The International Energy Agency says almost a quarter of global electricity could come from nuclear power plants by 2050, if the world returns to peak build rates of the 1970s.
The Rudd Government will consolidate all environmental responsibilities relating to uranium mining within the Federal environment portfolio and is considering whether to abolish the existing automatic requirement for new uranium mines to undergo EPBC Act assessment.
Emissions trading can't work, coal must be phased out and nuclear must be part of the world's energy mix, says renowned NASA climate science James Hansen, who warns those opposing climate change action are perpetrating a 'great hoax' about the validity of the science.
Australia 'stands alone' as the only large economy not considering nuclear as part of its climate change response, we 'could and should' have a large-scale plant by 2020 and modular units could power towns, smelters and desal plants, says ANSTO chief Ziggy Switkowski.
