Horrible just horrible

Yes 💯

Nobody is exercising intelligence in STORING renewable energy.....you do NOT use batteries..use resistance storage...it is simple and cheap...AND this needs massive further development...it is a fascinating field and as far as I know no one is doing very much....the clock is ticking...humans are suffering from a massive lack (collectively) of intelligence..the monkeys in charge will guarantee our collective demise...sadly I cannot see any other result...still its turned out nice eh? ..everybody happy? ..anyone for tennis? Edited 30-Nov-24 21:54pm

What happened to the old clear energy?

Nuclear power is the way to go, the issue with Solar Power is the amount of trees and plants that can never be put back in place, which also alters the environment for our Native Animals.

YES AUSTRALIA SHOULD HA VE NUCLEAR ENERGY.IT IS CHEAP TO RUN NOT LIKE THE CURRENT SUN/WIND POWER. THIS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS OUT OF STEP. ALSO LOW CARBON EMISSIONS.

I feel like it’s always the rural people who are forced to have these wind turbines? What about thier land?

Yes IT should be used!

Well technically geothermal while renewable is nuclear as earth is heated somewhat from nuclear materials naturally. Not a fan of nuclear power plants though. At the end of the day the earth is becoming more polluted from greenhouse gasses, refining raw materials and mining of raw materials. For nuclear power add safe storage of hazardous materials to all of the above. It's more pollution on top of more pollution. I'd rather pay more for renewables and carbon sink technologies or trees occupying more land affecting food prices. It's expensive now but while we're transitioning to better technology it is safer at end use and if SHTF. Edited 28-Nov-24 17:12pm

No, it is not safe and not clean, this is proven time and time again.

in "our energy moving forward"? This is an example of the idiocy of the expression 'moving forward'., because how could it ever be the opposite? It's a nugatory remark. But yes let's have nuclear energy it's way safer than it ever was.

Hanno, hi..

No to nuclear energy.

Definitely not a good idea, the cost of building the power stations would mean high electricity prices and take too long to build to help the environment soon enough.

Stop the nuclear plants

Nuclear is the best way forward till renewables are better developed. Use an old tunnel from a mine site to store the waste. We would then have access to cheaper medical grade Nuclear material as well

No

not a good idea, Heaven help us all

Don’t know enough to offer an informed opinion

Yes, of course...if the Labor Party are demonising coal and gas. What other course can we take? Renewables are expensive (just take a look at your electricity bill) and not reliable...take NSW today for instance asking everyone not to use the washing machine, dish washer and turn off the pool pump...This is a ridiculous situation!!

I agree with everyone actually the planet has taken a beating with everything that goes on so it is necessary for caution to take place also to have a warm place to live and clean atmosphere.

Personally I am not a fan. My main concern is the storage of by products,waste. And the effect this has on the planet.

No just no

Definitely NOT

Nothing complex about it. Safety over money should be our highest priority. Nuclear waste has to be disposed of safely and that is very difficult to do. No one wants it in their backyard so to speak. Other forms of energy needs to be sourced.

It is too expensive and we have many other resources

Japan dumped their waste in the ocean claiming there is little harm. We are supposed to prevent any harm towards the climate yet we seem to be making too many excuses.

it is a clean source & now quite safe with small modular generators

Nuclear power is crazy goes along with nuclear missiles,I live just a few miles from a power plant not nuclear it's coal but o see it every time I go outside the smoke is unreal, what a world we live in, I just try not to think about it

Australia is going to build nuclear submarines so we will have a nuclear industry. We actually do have a nuclear reactor in Sydney and I have needed treatment twice so am very thankful for it, and as far as I can remember there has never been an accident. Australia also stores nuclear waste. When did the last nuclear accident occur? Don't say Fukushima because it was an earthquake and Tsunami that caused that incident and no-one was hurt. Chernobyl was the same. The only people that died were the poor people trying to put the fire out. People are still living there despite the ground giving off radiation readings. For Australia nuclear is our only hope if we are to cover the continent with windmills and solar panels. A nuclear power station will last for 80 years or longer while solar panels and windmills can't make it much past 10 years. So how much of our countryside are we prepared to plaster with solar panels and windmills every 10 or so years when our aging coal powered power stations can be utilised for nuclear?

We, in New Zealand, have been brainwashed against nuclear power but it's being generated in other countries without issue. One disaster and those against it jump on their band wagons! I have nothing against it. The biggest questions is where do we build the power stations. I grew up in Huntly in the 70s when the power station was being built. 50 years later and they are planning on closing it down. Now isn't that just as bad? It never did run on the coal that it was intended to run on. It ran on natural gas from day one which defeated the purpose of building it on the largest coal deposit in the Southern hemisphere. Meremere power station, which was made redundant by the Huntly station, stood abandoned for many years before it was eventually turned into a recycling plant. I say we do what we need to do to "keep the lights on".

