Commentary
It looks like nuclear energy may be back on the table in Australia, again.
A nuclear technology ban has been in place in Australia since 1998, which prevents the building of nuclear reactors for power generation. The Liberal Party (Australia’s centre-right party, currently in opposition) has announced they are considering it in the energy mix as a viable way to reduce carbon emissions.
Though the policy has yet to be written, this ought to result in them taking a pro-nuclear policy to the next election and advocating for the end of the ban.
Nuclear power was seen as political poison in the past, but much has changed in 20 years, and it is likely that the Australian people will be much more receptive. Nuclear technology has lost its mystical quality, and the hypothetical tales of nuclear holocausts and fallout that were so topical in the cold war now live on only in select sci-fi dystopias….