NEI Nuclear Notes

We've been talking a lot about Australia in recent weeks (click here and here ), where the debate over nuclear energy has been heating up. Long one of the world's top sources of uranium, some folks in Australia are wondering out loud whether or not it might be a good idea to turn to a home-grown energy source to generate electricity. One of the people helping to drive that debate is Ben Heard of Decarbonise South Australia and Think Climate Consulting . A one-time skeptic, he's now embracing nuclear energy as the only rational way to battle climate change while producing the electricity we need to power advanced societies. Recently, Heard took part in a television debate sponsored by the Australian Broadcasting Company . As we've written before here at NEI , we're not climate scientists and don't take a position on the validity of research that has concluded that climate change is caused by human activity. However, it's only logical to conclude tha...

From The Advertiser (Australia): THREE of Australia's richest men have formed a private company to set up the first nuclear power plant in the country, with South Australia and Victoria identified as potential locations. Former SA Economic Development Board chairman Robert de Crespigny and business identities Hugh Morgan and Ron Walker are the key shareholders of a company called Australian Nuclear Energy Pty Ltd. Mr Morgan, the former head of previous Olympic Dam uranium mine owner Western Mining, is chairman of the venture and owns 20 per cent of the company. Mr de Crespigny and his close friend Mr Walker each hold a 40 per cent stake in the business. The trio are examining the viability of setting up a nuclear plant at sites in South Australia or Victoria. A source close to the business partners told The Advertiser the company had raised its plans with the Federal Government and the Rann and Bracks governments. For the rest of our archive on Australia, click here .