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SA business ramps up nuclear plea amid spiralling power surchargesSoaring costs for industry to keep the lights on in the state’s renewables-reliant grid have spurred a fresh appeal for nuclear power to be considered.
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Morning Mail: nuclear power’s price tag revealed, wine glut worries, Wallabies’ historic World Cup lossOpposition leader’s proposal could cost as much as $387bn, according to the energy department
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Replacing Australia’s retiring coal power stations with small nuclear reactors could cost $387bn, analysis suggestsThe figure adds fuel to the growing political dispute over the pace and form of Australia’s energy transition
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Energy Minister says replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear would cost $387 billionThe federal government releases figures to try to shut down growing calls from the opposition to consider nuclear as part of Australia's future energy mix, with Energy Minister Chris Bowen saying there would be a 'massive cost to pay'.
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Labor’s nuclear modelling claims $387 billion price-tagThe fight over nuclear energy is heating up with the government claiming the switch away from renewables to nuclear would cost almost $400 billion. Labor has released government costings aimed at undermining the Opposition's push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix. Modelling by the Energy and Climate Change Department shows converting ageing coal-fired power sites to nuclear would cost $387 billion - or up to $25,000 per taxpayer. The modelling also suggested Australia would need at least 71 300MW small modular reactors to offset coal generation coming out of the system. The Coalition is yet to finalise its energy policies, but leader Peter Dutton has called for greater investment in nuclear to help meet emissions targets.
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Coalition’s nuclear option would cost $387b, says BowenThe Albanese government is taking the fight to the Coalition over the latter’s campaign to end the moratorium on nuclear energy in Australia.
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