Antinuclear

Australian news, and some related international items

If nuclear power is uneconomic in USA, why would it be economic in Australia?

scrutiny-on-costsWhat are people’s thoughts on using nuclear power in Australia?
froggie  22 Feb 14 It is economics that has prevented any new nuclear power plants being approved for construction in the US since 1973. This is true, even though safety, waste-handling and storage, security and weapons proliferations remain real contentious and unresolved issues.
Last week President Barack Obama announced a a US$8.3 billion (A$9.3 billion) government loan guarantee to a private company to build twin nuclear reactors in the southern state of Georgia
What more conclusive proof does one need to demonstrate the economic inviability of nuclear power, even in an industry that is 50 years old? Without such a massive financial crutch, private companies and their investors have declined to fund any new nuclear plants for 37 years — not just in the US, but anywhere in the world.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/society-and-culture/nuclear-its-just-too-expensive-for-us-and-the-rest-of-the-world-20100225-p4y3.html#ixzz2u2UFpXx9

Population USA…313.9 million (2012)
Population AUS…22.68 million (2012)

If Yank private companies shy away from it, who is going to do it for us??   http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1393057070

February 23, 2014 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Australia can Go Green from the grassroots

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offthegrid45.wordpress.com  20 Feb 14, We the people of Australia clearly need to educate our pollies. Stand alone power (off grid power) will be implemented by us not them. It’s not tricky, call a company to install it. Why are we looking to the government or big business to make a move in that direction? Let’s do it ourselves! Go Green Australia!

February 23, 2014 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

As always, the nuclear power industry is not ecoomically viable

nuclear-costs1Scientists: U.S. nuclear power industry still not economically viable http://www.elp.com/Electric-Light-Power-Newsletter/articles/2011/02/scientists-u-s-nuclear-power-industry-still-not-economically-viable.html  Washington, D.C.,  — Since its inception more than 50 years ago, the U.S. nuclear power industry has been propped up by a generous array of government subsidies that have supported its development and operations.

Despite that support, the industry is still not economically viable, according to a report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists. The report, “Nuclear Power: Still Not Viable Without Subsidies,” found that more than 30 subsidies have supported every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mining to long-term waste storage.

Added together, these subsidies often have exceeded the average market price of the power produced. Continue reading →

February 23, 2014 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment