Should Australia embrace nuclear energy to combat global warming?
Nuclear power, I believe is the best, safest, most reliable, current technology to provide energy. The plants operating now are safe and the new designs are even safer. Australia has massive amounts of nuclear fuel, it would be ridiculous not to take advantage of this resource. Building 100’s of new nuclear power plants would improve the economy, reduce or eliminate dependence on foreign oil, create jobs, reduce pollution, and provide for future technological advancement. I have been working with nuclear power for about 30 years, I would be glad to have a Nuclear power plant or high level waste disposal facility in my backyard. My family and I live in a home within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant. (where I work) I have a great understanding of the risks involved and am completely comfortable with a plant “in my backyard”. I have confidence that my grandchildren’s grandchildren will be smart enough to treat the nuclear “waste” as a valuable resource or at least smart enough to handle
