The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail

Dutton’s nuclear plan based on many, many assumptions

Readers discuss the holes in Peter Dutton’s detail for this nuclear energy plans.

ThePatriotLight - Federal Opposition Pledges Nuclear Plan Will Cut Energy Bills by 44 Percent

ThePatriotLight - The opposition claims its nuclear energy plan will save the country $263 billion compared to Labor’s renewable-only plan.The Liberal-National Coalition has unveiled its much-awaited economic modelling behind its plan to introduce civilian nuclear power to Australia.The plan is estimated to save up to $263 billion (US$167.4 billion) compared to Labor’s renewable energy strategy, with the opposition saying this will result in che…

Federal Opposition releases its $331 billion nuclear vision

The Federal Opposition has released the long-awaited costings for its contentious plan to use nuclear power. Through a policy that would overturn Australia's current nuclear energy bans, the Coalition seeks to build seven full-scale nuclear power stations across the country.

The Coalition reveals the cost of its nuclear power plan – but the devil is in the missing detail

The Coalition has released long-awaited detail on its nuclear energy policy, claiming its plan to build seven nuclear power stations would be A$263 billion cheaper than Labor’s renewables-only approach. The figures are contained in an analysis prepared by Frontier Economics. I’ve conducted preliminary analysis of the document, and found key assumptions that differ from other similar analyses, including that from Australia’s premier science organ…

Australia’s opposition defends A$331b nuclear plan cheaper than renewables, govt calls it ‘fiction’

SYDNEY, Dec 13 — Australia’s opposition said today its plan to launch nuclear power in the sun-baked country will be cheaper than a renewables-only strategy — a claim blasted by the government as “fiction”. With elections looming by May 2025, the conservative opposition has proposed nuclear power as a way to cut carbon emissions with less reliance on solar panels and wind turbines. Critics say nuclear power plants would cost far more than renewa…

Top energy experts criticise Dutton's $331 billion nuclear gamble

Energy analysts say the Coalition's nuclear plan will be more expensive, burn more carbon, result in a smaller economy, and be more disruptive than Peter Dutton claims.