Australia’s opposition leader Peter Dutton has taken the nuclear power debate forward after saying he was “not afraid” to have a discussion about introducing the energy source to the country amid current soaring energy prices.
Australia currently sits on the world’s third-largest reserve of uranium. However, years of cultural aversion—and laws from the 1990s—have prevented governments from developing the industry to tap the resource.
“I’m not afraid to have a discussion on nuclear if we want to have legitimate emission reductions,” Dutton told ABC radio on June 6. “I don’t think we should be afraid to talk about any technology that’s going to have the ability to reduce emissions and electricity prices.”…