Pro nuclear hype in Australia
Lots of hype going on in Australia, as the nuclear advertising group winds up its con conference in Sydney.
Some South Australians are particularly keen to “embrace nuclear power”. Today’s Telegraph reports on South Australia’s London-based agent general Bill Muirhead enthusing over his vision of South Australia as a world hub for nuclear power and nuclear waste dumping.. Defence Teaming Centre chief executive officer Chris Burns predicted the state could become the “future Dubai of the world” if it went nuclear.
South Australia is a wonderful and beautiful State in its history and environment, But it has been an unlucky state, having arguably the world’s most radioactively contaminated area foisted upon it by the British government and spineless Australian governments.
South Australia has been viewed as a backward State, economically.
What an irony – as the world turns away from nuclear power – if South Australia were to get even more backward, lumber itself with an out-dated, uneconomic and dangerous nuclear industry! Fortunately, South Australia is in fact well ahead on wind energy, and this is looking far 
more likely to make South Australia a 21st Century energy leader.
But there’s New South Wales, too, where THE AUSTRALIAN today reports that the University of New South Wales is to re-open its nuclear engineering course. Not that they really expect Australia to develop nuclear energy. But Professor Davies said that UNSW graduates could go overseas. Now that’s not such a bad idea.
As the nuclear industry dies, its radioactive trash remains, and there will be plenty of work for nuclear experts in dealing with that nuclear industry.
TEPCO discredited: Fukushima nuclear plant not under control
VIDEO Anger mounts at Fukushima plant operator over radiation leaks http://www.euronews.com/2013/07/26/you-don-t-know-what-you-re-doing-fukushima-plant-operator-told/ Anger is growing at the operators of Fukushima, as an increasing number of reports indicate that Japan’s crippled nuclear plant does not have radiation risks under control.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which runs Fukushima, admitted on Monday that contaminated water could be leaking into the sea. The firm had persistently denied that this was the case, despite repeated warnings from nuclear experts and marine biologists.
Dale Klein, Chairman of the Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee criticised the firm for how it has been communicating with the public:
“These actions indicate that you do not know what you’re doing, and that you do not have a plan, and you’re not doing all you can to protect the environment and the people,” Klein told TEPCO. Anger is growing at the operators of Fukushima, as an increasing number of reports indicate that Japan’s crippled nuclear plant does not have radiation risks under control.
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which runs Fukushima, admitted on Monday that contaminated water could be leaking into the sea. The firm had persistently denied that this was the case, despite repeated warnings from nuclear experts and marine biologists.
Dale Klein, Chairman of the Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee criticised the firm for how it has been communicating with the public:
“These actions indicate that you do not know what you’re doing, and that you do not have a plan, and you’re not doing all you can to protect the environment and the people,” Klein told TEPCO.
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