Australia’s anti-nuclear power argument is driven by emotion, while the pro-nuclear camp has its head in the clouds. How do we resolve the fisson?
There’s nothing like nuclear to bring out the over-reactors.
In one corner, it’s all mushroom clouds and Blinky the three-eyed fish. In the other, it’s a muscular and misled optimism that flicking the switch on a nuclear power plant would solve Australia’s “trilemma” of reducing emissions while ensuring energy security and making power cheaper.
A new group — the parliamentary friends of nuclear industries — will be co-chaired by Nationals MP David Gillespie and South Australian Labor Senator Alex Gallacher, with independent MP Bob “Let A Thousand Blossoms Bloom” Katter as deputy.
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