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Nuclear power ‘not an option’

Herald Sun October 07, 2008

RENEWABLE energy is a better option for power generation than nuclear plants, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says.

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) head Ziggy Switkowski today said nuclear power was needed to help reduce Australia’s greenhouse emissions to acceptable levels.

But Ms Wong said Australians made their position on nuclear power clear before the election and the Government’s priorities lay in investing in new renewable energy technology and finding a low-emission solution to coal.

She said any global climate-change solution that did not tackle dependence on coal was no solution.

“There are a range of other energy sources which are more important for Australia to consider (than nuclear),” she said.

“We are abundantly blessed with renewable resources and we believe it is far more appropriate, far better for us, to be investing in developing the technology to utilise and commercialise our renewable energy rather than going down the nuclear path.”

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October 8, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized