Snap party room meeting told that the Coalition will push ahead with potential sites across Australia, but serious questions remain about viability
A nuclear power station being built in the UK. The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has told a Coalition party room meeting that there are seven sites under consideration.A nuclear power station being built in the UK. The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has told a Coalition party room meeting that there are seven sites under consideration.
The sites were chosen on the basis of water availability, capacity of connection to the grid and the closure date of existing coal power plants. None of the seven sites are currently owned by the commonwealth.a “15+ year development time” should be expected for nuclear in Australia, meaning if a decision to pursue the technology was made next year then a plant would be deployed “no sooner than 2040”. Coalition MPs were told the aim would be to start two plants by 2035-37.
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