Antinuclear

In 2013 pro nuclear spin did not succeed in Australia

Despite Australia having two tacitly pro nuclear governments over the year. in fact the nuclear and uranium industries have gone backwards. Jim Green, National Anti Nuclear Campaigner for Friends of The Earth, has described this beautifully in his article The nuclear renaissance is stone cold dead .

Australia has seen the collapse of the grand dream of a massive new Olympic Dam uranium mine, the continuing crippling losses by Paladin Uranium, the end of Honeymoon uranium mine, the end of Marathon’s uranium exploration –  and more -all in the context of uranium market pessimism.

However, there has been a more subtle success in the anti nuclear movement, and that is in the defeat of the nuclear spin about ionising radiation being “good for you”. South Australia’s little nest of nuclear spruikers went very quiet on this angle, as, internationally, world health bodies maintain the position of “no safe level”, and do predict cancers from Fukushima radiation.

In 2014, the nuclear spin to Australia is all about gee whiz new nuclear technology, A pity that Australia has a scientifically illiterate government, in the service of big corporations. And a (mostly) equally ignorant and subservient mainstream media.  BUT – we do have a robust alternative media, with online publications , and with social media, challenging the lies of the nuclear lobby.

And – you gotta laugh at the push for impractical, super-expensive, (and non existent) Thorium nuclear reactors. For just one thing – if they ever did come about – that would ruin Australia’s uranium industry.

December 27, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized