Questions, omissions, contradictions, in news report on #NuclearCommisisonSAust

The Age today reported on the South Australian Nuclear Fuel Chain Royal Commission. I guess we should be thankful that this news actually got into more than just the South Australian press and the corporate mouthpiece THE AUSTRALIAN.

Of course, this is in the Business section, not the major part of the paper. . After all, it’s not as if the question of importing radioactive trash is of concern to Australian sin general. Or is it?

Anyway – some of the contradictions, omissions and problems in the Royal Commission findings, as reported.

QUESTIONS

Optimism about money?. I really doubt that anyone has a clue about the long term costs of the
nuclear waste import plan.

“…….. waste disposal facility could deliver $5 billion in revenue annually for the first 30 years, and would be “highly profitable” because of strong demand from other countries……..

Mr Scarce said he had been conservative in his assumptions.

“I want to under-promise and over-deliver,” he said…..”

“Facility could be open in a decade“….Really?

“He [Scarce] said during the life of a nuclear storage facility, a net present value of profits of more than $51 billion had been calculated”. Why hasn’t some other country with nuclear expertise and experience grasped this opportunity?

The tax-payer will be up for huge costs?

“He [Scarce] recommended that such a facility be government owned.….. the facility would require a dedicated port facility, airport and rail freight line”. Who pays for all that?

OMISSIONS

“There are significant quantities of used fuel from nuclear reactors in temporary storage in the Asia-Pacific region and these quantities will grow ” -not a mention of the transport problems and dangers .

CONTRADICTIONS

“There’s always an opportunity if we dawdle that someone would take the competitive advantage away from us,” he [Scarce] said…

…..Mr Weatherill said.“The critical thing here is we don’t rush the process. There’s no doubt there’s some exciting possibilities for South Australia contained in the report”…… [this statement appears in the online version, but not in the print version]

Quotes are from Nuclear waste a $5 billion-a-year opportunity, TheAge 16 Feb 16 ……. http://www.theage.com.au/business/mining-and-resources/nuclear-waste-a-5-billionayear-opportunity-20160215-gmuji8.html#ixzz40HLWW3iu

February 15, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, media, NUCLEAR ROYAL COMMISSION 2016

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The Advertiser 15/02/2016: Nuclear waste dump would tip $445b into South Australian economy, Royal Commission reveals. http://tinyurl.com/zoux3gq

Selective publishing – Comment to the Editor:

‘You have not published my three posts Mr Editor. Is challenging the assertions in your article verboten?

“There are valid reasons for concern when the media fails to provide the complete picture and facilitates a war on transparency.

“I understand the media has a duty to report any news that is in the public interest.

“When facts are obscured from the public’s gaze, they tend to pop up elsewhere.”

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