A vision full of power for Australia

The U.S., Japan and Germany have decommissioned their nuclear vessels and indeed the Otto Hahn was re-engined and operated successfully as a cargo vessel. The Russian nuclear cargo vessel "Sevmorput" was built some 20 years after Savannah and is still reported to be operational within Russia. The US and Russia still have a number of nuclear powered warships and submarines that have proven successful in unmatched operational range and safety.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, had tried to open the debate on nuclear energy as Australia was ideally situated to develop a nuclear industry. He failed.

It was not a smart move to close down the nuclear engineering faculty at the University of NSW. But with Government bans prevailing, compliments of the ever unhappy greens and Labor, what else could they do?

In 2019 the NSW Govt bi-partisan committee endorsed a repeal of the 1986 ban on uranium mining and nuclear power as the technology, particularly safety aspects, had improved significantly since then. Those interested should join the ANA (Australian Nuclear Association), a source of sensible discussion on nuclear power.

Small Modular Reactors (SMR's), the latest development in nuclear technology with lower cost and far lower risk of pollution are being put on barges and plugged into remote cities in Russia. As most of the Australian population are around the coastline, why not copy this success in Australia ?

Think of the Australian advantages:-

An abundance of uranium and thorium

Available technology

A stable Government

Dumping site possibilities

For Australia as a Nation, nuclear power makes very good sense, as we have already committed to nuclear submarines and now must restart our nuclear engineering faculties at universities and train up our own people.

Australia does have a unique opportunity here, but is the leadership prepared to grasp the nettle, and move from rhetoric to action ??