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Things change, things stay the same – nuclear news this week

Australian politics is in a pretty parlous state. We have just got rid of the worst Prime Minister in Australia’s history. We now have Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, a more likable personality, with a better general intelligence. But the policies remain the same, especially on climate change, as Graham Readfern has shown, in  a devastating critique.  But, Malcolm Turnbull might move slowly and subtly on climate change. As PM Tony Abbott was the Labor Opposition’s best asset, we wait to see what happens in that camp.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA NUCLEAR FUEL CHAIN ROYAL COMMISSION

• Tactics of a Public Relations company Michels Warren were revealed on South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel Chain’s own website – the need to ‘soften up’ the South Australian community. (Posts stay  up on that site for only a week).
• At Commission hearing, energy expert finds nuclear power too expensive , too inflexible. And economics professor demolishes the case for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in South Australia
• A preliminary analysis of submissions

Uranium sales to India  Government committee finds that it is too dangerous to sell uranium to India. Uranium deal with India is also bad for Australian business.

Nuclear disarmament Australian govt ‘sees no value’ in humanitarian pledge on nuclear disarmament. Australia, formerly a leader on nuclear disarmament, now a leper in the regional disarmament movement

CLIMATE CHANGE. Survey findings  Rio Tinto, Business Council of Australia to be top climate hypocrites. Australia’s and New Zealand’s Prime Ministers just don’t care about Pacific Islands with sea levels rising.

Victorian Environment Protection Authority wants ILuka Resources to explain radioactive trash dump plan.

Renewable Energy: Companies looking for renewable energy investments in Australia

Aboriginal Issues. Aboriginal Freedom Summit 2 pushes for Treaty

September 18, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews