Nuclear Power For Australia?

[sptrawler]

Took our new van (2nd hand 1 year old) to Bremer Bay recently for the 1st trip you would enjoy it everything works very comfortable, Bremer was stunning.

Yes Bremer bay is terrific, went there a few years ago and stayed at the caravan park, the rammed earth hotel motel was for sale for $1m.
The workmate we went with reckoned we should buy it, but we were getting paid too much at work, so we just had a few more beers. Lol

The small coves at Bremer are really nice, it's a shame it is a bit off the beaten track, but it is as busy as hell on holiday times, all the farmers go there. Lol

I like caravanning, the other half prefers travelling overseas, I prefer going bush, but I don't have the casting vote.

 

[JohnDe]

Big tech is investing in nuclear power plants.

Tech leaders are exploring nuclear power as a solution to the massive energy needs of their data centers, sustainability challenges, and the growing demands of their AI initiatives. SMRs, a new type​

of nuclear reactor, are gaining attention for their ability to provide round-the-clock power with minimal emissions.​

 

[basilio]

Well if nuclear reactors have been around on Earth for 2 billion years they must be alright ...

Oklo: Earth’s only natural nuclear reactor is a 2-billion-year-old atomic wonder​

French officials initially believed uranium was illicitly taken for unauthorized nuclear devices. Yet, the actual discovery was far more extraordinary.​

Updated: Dec 17, 2024 08:35 AM EST

Kaif Shaikh

Long before humans conceptualized nuclear energy, nature had already engineered its own reactor. A geological marvel, a subterranean chamber where uranium ore, bathed in water, spontaneously ignited, creating Earth’s only natural nuclear reactor. This is not the plot of a science fiction novel; it is the Oklo nuclear reactor crafted by nature over billions of years.

Discovered in the depths of Gabon, West Africa, approximately 2 billion years ago, a series of rare and precise natural conditions came together to create what scientists today recognize as the Earth’s only known natural nuclear reactor. This discovery provides a rare peek into nature’s vast capabilities, enriching our understanding of nuclear physics and the potentialities of naturally occurring nuclear energy.

Earth’s only natural nuclear reactor is a 2-billion-year-old wonder

Journey through time to Oklo, Gabon, where Earth's natural processes miraculously mimicked a man-made nuclear reactor two billion years ago.

interestingengineering.com

 

[wayneL]

The 'sperience from Europe

 

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[sptrawler]

Labour in the U.K pushing ahead with nuclear big time and getting stuck into the protestors in the process, funny how political party ideology varies around the World.

MSN

Ministers will slash red tape and take on the ‘blockers’ to build nuclear reactors across Britain.

More nuclear plants will be built across the country creating thousands of highly skilled jobs, the Prime Minister and Chancellor said.

The last nuclear power station to be built in the UK was in 1995. Construction on Hinkley Point C began in 2017 and it will open in around five years after multiple delays.


Last night, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves told the Mail: ‘We were once a world pioneer in nuclear power but now we’re left floundering in the global race. Years of delay from a Conservative government too weak to take on the vested interests has stopped the country leading the way, but this government will not accept that.

‘The opportunity on offer is immense. New nuclear will boost UK energy security and has the potential to create thousands of jobs and kickstart economic growth – our number one mission. Sizewell C alone is expected to support 10,000 jobs and stimulate £4.4 billion worth of investment in the East of England.

‘But seizing the opportunity requires bold decisions. This Government is taking on the new nuclear blockers to put the UK back at the forefront of the global race. Our plans will shake up planning rules to make it easier and cheaper to build nuclear power stations across the country and put a stop to the endless dithering and debate. And they will help us renew the nuclear deterrent, protecting the UK for generations to come.


‘We’ve already begun axing red tape and tearing regulatory barriers that hold back economic growth, including overhauling the legal challenges to major infrastructure projects. This Government is going further and faster to kickstart economic growth, to put more money in working people’s pockets.’


Sir Keir said: ‘This country hasn’t built a nuclear power station in decades. We’ve been let down and left behind.

‘Our energy security has been hostage to Putin for too long, with British prices skyrocketing at his whims.

‘I’m putting an end to it - changing the rules to back the builders of this nation, and saying no to the blockers who have strangled our chances of cheaper energy, growth and jobs for far too long.’


