Fester,

CSIRO is our country's pre-eminent public research
organisation. Australia is one fo the standout
countries in terms of human development status. It is
not corrupt. Its science is world class.

New ideas, instead of being welcome for the opportunities
they open up for the improvement of the human lot are seen
as threats to those who have become comfortable in their
ideologies and prefer the same old, same old ways of doing
things.

If we dismiss intervention in science a thing of the past
we need to be aware that on issues which require radical
solutions that are likely to harm vested economic and political
interests censorship exists today.

Look at the Coalition's stance on climate change and many other
important issues.

Don't talk to me about mushrooms.

In contrast to Albanese Labor, the UK Labour Party, looking like being the next government, has stated that:

“Small modular reactors will play an important role in helping the UK achieve energy security and clean power while securing thousands of good, skilled jobs”.

UK Labour actually chides the Conservatives for going slow on nuclear power.

The Albanese reaction to Dutton’s plan, complete with 3 eyed fish and koalas, is petty, immature and embarrassing.

In Canada, Lefty PM, Justin Trudeau, has taken a stance against the Greens inside and outside of his party, supporting nuclear power and SMRs.

In Finland, all parties, including the Greens, are in favour of nuclear power.

Germany has shifted in favour of nuclear power, after closing down plants, and enduring the crisis in Russian gas.

Ireland, with the most expensive electricity in the world, is now considering whether it will build its own reactors, or import nuclear power from Britain and France. Whatever, they will be using nuclear power.

The EU voters moved away from anti-nuclear parties in the elections a couple of weeks ago.

The dumbarse Albanese government remains outside the ring, ignoring countries that have been-there-done-that and now clearly demonstrate the stupidity of Australia's behind the times, ignorant wackjobs, who refuse to take heed.

Govt stuff-ups cost everyone dearly yet there's no compensation on the horizon ! Plibersek the other day waffled on about low paid workers will get a pay rise in two weeks. What she didn't say was by how much the prices & other costs will go up 2 minutes later !

Well said ttbn.

Foxy,

I like the view of Bjorn Lomborg, who argues that the best means of solving a problem is a prosperous economy. Despite the optimism of some experts, the first of a kind (i.e. unproven) wind and solar powered grid is looking to be costly as well as harmful to farmers and the environment. In contrast, nuclear is a proven, cost effective and environmentally safe option, with many working examples around the world. Italy and Lithuania look like building new reactors, and Germany's attempt to go carbon free without nuclear has been slow and economically harmful.

France's construction of nuclear was regarded as a failure at the time and there was much lauding of the idea of replacing it with wind and solar as this piece from 2015 shows:

https://energytransition.org/2015/03/french-nuclear-power-history/

But nearly ten years on and the French see great value in their long lived reactors and want to build a new generation. To borrow from the military, longevity has a quality all its own.

We'll enjoy the reliability of nuclear power (if run by imported qualified people) long before the indoctrinated can realise the folly of renewables !