From Waste to Watts: Regional Mayor Open to Nuclear Power

The mayor of Kimba, a South Australian town originally designated for a nuclear waste disposal site, says Australia should have an open conversation about the energy source. Mayor Dean Johnson’s comments come after federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton revealed his party would commit to constructing seven nuclear generators across the country if elected. The Liberal-National Coalition is pitching the move as an alternative push towards net zero, in contrast to the Labor government’s focus on renewables. The slated sites include Loy Yang Power Station in Gippsland of Victoria, Callide and Tarong in Queensland, Port Augusta in South Australia, Collie in West Australia, as well as Mount Piper in Lithgow, and Liddell in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales....