hardly a week goes by without some 🪿telling me that "saudi arabia built a nuclear power station in just 8 years" or similar.
south korea built it for the UAE & it'll be 16+ years from formal announcement to project completion.
no, it was not on time & likely not on budget
any 🪿telling you nuclear can be built in australia in 2-3, 5, 10 or 15 years:
• ignores years of work required before construction starts
• doesn't understand IAEA's "construction" ignores _years_ of actual construction
• assumes an established regulator & warm supply chain.
☢️ with the #coalition expected to announce its #nuclear plan on wednesday, here are 18 questions every diligent journalist should be seeking answers to:
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1. how will dutton remove the ban?
the coalition would require control of the senate to repeal the ban, which is embedded in two acts.
the coalition hasn’t controlled the senate since 2004-2007.
2. which state(s) would dutton build the reactors in?
only VIC, NSW and QLD grids are big enough to handle a large nuclear reactor.
WA, SA and TAS grids are too small to host a GW-scale reactor.