No new nuclear stations were built when Labour was last in power, but construction was started on one when the Tories were last in charge.

Ministers claim that their pledge means that small modular reactors (SMRs) could be built for the first time in the UK.

They also said they would scrap ‘archaic’ rules which currently restrict where nuclear power stations can be built to just eight sites.

Red tape would be ‘slashed’ and ministers would ‘say no to the NIMBYs’ to ensure new power stations can be built, they added.

They said the nuclear industry had been ‘suffocated by regulations’ and this had led investment to collapse, they said, despite the UK being the first country in the world to develop a nuclear reactor.

Ministers will also invite tech companies like Meta and Google invited to build mini-reactors to power AI datacentres.

The expiry date on nuclear planning rules will be scrapped, and a Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce will be established, they added.

Labour set to take on NIMBYs blocking new nuclear power stations

Ministers will slash red tape and take on the 'blockers' to build nuclear reactors across Britain.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[SirRumpole]

Labour in the U.K pushing ahead with nuclear big time and getting stuck into the protestors in the process, funny how political party ideology varies around the World.

MSN

Ministers will slash red tape and take on the ‘blockers’ to build nuclear reactors across Britain.

More nuclear plants will be built across the country creating thousands of highly skilled jobs, the Prime Minister and Chancellor said.

The last nuclear power station to be built in the UK was in 1995. Construction on Hinkley Point C began in 2017 and it will open in around five years after multiple delays.


Last night, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves told the Mail: ‘We were once a world pioneer in nuclear power but now we’re left floundering in the global race. Years of delay from a Conservative government too weak to take on the vested interests has stopped the country leading the way, but this government will not accept that.

‘The opportunity on offer is immense. New nuclear will boost UK energy security and has the potential to create thousands of jobs and kickstart economic growth – our number one mission. Sizewell C alone is expected to support 10,000 jobs and stimulate £4.4 billion worth of investment in the East of England.

‘But seizing the opportunity requires bold decisions. This Government is taking on the new nuclear blockers to put the UK back at the forefront of the global race. Our plans will shake up planning rules to make it easier and cheaper to build nuclear power stations across the country and put a stop to the endless dithering and debate. And they will help us renew the nuclear deterrent, protecting the UK for generations to come.


‘We’ve already begun axing red tape and tearing regulatory barriers that hold back economic growth, including overhauling the legal challenges to major infrastructure projects. This Government is going further and faster to kickstart economic growth, to put more money in working people’s pockets.’


Sir Keir said: ‘This country hasn’t built a nuclear power station in decades. We’ve been let down and left behind.

‘Our energy security has been hostage to Putin for too long, with British prices skyrocketing at his whims.

‘I’m putting an end to it - changing the rules to back the builders of this nation, and saying no to the blockers who have strangled our chances of cheaper energy, growth and jobs for far too long.’


No new nuclear stations were built when Labour was last in power, but construction was started on one when the Tories were last in charge.

Ministers claim that their pledge means that small modular reactors (SMRs) could be built for the first time in the UK.

They also said they would scrap ‘archaic’ rules which currently restrict where nuclear power stations can be built to just eight sites.

Red tape would be ‘slashed’ and ministers would ‘say no to the NIMBYs’ to ensure new power stations can be built, they added.

They said the nuclear industry had been ‘suffocated by regulations’ and this had led investment to collapse, they said, despite the UK being the first country in the world to develop a nuclear reactor.

Ministers will also invite tech companies like Meta and Google invited to build mini-reactors to power AI datacentres.

The expiry date on nuclear planning rules will be scrapped, and a Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce will be established, they added.

Labour set to take on NIMBYs blocking new nuclear power stations

Ministers will slash red tape and take on the 'blockers' to build nuclear reactors across Britain.

www.dailymail.co.uk

As we may have discussed before, Britain doesn't have a lot of choices when it comes to electricity.

Large population and small land area, North Sea gas running out, they have shut all the coal mines, limited sites for hydro, little sun, about the only thing they have going for them is wind, which they have built a lot of.

And of course they have nuclear weapons to feed.

So it's hardly surprising that they turn to nuclear, but the idea that what is good for them is good for us in Australia is fallacious.

Nuclear is too expensive for us, maybe in the future if our population gets to 50 million it may have a place, but we can't afford it now.