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Commentary

Another miserable year for nuclear power as renewables surge
Despite the hype from the nuclear industry and its boosters, the latest status report shows that its renaissance remains a mirage, and reactor numbers are falling.
Jim Green

Jan 27, 2026

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CleanTech Bites

Ontario utility wants to double the asking price of nuclear, while US wants reactors on the moon
Ontario utility asks regulator to double the price it is paid for nuclear power – to the equivalent of $A222/MWh – to cover the costs of new reactors and upkeep.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 14, 2026

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Commentary

Global report confirms and details nuclear power’s stagnation: Someone needs to tell the Coalition
As Coalition’s Dan Tehan talks up nuclear from a “fact-finding” tour of the US, the industry’s annual status report provides a completely different picture.
Jim Green

Sep 23, 2025

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CleanTech Bites

Swarming jellyfish force shutdown of French nuclear power plants for second time in a month
Two French nuclear power stations have had to partially shut down operations in the past month due to swarms of jellyfish infiltrating the pumping station filters.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 9, 2025

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CleanTech Bites

Angry nuclear lobby backs off as landmark SMR deal confirms CSIRO’s bleak cost estimates
Nuclear critics of the GenCost report have gone quiet, perhaps because the first real western contract for SMRs has proved the CSIRO’s cost estimates to be spot on.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 29, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Nuclear cheerleader Ted O’Brien promoted to Treasury, wind critic Dan Tehan gets energy and emissions
Ted O’Brien gets the economic portfolio, while vocal anti-wind critic Dan Tehan gets climate and energy in new Coalition front bench.
Dominic Giannini

May 28, 2025

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Policy & Planning

SA Liberals who first pushed 100 pct renewables – then went nuclear – reverse course after poll wipeout
South Australia Liberal Party, which set the state’s first target of 100 pct “net” renewables, and then backflipped to nuclear, has changed its mind again.
Joshua S Hill

May 5, 2025

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Commentary

Nuclear power is shaping up as an election loser, and the Murdoch media is not happy
Whatever happens on election day, it’s certain that the Coalition’s promotion of nuclear power will cost it votes. It will probably cost the Coalition seats and may cost them the election.
Jim Green

May 2, 2025

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Commentary

Fireys pour water on Peter Dutton’s “potentially catastrophic” nuclear power plan
United Firefighters Union of Australia says Dutton’s nuclear power plan introduces a “new, more dangerous threat” that emergency services are not prepared for.
Jim Green

Apr 28, 2025

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Commentary

Commitment to nuclear power could kill off most of Australia’s aluminium industry, study warns
Three out of Australia’s four aluminium smelters could risk closure if Australia adopts nuclear power, reducing energy supplied to industry.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Apr 22, 2025

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Commentary

Taylor’s nuclear spin is an intense form of greenwashing from a party hellbent on fossil fuels
It’s not clear what’s worse: That the Coalition really means its nuclear plan, or is just making it up to push ahead with coal and gas.
Ketan Joshi

Apr 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Ted O’Brien’s mixed messages and modelling backtracks: Coalition may not cap renewable power
Coalition won’t cap renewable energy generation to make way for nuclear, despite its modelling to the contrary, according to its energy spokesperson.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 10, 2025

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