Questions have been raised about the Coalition’s plan to build a nuclear power plant in NSW’s Hunter Valley after two earthquakes rocked the area last week.
Deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley has been questioned about the Coalition ’s nuclear proposal after two earthquakes under 5.0 magnitude were recorded in NSW ’s Hunter Valley last week.
Liddell Power Station, as seen from Lake Liddell, prior to its closure in 2023. Picture: Roni Bintang / Getty Images The new plant would be located at Liddell Power Station which was retired in April last year after 52 years of operation. It is currently set to be repurposed into a “renewable energy hub,” according to AGL.
“And everything that would ever be done around the planning, the engineering and the building of a nuclear power plant would be done carefully with consideration for all of these aspects. A press release from Liberal leader Peter Dutton’s office declared the nuclear had “proven” to get electricity prices and emissions down all over the world, “to work in partnership with renewable energy and gas as part of a balanced energy mix”.Nuclear energy has proven to get electricity prices and emissions down all over the world.
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