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Critical limitations of the main sources of electricity generation : Comments
By Charles Hemmings, published 15/8/2024There are no immaculate solutions, currently that are generally applicable, to the world's demand for electricity and so the use of fossil fuels will persist, at least in the short to medium term.
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Australia's Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) reactor is a state-of-the-art 20-megawatt multi-purpose reactor that uses low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel 20 % Commissioned 2007.
I wasn't aware they had a newer reactor.
Published on Monday, the report by experts found there was a “make do and mend” culture at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation site in Lucas Heights. The report found that as a result of the facility's old age it failed to meet modern nuclear safety standards
When was Lucas Heights established? Australia opened its only nuclear reactor in 1958.