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All fair points. I find myself wondering something along the lines of: if it's 10-15 years to build a nuclear power plant, that's potentially 3, possibly 4 gov

All fair points. I find myself wondering something along the lines of: if it's 10-15 years to build a nuclear power plant, that's potentially 3, possibly 4 governments. How will a single power plant project make it through, let alone e 2, 3, 4. Additionally, at that time will we see breakthroughs in fusion technology that means we are building into old tech? Not that this point can be helped without a crystal ball, bit it certainly wouldn't surprise me. Penance for 60 years of inaction and lack of commitment to nuclear technology?

roenxi 2y ago
> How will a single power plant project make it through, let alone e 2, 3, 4 I really don't see it myself. Particularly when we look at the Gillard government which had to rely on the Greens to get legislation through and that ended up with them negotiating a carbon tax. That sort of action against the nuclear industry can completely scupper a plant. There is huge sovereign risk in these things that we've seen materialise in Ukraine/the USSR, Germany and Japan. Even to a lesser extent in the UK and US with their approval processes. With a global record like that, I really don't see how the coalition's opinion matters in Australia; they've always been lightly pro-nuclear. Labor's opinions matters, and the Greens to an uncomfortable extent for an investor.