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Australia's future should include nuclear energy : Comments

By Kieran Lark and Armin Rosencranz, published 29/3/2016

Australia's rejection of nuclear energy originates from fear, a lack of understanding, and a lack of vision. What was once a hazardous technology will soon be safer and more efficient than ever before.

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This is a good debate that Australia needs - keep it going!
Posted by Get Real, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 11:26:41 AM
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why don't people discuss the health issues?
millions die every year because of the burning of fossil fuels!
?
Posted by Get Real, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 11:31:08 AM
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Get Real,

You and other readers might find this interesting:
"Nuclear power learning rates: policy implications"
https://judithcurry.com/2016/03/13/nuclear-power-learning-rates-policy-implications/

Some of the key results:

"If nuclear progress had not been disrupted in the late 1960s and since, the position now (if learning rates demonstrated up to about 1970 had continued) would be (approximately):

• The overnight capital cost of new nuclear plants would be around 1/10th of what it is now

• Nuclear power would have replaced just about all baseload fossil fuel electricity generation

• This would have avoided around 5 million fatalities since 1980 and about 300,000 in year 2015 alone
Posted by Peter Lang, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 11:39:01 AM
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"The latest story on “green energy” here at the German online FOCUS magazine actually shocked me. Europe’s energy policy is, under the bottom line, costing the lives of tens of thousands of citizens – all at the holy altar of “climate protection”. FOCUS reports: In 2014 in Europe there were about 40,000 winter deaths because millions of people were unable to pay for their electric bills – the so-called energy poverty currently impacts about ten percent of all Europeans. In the past 8 years the price of electricity in Europe has climbed by an average of 42 percent. The consequences of energy poverty are profound: tens of thousands of deaths every year, millions losing their power. --Pierre Gosselin, No Tricks Zone, 29 March 2016"
http://notrickszone.com/2016/03/29/europe-lets-its-citizens-to-freeze-to-death-40000-dead-in-winter-2014-as-energy-poverty-explodes/#sthash.VLVnKbST.4EREnmuQ.dpbs

"The fact that Germany is a world leader in green power is by now familiar. Much less familiar is the price the country is paying for it, not just in cold hard cash, but in growing losses and dislocations across the entire economy. The losers include once-stalwart utility giants like E.ON and RWE that are struggling with rising debt and falling shares. Manufacturing companies, from chemicals maker BASF to carbon fiber producer SGL Carbon, have shifted investments abroad, where energy costs are often a fraction of Germany’s. Losers include laid-off workers in these industries, but also millions of ordinary consumers. Their utility bills have skyrocketed, largely driven by subsidies for eco-friendly fuels. Germany’s “green” revolution has a dark shadow. --Gilbert Kreijger, Stefan Theil and Allison Williams, Handelsblatt, 24 March 2016"

"ENERGY TRANSITION - How to Kill an Industry"
https://global.handelsblatt.com/edition/396/ressort/companies-markets/article/how-to-kill-an-industry

"3) How The Poor Bear The Brunt Of Europe’s Obsession With Global Warming"http://dailycaller.com/2016/03/25/how-the-poor-bear-the-brunt-of-europes-obsession-with-global-warming
Posted by Peter Lang, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 11:46:41 AM
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Without nuclear global warming is impossible to avoid.

There is no rational justification for excluding the world's safest and cheapest zero carbon emission technology.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 12:44:41 PM
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Yes indeedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_fluoride_thorium_reactor#Disadvantages

LFTA would be a great challenge that Australia's deep experience in operating power reactors should manfully lead. Australia, after all, has deep pockets. We should disregard the hesitation of nuclear reactor experienced countries.

While companies shy away from the technical and financial risks the reactor spruikers are perfectly ready to outlay $Billions in taxpayers' money to:

- privatize the profits

- and publicize the losses

Reactors never fail and are cheap to build, decommission and clean up.

"SECURITY IS FOR FREE"

However 1,000s of extra nuclear security officers (extra ASIO, AFP, State Police, Special Forces and assault rifle armed private security) would be needed around Australia:

- some undercover in protest groups

- many more involved in electronic monitoring of protest groups and Terrorism cells

- some in nuclear convoy (truck and train) protection and

- some minding the long razor wire perimeter fences around even SMALL reactors

But nuclear spruikers know all about security?

Don't you.
Posted by plantagenet, Wednesday, 30 March 2016 1:11:22 PM
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