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The Albanese government has been put on the spot by a new agreement which it has declined to join – signed by the United Kingdom and the United States to speed up the deployment of nuclear technology.
Fission and fusion are both nuclear reactions. But while one involves splitting atoms, the other involves fusing atoms together.
Rising electricity demand, especially to power data centers, could make restoring some nuclear plants that closed early financially viable.
Small modular reactors promise to make nuclear power cheaper and safer. But our new report shows they’re still a long way off.
Ghana looks in the direction of nuclear power for help in achieving its industrial ambitions while contributing to the fight against climate change.
Keeping the lights on in Australia is not an easy task – and adding nuclear to the mix would add new complications.
Some processes that support fusion energy fuel climate change and may harm the environment.
Putting aside concerns about feasibility and cost, it’s difficult to square the policy with the basic principles on which the Liberal Party was founded.
The Coalition’s pledge to build seven nuclear reactors poses serious questions about whether this nation can meet its international climate obligations.
If a future Coalition government were to bring nuclear into the mix, energy costs for residential and especially industrial customers would likely increase.
The Coalition’s nuclear plan is an unwelcome proposal which will slow the energy transition and increase our dependence on gas – a surefire way to drive up energy bills.
In the timing of his announcement, Peter Dutton is putting his nuclear power policy through an early stress test.
Going nuclear in Australia would mean overcoming a set of almost impossible obstacles, from legal to financial, regulatory and workforce.
The Coalition’s nuclear policy announcement leaves many burning questions. Exactly what kind of reactors will be built? Who will build them? And how much they will cost?
The opposition leader has unveiled his controversial nuclear plan, claiming it could be operational by the 2030s.
If Australia is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the Coalition needs to stump up with a plan to decarbonise the entire economy.
In a big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced with a dash of policy adventurism, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days.
Insisting nuclear power is the only way for Australia to achieve net zero by 2050 is a classic move from the playbook of those who oppose urgent action on climate change.
Underground thermal networks have the potential to revolutionize how Canadians heat their homes while helping to reduce carbon emissions.
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Energy, The Open University
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Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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