South Australia Pushes for Zero Carbon Civilian Nuclear Energy – Watts Up With That?

Essay by Eric Worrall

Why is it OK for Australia to construct and function nuclear submarines, however not OK to make use of nuclear energy to provide zero carbon electrical energy?

Labor divided over nuclear as Anthony Albanese and Tanya Plibersek reject SA Premier Peter Malinauskas’ vitality push

Labor is seemingly divided over nuclear vitality with Anthony Albanese and a senior Cupboard minister slapping down the get together’s South Australian Premier after he referred to as for an “open thoughts” to the zero carbon different.

Tyrone Clarke Digital Reporter
December 5, 2022 – 1:10PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Cupboard colleague Tanya Plibersek have dismissed Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas after he hit out on the “ill-founded” opposition to nuclear vitality.

The Premier stated he hoped the prosed development of eight nuclear-propelled submarines in South Australia would “bust just a few myths” across the vitality different.

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“In respect of my place on nuclear energy for civil consumption, or use, I’ve at all times thought that the ideological opposition that exists in some quarters to nuclear energy is ill-founded,” Mr Malinauskas instructed The Advertiser.

“Nuclear energy is a supply of baseload vitality with zero carbon emissions. So, for somebody like myself, who is devoted to a decarbonisation effort, I feel we ought to be open-minded to these applied sciences and I feel it might be foolhardy to have a unique strategy.”

However among the Premier’s federal allies have been fast to garbage his feedback because the Coalition proceed to spearhead the talk.

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Learn extra: https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/labor-divided-over-nuclear-as-anthony-albanese-and-tanya-plibersek-reject-sa-premier-peter-malinauskas-energy-push/news-story/92242b0766943a2be8a24a66dd9c4860

Australia’s faltering embrace of nuclear submarines is a protracted overdue strategic necessity.

My ex-forces pals describe Australia’s typical diesel powered submarine fleet as “floating coffins”.

The issue is Australia’s ageing diesel submarine fleet could possibly be neutralised in hours by a protracted vary heavy missile bombardment of Australia’s submarine bases and gasoline depots. Inside just a few weeks of the gasoline depots being destroyed, our diesel submarine fleet could be helpless.

Nuclear submarines could be far tougher to neutralise. Even when Australia’s resupply infrastructure was fully destroyed, the superior vary and underwater functionality of nuclear subs would permit Australian nuclear submarines to wreck an enemy convoy, then do a fast dash underwater to Hawaii or San Diego to re-arm.

However Australia’s rush to embrace nuclear submarines is making opponents of civilian nuclear vitality seem like idiots. How can nuclear energy be too harmful and impractical for civilian use, after we are speeding to embrace nuclear energy for our nationwide defence?

Attention-grabbing occasions forward, for Australia’s zero carbon push.

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