Nuclear energy is too slow, too expensive, too risky. Renewables can be built faster than nuclear. They are cleaner, safer and they use less water.
The Coalition’s plan for nuclear energy will delay coal and gas plant closures, disrupt the roll out of renewables, and deter future investors.
“The ‘delay-mongers’ have latched on to nuclear power despite the overwhelming evidence that it can only drive up energy bills, can only be more expensive, and can only take too long to build,” former NSW Liberal Environment Minister told an AFR energy conference in Sydney in October 2024. (The Guardian)
Nuclear “is promoted by political parties with deep ties to the fossil fuel sector because nuclear energy allows coal and gas polluters to continue selling dangerous and expensive energy.” (Climate Council)