The Australian government has turned down the Opposition’s demand to include nuclear power in the energy mix as the country moves toward net zero emissions.
In an interview with Nine News, Education Minister Jason Clare stated that the Labor government would not support nuclear power.
“They cost about $400 million bucks and take years and years to build,” he told Nine’s Today Show.
“Follow the money …. you can see what’s needed here. As all the old coal-fired power stations shut down, they need to be replaced by something and what the private sector’s doing is investing in the cleanest form of new energy, and that’s renewable energy.”…