Residents Will Be Fine With Nuclear Plants, Says Dutton

Published on May 25, 2024

Peter Dutton has played down community concerns over plans to build nuclear power plants near former coal or gas sites. The coalition has announced plans to add nuclear to Australia’s energy grid by building several reactors, should it win the next election. While the opposition has come under pressure to reveal their proposal’s locations and costings, reports suggest the nuclear plants could be built in areas that already have coal or gas-fired power stations. Speculated sites include New South Wales’ (NSW) Hunter Valley, Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, Collie in Western Australia (WA), Port Augusta in South Australian (SA), and parts of Queensland....

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