The climate change debate continues.

[facthunter]

Nuclear puts out a lot of heat and needs water, cost heaps to build reflected in the Price Private enterprise wants to do it. Nuclear test site will remain dangerous forever, effectively.Can't be used for quick response either, like Batteries or Hydro.  Todays demand fluctuates wildly. Nev

[Jerry_Atrick]

Sizewell B has just been granted a 20 year lIfe extension at a cost of  £800BN. It still hasn't found a home for the nuclear waste which is "temporarily" housed at its on site dome. I have worked at Sizewell B and it is an expensive plant to keep going.

 

But the thing is, it is an extension to existing plant. It is not investing in new plant. It's suitability doesn't automatically apply to Australia.

 

25 years ago - yeah nuclear would have been the way to go for Aus. But renewables technology has moved too far forward now.. And it continues to do so. And allowing it to go ahead is probably more a political decision than technical

[kgwilson]

And certainly not and economic decision either.

[Siso]

It kind of makes a joke of the gencost report that gives NPP a life of 30-40 years. What else have we been misled about. Investment is slowing down making the targets the government for 2030 pretty well impossible to make. The LGC have come down from $40 to $6 at the moment. Maybe you are correct about intermittent generation has gone too far, but we should open the door for NP incase/when the system falls over.

[Siso]

1 minute ago, kgwilson said:

And certainly not and economic decision either.

Remember $275! How much is the intermittent system going to cost? We have the modelling and get told intermittents are cheaper. I received a letter from my supplier the other day telling me my prices are about to go up. I know someone will say shop around but I shouldn't have to spend half a day on a computer looking for the best electricity deal every 6 months. It is an essential service and should be affordable for everyone. The government keeps misleading consumer saying intermittents are cheaper and they quote the wholesale price of electricity. There is a lot more to delivering power to the consumer then generating electricity.