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Nuclear power explained: How does it work? How much does it cost?

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Newcastle Herald

Dutton goes nuclear, proposing seven government-owned generators with the first starting in 2030s

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has announced seven sites for reactors, unveiling his long-awaited and highly-controversial policy for nuclear power with the claim it could start operating from the 2030s.

The Conversation

Peter Dutton names seven potential nuclear power station sites but avoids questions on cost

Coalition to push ahead with potential sites across Australia, but serious questions remain about viability and cost

The Guardian - AU

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Coalition set to unveil long-awaited nuclear plan: will the Hunter be named?

Plans are expected to reveal the location of up to three sites for nuclear energy plants.

Newcastle Herald

Dutton goes nuclear in bid to blow open election race

Labor has blasted Peter Dutton's dream of powering Australia with nuclear energy as "economic insanity" but the mining lobby has backed the coalition's plan.

AAP

Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth

CSIRO’s latest annual GenCost update, released last month, was billed as Australia’s “most comprehensive electricity generation cost report”.

The Conversation

Skills shortage could lead to food insecurity

A lack of scientists across Canada, New Zealand and Australia who specialise in plant breeding could lead to global food insecurity, according to new research.

AAP

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What toilet paper and game shows can teach us about the spread of epidemics

How can we explain and predict human behaviour? Are mathematics and probability up to the task, or are humans too complex and irrational?

The Conversation

My Climate View: online tool allows Australian farmers to project changes out to 2070

Program developed by the CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology allows farmers to better understand the risks of the climate crisis, study found

The Guardian - AU

Why support for nuclear power is burning bright in Muswellbrook

Muswellbrook residents express support for nuclear energy.

Newcastle Herald

Researchers race to contain rabbits as numbers explode

As rabbit numbers climb, researchers are in an "arms race" to suppress the destructive pest and evade what farmers fear could be an environmental catastrophe.

AAP

Afternoon Update: ‘items of interest’ found in Samantha Murphy search; News Corp restructure revealed; and Pompeii’s gladiator drawings

Detectives scoured areas of Ballarat on Wednesday in search for missing woman’s body

The Guardian - AU

CSIRO stands by nuclear power costings that contradict Coalition claims

The Coalition has attacked the GenCost report that found nuclear power plants would be at least 50% more expensive than solar and wind

The Guardian - AU

WA Libs reject Dutton's nuclear plan in the short term

The WA Liberal Party's energy spokesman says Peter Dutton's plan for nuclear power won't work in the state as he backs coal until renewables can take over.

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The Guardian - AU

Coalition’s brave nuke world a much harder sell after new CSIRO report

The agency’s GenCost analysis says a first nuclear plant for Australia would deliver power ‘no sooner than 2040’ and could cost more than $17bn

Newcastle Herald

Stinging solar panel owners doesn't add up

Letters and Short Takes: Saturday, May 25

The Guardian - AU

One Big Chart: how does the cost of nuclear power compare to renewables?

Peter Dutton has suggested Australia should build large-scale nuclear reactors, but CSIRO’s GenCost report shows the price compared to solar and wind

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas

The energy debate has ramped up, with government and opposition trading blows over their respective plans to secure Australia’s energy future.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Taylor and Dutton at odds on migration; ‘Diddy’ faces new lawsuit; and Kiwi fined for trying to ‘body slam’ an orca

Shadow treasurer says Coalition will seek to cut net migration by 25% over three years

AAP

Coalition commits to nuclear despite damning report

A report has found nuclear energy would be significantly more expensive than renewables but the coalition has backed in plans for the power source

The Guardian - AU

CSIRO says nuclear plant would cost at least $8.6bn as Coalition stalls on policy details

Report finds nuclear energy more expensive than renewable alternatives and calculates costs for large-scale reactors for first time

The Guardian - AU

US and China need ‘climate armistice’ to meet net zero, says former head of CSIRO

‘Climate change is a global problem. It needs that global level of collaboration,’ says Larry Marshall

The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart, One Nation and the Greens all oppose Glencore’s plan to store CO2 in the Great Artesian Basin – why?

The mining company insists the storage hub is safe but many are unconvinced about injecting carbon dioxide into a major Australian water resource

AAP

CSIRO bloods red meat powder to beef up drinks, snacks

Scientists have developed a red meat powder to boost drinks and snacks as part of a plan to target the health and wellness sector and meet demand for protein.

The Guardian - AU

Methane emissions: Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach

The US cattle industry adopted a ‘climate neutral’ goal in 2021, but scientists say that ‘misses the point’ in keeping global temperature rises below 1.5C

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