Australia 'can't afford' not to accept nuclear power
Former ANSTO Chief Executive Dr Adi Paterson says Australia “can’t afford” to not take on nuclear power.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced the Coalition’s nuclear policy last week, including the seven proposed sites for the nuclear reactors.
“We can’t afford not to be a nuclear power,” Dr Paterson told Sky News Australia.
“The big challenge we’re now facing is … how we can get electrons from solar panels and wind turbines, both of which I worked on … and came to the conclusion that they would not work.
Australia 'can't afford' not to accept nuclear power
“Everybody thinks that solar panels are new – the first solar panel revolution happened 20 years ago, and it failed.”