Go for it! The real threat of nuclear is in the event of war! Ppl don't realise the real cost of of renewables. Those wind turbines cost a mint, need maintenance and have a fairly short life.

cost would forbid it

From my understanding it will take over 10 years before we see any electricity supplied from nuclear plants. We would have to pay for overseas specialist to build these facilities and then where do we put them. Would any of the coalition politicians have it in their constituency? I do not see any benefits and many problems ahead. We sell our uranium to overseas countries for their reactors, but we do not want the spent uranium back. Who would want ours?

Watch the water flow, watch the wind blow and watch the ocean currents flow

What a contentious issue ..... definitely you have opened up 'a can of worms' ...... have your solar and wind BUT together with a mix of fossil fuels. This nonsense about 'climate change' and 100% renewables is pure fantasy.

Yes,for sure...

Have we learn nothing from 1986 and the countless lives lost due to the instability of nuclear power? Introducing it here would be devastating for our green oasis.

Who do we trust or listen to. Some say yes,some say no. We have abundance of sun light,area of with high wind so use it

no nuclear for me. not a good use for this world.

No nuclear for me!!! To expensive and it will take years to build

I have worked at a nuclear power plant in the U.S and can honestly attest to the fact that they have very rigid safety standards and protocols. It is not impossible for a nuclear accident to happen but they do go to great measures to assure that they don't happen. Personally I don't know where I actually stand in the energy debate. I agree that windmills and solar panels are a blight on the landscape, I also agree that emissions from fossil fuels are killing Mother Earth. It's a very tough call.

I don’t trust that it won’t be a huge problem for future generations. Where do they plan to build these reactors? Where do they plan to dispose of nuclear waste?

No way

Have been saying for years I couldnt understand why when we are exporting uranium we arent using it for power here it is being used safely in so many countries, forget Chernobyl that was years ago. A Nucleur power station is far less a blot on the landscape than the hideous wind turbines whih are a danger to the birds. Solar is ok if you own your own property, people who are renting or cant afford it are subsidising the people who have it. I know I am not alone as I have discussed this with many people of all ages and they ll agree. Forget the idiots like Bowen

Canada's Candu nuclear reactors fuel cannot be made weapons grade. So, that's off the table. The things that worry me are the sloppy building techniques used in some countries to rush the dan things into production, invading armies blowing them up, and what to do with the nuclear waste. We don't have enough solar energy production in Canada and there are too many special interests involved oil and gas, and their polution, will be with us forever. With all the money being spent on other things why don't we send some of the waste into the sun?

We have more solar than we need and the grid can not handle what we are producing to the point the companies are thinking of making it so they can turn off our solar on our roofs. So if we are going to go Nuclear why is there huge solar farms going up eg: Warwick and why are they put in wind turbines up the road? We can't believe in every thing we read because there will always be some for and some against no matter what the topic is. Not every one believes in climate change. I know since we have been here our temperature are hotter in summer and colder in winter than when we first got here. I am okay with the temperatures as long as it rains as we rely on rain water to fill our tanks. Worse year was 2019 when we had less than 200mm for the whole year. Eventually we will be adding some more water tanks to give us peace of mind. We were worried we were going to run out of water, must have come close I reckon.

No. Anyone who has watched any of the documentaries on Chernobyl, and the Japanese power station (post tsunami) disasters, knows that lessons have still not been learned. I have no doubt whatsoever that there are still companies now, that take shortcuts, are focussed on profits not safety, and in most cases, ignore the expert advice of their employees. As long as that is the case, it is only a matter of time before we experience another disaster.

Nuclear power should never be started it is Just to damaging and causes a risk the whole time it is there. We need to put research into geothermal using the heat of the earth to boil the water, not Coal gas or Uranium, to boil the water.

Absolutely. And natural gas. You only have to see what the rest of the world are doing. We can never be reliant on renewables. Im not sold on the climate change BS, I don't think it's anything to do with emissions but more the natural cycle of the earth. Of course recycling is very important and having reliable energy is essential, but tell China and India to clean up their act first..

Nuclear power should be number 1 in the mix, then gas to make our electricity bills cheaper. Solar and wind turbines are too expensive because we are all subsidisers through the government, and they are ruining the environment, Koala habitats wrecked and fire problems in the fire season.

Solar and wind turbines are cheaper more reliable.

I have seen reports on TV that say Wind turbine blades are being buried in landfill because they cannot be recycled and that solar panels cannot be recycled? Regardless the country cannot afford nuclear power plants and storage of waste will cause many problems - you can't bring that stuff through our communities etc!

Solar and wind turbines are all recyclable. Nuclear may supply an endlessd, but Extremely Expensive - remember all those 10s of Billions spent on building just One Nuclear Plant has to be recouped and guess who will be doing that! You and Me! Then what do we do with all the spent fuel which remains Fully Radioactiove for, literally, 1000s of years! "NIMBY" applies in practically all countries. Until they can produce a Nuclear Plant woth NO WASTE then they should never be built. We are already being told that Renewables account for well over 40% of our Energy needs and that will withing the next 5 to 10 years be expanded to provide 100%.

