Nuclear

‘Dark history in Australia’: Indigenous groups resist nuclear power in Port Augusta

In the South Australian town of Port Augusta, Native Title holders and Indigenous activists are protesting the Coalition’s proposal to build a nuclear power plant on their traditional land. This is the latest Indigenous anti-nuclear protest movement in the state’s history, one of many since the 1950s. Produced By: Oliver Rodden Featured In Story: Karina …

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Federal opposition calls for nuclear ban to be scrapped

The Federal Opposition has criticised the Albanese government’s decision to withstand from signing a nuclear pledge to triple its capacity by 2050 at the COP28 Climate Summit. The nuclear agreement was signed by 22 countries, including the US, France, the UK, and Japan. However, Australia has backed a pledge to triple its renewable energy capacity …

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Tough task to train enough people for nuclear submarine program

An Australian researcher says Australia faces an ‘incredibly difficult’ task over the next 15 to 20 years to train enough people to support the AUKUS nuclear submarine program.   According to the UNSW Head of Nuclear Engineering Program, there will be major challenges in identifying and training vast numbers of a three-tiered workforce required for …

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