Posted on 04/27/2007 10:37:04 PM PDT by Dundee
PRIME Minister John Howard today revealed his strategy to increase uranium mining and prepare Australia for nuclear power.
Mr Howard promised to remove restrictions on mining and processing uranium, to increase uranium exports and to overturn laws prohibiting nuclear activity.
New nuclear power regulations would be made to govern future potential nuclear energy facilities in Australia and an information campaign would explain to the nation what needs to be done and why, he said.
The Government also plans to equip workers with technical skills necessary for a nuclear energy industry and embark on enhanced research and development of nuclear reactors.
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"The Government's next step will be to repeal commonwealth legislation prohibiting nuclear activities, including the relevant provisions of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This will be addressed soon," he said.
"Policies or political platforms that seek to constrain the development of a safe and reliable Australian uranium industry – and which rule out the possibility of climate-friendly nuclear energy – are not really serious about addressing climate change."
Mr Howard said Australia had 36 per cent of the world's low cost uranium reserves.
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We've got over a third of the world's Uranium and a million square miles of land that can be used for long term safe storage of high level waste using Australian developed Synroc technology. We'd be nuts if we didn't go nuclear.
At least it’s all for peaceful energy purposes.
/sarc
Good for you mates.
Australia needs more electricity to run desalination plants to provide drinking water for her population.
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