Antinuclear

Tony Abbott is currently being caught up in the embarrassment of his many recent lies.

With Abbott’s record, it is hardly surprising that he glibly comes out with as new one.  We know that Abbott, (under the usual corporate direction) favours nuclear power. We also know that no nuclear power station is ever built without huge tax–payer subsidy.

Tony Abbott’s statement about ‘no nuclear subsidy’ is a nonsense and he knows it.

Nuclear an option, but no subsidy: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/nuclear-an-option-but-no-subsidy-pm/story-e6frg90f-1227140742777PM  The federal government is happy to look at any future proposal for a nuclear power plant, but won’t be offering taxpayer support.

The government has received a number of submissions to its energy industry review calling for nuclear power to be part of the mix.

Some companies and scientists say small modular reactors, similar to that used in submarines, could be operational within a decade with the right policies in place.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has “no theological objection” to nuclear energy as a way of providing carbon emissions-free baseload power. But Australia didn’t have the same energy shortages as other countries because of the abundance of coal and gas.

“If someone wants to put a proposal for nuclear energy generation here in Australia, fine, but don’t expect a government subsidy,” Mr Abbott said in Canberra on Monday.

“If it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen because it is economically feasible, not because the government runs around offering a subsidy.”

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on the weekend nuclear power was an “obvious direction” for Australia as it contemplated new carbon emissions reduction targets.

Ms Bishop will be in Peru on Monday for a UN climate conference to discuss reduction targets beyond 2020.