Jim Green

Jun 19, 2024 | apo.org.au | Jim Green |David Sweeney

Description This report examines the impracticality of plans to introduce nuclear power to Australia in a timeframe commensurate with climate goals and the closure of most or all of Australia’s remaining coal power plants over the next 15 years. The report covers three main issues: the excessive cost of nuclear power; plausible timelines for the deployment of nuclear power in Australia; and proposals to repurpose retiring coal power plant sites as locations for nuclear power.

Apr 7, 2024 | johnmenadue.com | Jim Green

Peter Dutton thinks the Coalition is on a winner by promoting nuclear power but unbiased opinion polls find that support for nuclear power in Australia falls short of a majority, that Australians much prefer renewables, and most do not want nuclear reactors built near where they live. A February 26 page-one article in The Australian ran under the headline ‘Powerful majority supports nuclear option for energy security’.

Apr 6, 2024 | antinuclear.net | Jim Green |Christina MacPherson

Jim Green demolishes Rolls Royce’s claims about so-called “small” and “cheap” nuclear reactors for Australia According to reports in The Australian, Rolls-Royce claims it could build a 470-megawatt reactor in Australia for A$3.5-5 billion. That equates to A$7.4-10.6 billion / gigawatt (GW). For comparison, the cost for the two EPR reactors under construction at Hinkley Point, the only reactor construction project in the UK, is A$27.8 / GW.

Apr 5, 2024 | antinuclear.net | Jim Green |Christina MacPherson

Peter Dutton’s nuclear push is a “suicide note” playing mostly to right wing echo chambers Unbiased polls find that support for nuclear power in Australia falls short of a majority; that Australians support renewables to a far greater extent than nuclear power; that a majority do not want nuclear reactors built near where they live; and that most Australians are concerned about nuclear accidents and nuclear waste.

Jan 26, 2024 | johnmenadue.com | Jim Green

Nuclear power went backwards last year despite the hype about a new nuclear ‘renaissance’. Meanwhile, renewables enjoyed record growth for the 22nd consecutive year. The nuclear renaissance of the late-2000s was a bust due to the Fukushima disaster and catastrophic cost overruns with reactor projects. The latest renaissance is heading the same way, i.e. nowhere. Indeed nuclear power went backwards last year.