Federal Industry and Science Minister Ed Husic has accused Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of “treating Australians like mugs” by pushing a nuclear policy that lacks detail.
Science and Industry Minister Ed Husic has declared there is"nowhere in the world" using small modular nuclear technology at scale and accused Opposition Leader Peter Dutton of"treating Australians like Mugs" by pushing it.
But Minister Husic described the policy as the “triumph of hope over experience”, pointing out small modular nuclear was still an unproven technology. Peter Dutton says power plants using small modular nuclear reactor technology could be build in Australia by the mid 2030s. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
When NSW Premier Chris Minns was asked whether he would like to see nuclear power plants replacing coal plants in his state, the Labor leader poured cold water on the idea.“I was interested to read the paper this morning that communities in the Hunter were really concerned about it too. And I would be as well if I lived up there.
“What's the shortest estimate for nuclear energy? It's not inside 10 years, which means that we've got a massive shortfall in the state.
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