I'm all for hydrogen power!

Renewables we can’t afford… and no one can tell me what happens after all the wind turbines are past there used by date how they will be disposed. We can have nuclear submarines why not nuclear power? Edited 27-Nov-24 12:47pm

Yes, we can't afford renewable power. Renewables are devasting for our wild life, our environment and our power bills. So many countries in the world are using nuclear. I lived near a nuclear power station, no trouble, however, wind turbines do cause lots of havoc and cost us a fortune.

Why can we just dig up the freebies embedded in the ground by Nature an and repay her by being caring lovers of Nature and bend to her reverently as we plant more seeds or seedlings the will grown into strapping big trees and while we sleep they will clear the atmosphere of the pollutants we cause by day into fresh air by day.

YES to nuclear medicine; NO to nuclear power. Nuclear power is neither cheap nor safe, and there are plenty of better alternatives.

Nuke them.

its gotta be better than what we are doing now

We need Base Load Power We used to rely on Coal Now we burn Gas and Diesel There is only one option to have a clean Base Load Source And that is Nuclear There are SMR available and could be installed within 10 Years There isn’t any time to waste

Yes they are cleaner and made them smaller better and two sticks

I am not sure if it is all it seems to be as one day there will be so many towers being put up we will all be put out to sea Haha

Yes, we need it and Gas and Oil.

if its looked after and not left to run its self its great but every type of power generation has risks

Nope

No no no - how could we keep it safe in NZ with our frequent earthquakes and incompetent government. We should not follow the rest of the world - lets be our own country and keep it simple and as naturasl as possible

Put it next to Parliament House

I think Australia should adopt this Strategy ASAP as the other alternatives are too unrealistic

BOOOM

NO....maybe in 30 years BUT not now.....if we had the infrastucture then maybe ,BUT not now We have a LNP Government that is dreaming

it should have been done years ago

Never. Look at Chernoble and Fuchhishima

HI Whysper-ty

It is another option that should be considered. Forget the so called savings that the anti nuclear keep spruking about with their renewables, I have never seen a saving since this whole scenario started. Bring on Nuclear

REALLY. Seeing the powers that be can extract Co2 from the atomosphere, pipe or truck it to destination and then store in underground storage, WHY is it they cannot do this with Coal/Gas so called pollution? Coal and Gas is formed from ORGANIC matter..

Yes, it should be the way too go

NO! NO! and NO! Nuclear energy is the worst polluter in power generation methods - the waste materials alone take many many millennia to dissipate. It's also incredibly dangerous *when* accidents occur, just ask the inhabitants of places like Chernobyl. The whole idea is pure idiocy from every conceivable point of view. Thankfully one of the few sensible things New Zealand politicians did was ban nuclear power - neither power generation facilities nor ships powered by it are allowed here.Edited 27-Nov-24 08:07am

TY Debra D

It is the way to go. People who say it is dirty need to do their research. It is the cleanest and most efficient power source. Don't fall for the greenwashing lobbying who poo poo it becasuse they have their own agenda.

I do not like nuclear energy. Causes leaks and cancers.

nuclear dreadful

It’s a NO from me. We’ve got solar and batteries, don’t get a power bill, get paid by the Power Company for our “donation” to the grid. I’m happy in my own little world.

No it should not. It is too expensive to set up and takes at least 30 years BEFORE a site is ready. Then it can only service 1% of the energy mix needs and this is before we get to the really horrible stuff of nuclear waste which needs to be stored securely and remains a hazard for 100000 years and if an accident happens (and it will) then the costs human, environmental and monetary are just too high.

In one word (yes). Why is the government so slow at moving into this resource. As long as it is not in private hands and we can't be over charged by hungry private companies. The government sold off electric supply to them and other industries that belongs to the public. If these belonged to the public, the politicians should be looking after the interests of the people. "Not selling of items like this" because they are not their property.

YES

Hi JANN R, HAVE FUN...----TY

I think wind farms and solar is a better why to go there are to many things about Nuclear that could go wrong and climate change is not happening its a natural progresion thats been going on for thousands of years

The climate has been changing since the start of time. We cannot control it

Absolutely

I don't think there's an easy answer to this. Nuclear is here to stay in all its good and evil forms, there will not be any coming back from it, if some idiot decides, that evil is the better way !

It is certainly something that I would never want to see happen.

Nuclear is not the answer. Besides the safety and environmental concerns we need clean energy now. It's estimated to take 10 years to build a nuclear plant and every nuclear plant has taken longer and been over budget. We can get other renewables up and running much quicker and less expensive. The only reason our power is expensive at present is we are still propping up the coal and gas industry.

It will be necessary to produce continuous power.

Yep. It's safe and clean, especially with modern reactor types. The big problem is expense, most of which is a mix of overly precautionista bureaucracy and regulation, and poor project planning (as with most big projects).

Yes

build more new coal powered station's, we have plenty of it,

I just did surveys on nuclear energy it's a no from me

Nope