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This predates the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone created in 1984 and in any case this is not New Zealand territory. But land-based nuclear power is perfectly le
by andylynch 5y ago
This predates the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone created in 1984 and in any case this is not New Zealand territory. But land-based nuclear power is perfectly legal in New Zealand, just unpopular & undeveloped, in favour of oil, gas, hydroelectric, and more recently wind. One unusual barrier to NZ nuclear power is that the common designs would be too big to maintain a balanced grid; a single 1GW commercial reactor could supply 1/7 of NZ's electricity.
- mprovost 5y agoWhile legally allowed it would be politically and culturally impossible at this point to build a nuclear power plant in NZ. The population has a strong Nuclear Free identity. For example, when you fly into Wellington, the sign on the way out of the airport says "Welcome to Wellington, Capital of Nuclear Free New Zealand".