Antinuclear

Australian nuclear news headlines – week to 22 July

Headlines as they come in:

• Nuclear does not mean reliable power for Australia – by Peter Farley
• A realistic time frame for building nuclear- by Peter Farley
• What are the steps (and the COSTS) to building nuclear power stations – by Peter Farley Behind the plans for Australia to become a nuclear dumping ground and leverage synergies with the US military alliance and civilian nuclear.
• Nuclear option would mean shutting off shedloads of cheap solar to use expensive power.
• AUKUS – Australia-United Kingdom-United States nuclear pact endangers us all
• Australia’s secret support for the Israeli assault on Gaza, through Pine Gap.
• Indigenous group considers legal battle over proposed Port Augusta nuclear power plant.
• HMAS Stirling nuclear waste management facility approval has Rockingham residents worried. Australia:
• Opposition’s nuclear power plans open the door for nuclear weapons.
• How close are we to chaos? It turns out, just one blue screen of death.
• Peter Dutton’s nuclear power policy puts longevity in doubt
• Agriculture ministers raise ‘serious’ concern over nuclear plans,
• Nuclear power plan puts thousands of farms in “radiation alert zone”
• Can the Voices model help communities fight off nuclear reactors?
• Enough water for nuclear reactors in NSW but scientists worry about wildlife
• Dutton’s Quixotic Proposal: Nuclear Lunacy Down Under.
• Renewables caught in misinformation crossfire from Australia’s nuclear cheerleaders
• Acknowledging an important win – and the power of collective action
• From the archives. ­BARNGARLA COURT WIN OVER NUCLEAR DUMP
• DUTTON’S RISKY NUCLEAR REACTOR PLAN THREATENS 12,000 FARMS,
• Nuclear awakening ‘a decade or two late’, says AER
• Government moves quietly on towards radiation facility for nuclear submarine programme
• Dutton’s nuclear ‘frolic’ a recipe for higher bills and blackout risk: Bowen
• Greens up pressure against nuclear. 
• “Battering ram of bad faith actors:” CEC says nuclear push causing confusion, delays and higher costs. 
• Sealed away in steel and concrete is Australia’s nuclear waste legacy at Lucas Heights in Sydney’s south. 
• China is installing the wind and solar equivalent of five large nuclear power stations per week.
• Nuclear too slow to replace coal, and baseload “simply can’t compete” with wind and solar, AEMO boss says. 
• Liberals push for ‘nuclear debate’.

July 17, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized