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Small modular reactors unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050

Australia’s clean energy transition is already underway, driven by solar, wind, batteries and new transmission lines. But what about nuclear? Opposition leader Peter Dutton last month committed to building...

An election referendum on energy goes nuclear

23 June 2024 | by Sandy Plunkett

Who are we? Where are we going? And can we keep the lights on and the carbon emissions down as we kick and scream all the way there? These...

Does GenCost match-fix Australia’s energy transition?

31 May 2024 | by Sandy Plunkett

What are we to make of the increasing volume and intensity of competing ‘facts’ about Australia’s green energy transition, how to achieve it and at what cost? I mean,...

Nuclear power: Realistic policy option or distraction?

14 May 2024 | by David Havyatt

One of the certainties about politics is that the government should ‘control the narrative’. After all, it is the government that can make decisions of consequence; it can legislate,...

‘The time for fairytales is over’: Net Zero’s nuclear option

14 April 2024 | by Sandy Plunkett

Ask anyone what drives civilisational progress and typically the answer that comes back is science and technology. It’s generally true. But technology is a second order effect of energy....

Microsoft has not ruled out the nuclear option for data centres

13 October 2023 | by Brandon How

Microsoft is considering using small nuclear reactors and microreactors to power its data centres as the company looks to shore up clean energy supply in response to growing demand...

Renewables still cheapest option as all energy tech costs jump

18 July 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

Renewables remain the cheapest new source of electricity while nuclear power is forecast among the most expensive, as all energy sources face rising costs because of supply chain pressures....

Peter Dutton and the Coalition’s call for a nuclear debate

11 July 2023 | by David Havyatt

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton chose an address to the Institute of Public Affairs (the IPA) last week to renew his call to consider nuclear power stations to replace coal...

Nuclear costs meltdown: Coalition senators attack CSIRO modelling

16 May 2023 | by Joseph Brookes

Coalition senators have accused the CSIRO of “misleading” the public on the cost of nuclear power generation, claiming it has not incorporated enough data in its modelling and its...

Nuclear waste is a $476m problem even before AUKUS

11 May 2023 | by Justin Hendry

A long-planned nuclear waste facility to store and dispose of radioactive material that has built up over decades has secured significant funding after the former Coalition government settled on...

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Small modular reactors unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050

An election referendum on energy goes nuclear

Does GenCost match-fix Australia’s energy transition?

Nuclear power: Realistic policy option or distraction?

‘The time for fairytales is over’: Net Zero’s nuclear option

Microsoft has not ruled out the nuclear option for data centres

Renewables still cheapest option as all energy tech costs jump

Peter Dutton and the Coalition’s call for a nuclear debate

Nuclear costs meltdown: Coalition senators attack CSIRO modelling

Nuclear waste is a $476m problem even before AUKUS

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