The former prime minister has described Peter Dutton as a 'peddler of danger' and says building nuclear plants undermines the work already done to establish renewables.
A plan to power Australia with nuclear energy has been condemned by former prime minister Paul Keating who's labelled it as climate change denialism in disguise. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to build seven nuclear plants across five states on the sites of coal-fired power stations if the Coalition wins government at the next election. Costs and details of the plan remain scant, prompting concerns about safety, economic viability and its rushed timeline.
The bulk of the $121 billion would be invested by the private sector between now and 2050 to deliver about 300 gigawatts of capacity by 2050. These figures compare to just 11 gigawatts of nuclear capacity funded by the taxpayer in the opposition's proposal, the council said. Smart Energy Council chief executive John Grimes said Dutton's nuclear proposal would deliver "at best" 3.
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