclear

Australia PM: Don’t See Place For Nuclear In Australia’s Energy Mix, Wall St Journal, By Andrew Monahan, Dow Jones NewswiresTOKYO  22 April 11-Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard reiterated Friday that her government doesn’t see any place for nuclear power in the country’s energy policy, and that a review of global nuclear safety is needed in the wake of the crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

“We do not have nuclear energy and we do not plan for it to be part of Australia’s future energy mix,” Gillard said after a speech in Tokyo. “We are a country that has abundant energy resources and we are very focused now on the clean energy sources of the future.” ……http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110421-705327.html

April 22, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics