Greg IrelandNt Chamber

Jul 6, 2024 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Greg Ireland |Greg IrelandNt Chamber

No doubt we are going to hear much more from the rapidly polarising parties in the nuclear versus renewables debate. But the nuclear stoush in Canberra seems to have little relevance to the Northern Territory, except for two things. I’ll come back to them. Current technology nuclear generators are way too big for our little, isolated electricity systems, while designs for “small” modular reactors are still too large. Plus, we have no idea about cost.