So I have some questions. #NuclearPowerAU #NuclearWasteAU #PeterDutton

Stop projecting! Its widely known that the cost of renewables will be $1.5 Trillion dollars vs a reactor for about $8 Billion each. The CSIRO was given over $1,000,000,000 in funding from the government in 2023/24, yes that's 1 billion, with a B, do you really think they are going to give honest answers?

Labor approved small modular Nuclear reactors to power Australian submarines and the disposal of its waste for the AUKUS deal.

And if they are ignoring advice from CSIRO - whose advice are they listening to? Why won't they tell us where they're getting their info from? The LNP spent years ignoring CSIRO in order to protect their mining buddies. Is this the same thing? Protecting the mining lobby?

Underground is perfectly safe. Australia has plenty of unused mines kilometer's deep the waste will be safe for thousands of years. Modern-day nuclear reactors generate waste that needs careful management due to its long-lived radioactivity. The process of nuclear waste disposal involves several steps to ensure the safety of people and the environment. Here’s a detailed explanation: 1. Waste Classification Nuclear waste is categorized based on its radioactivity level and the duration it remains hazardous. The primary classifications are: Low-Level Waste (LLW): Contains small amounts of radioactivity. Examples include contaminated clothing, cleaning materials, and tools. Intermediate-Level Waste (ILW): Contains higher amounts of radioactivity and may require shielding during handling and transport. Examples include reactor components and resins. High-Level Waste (HLW): Highly radioactive and generates heat. Mostly spent nuclear fuel or waste from reprocessing spent fuel. 2. Initial Handling and Storage Immediately after removal from the reactor, spent nuclear fuel is highly radioactive and thermally hot. It is initially stored in: Spent Fuel Pools: Large pools of water that cool the fuel and provide radiation shielding. This is typically the first stage of storage after removal from the reactor core. 3. Intermediate Storage Once the spent fuel has cooled sufficiently, usually after several years in spent fuel pools, it may be moved to: Dry Cask Storage: The spent fuel is transferred to dry casks, which are massive, heavily shielded containers that provide safe storage and cooling through passive air circulation. These are often stored at the reactor site or a centralized storage facility. 4. Reprocessing (Optional) Some countries reprocess spent nuclear fuel to extract usable materials such as plutonium and uranium, which can be recycled into new fuel. The remaining waste, which is less in volume but still highly radioactive, is managed separately. 5. Final Disposal The ultimate goal is the safe, permanent disposal of nuclear waste. This is typically done through: Deep Geological Repositories: HLW and some ILW are planned to be stored in deep geological repositories, which are deep underground facilities designed to isolate the waste from the biosphere for thousands to millions of years. The waste is encapsulated in corrosion-resistant containers and buried in stable geological formations. 6. Monitoring and Management Continuous monitoring and management are essential parts of nuclear waste disposal to ensure long-term safety. These steps include: Regulatory Oversight: National and international regulatory bodies set and enforce standards for the safe handling, transport, and disposal of nuclear waste. Environmental Monitoring: Ongoing monitoring of the storage sites to detect any potential releases of radioactivity and ensure compliance with safety standards. Research and Development: Ongoing research to improve waste disposal methods and develop new technologies for waste minimization and management. Summary The disposal of nuclear waste involves careful classification, initial and intermediate storage, optional reprocessing, and final disposal in deep geological repositories, along with stringent monitoring and regulatory oversight to ensure long-term safety.

Some countries know the value of going nuclear. You want Australia to remain something less than a 3rd world country.

Brilliant again Wil. Breaking it down to basics and surely questions that should be able to be easily answered (and have already been considered) if they are seriously looking at nuclear.

Also if they’re built on the land that a coal power plant is on. Then that means the they’d have to knock down the coal plant and clean the land which would take say a year. And then they start building the new nuclear plant. Oh wait does that mean no electricity for that region until the new nuclear power plant is built. Or is the that much vacant land around these existing coal plants to be able to build a nuclear plant along side them.

Suspect it's really a 'pie in the sky' policy to sabotage investment in large-scale renewable energy. Dutton & his mining industry friends hate renewables - this is a way to kill it off.

@girl_lockdown I have a few too Every journalist in the country needs to be asking these, if they are not, they are owned