23 October 2008
Nuclear energy
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While the financial crisis has eclipsed global warming as the big political issue, could pure economics prompt a re-think of our energy policy? The Garnaut Report on climate change dealt only briefly with nuclear power. It set out a number of provisos before nuclear could be considered for Australia, including cost and waste disposal. But supporters say when the real costs of carbon emissions are known, nuclear will start to look a lot more competitive. So is it time to restart the nuclear debate -- and what's changed since the seventies?
Guests
Bernard Keane
Crikey Canberra correspondent
Ian Lowe
Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Griffith University
Ian Hore-Lacy
Director of Communications, World Nuclear Association
Leslie Kemeny
Member of the International Nuclear Energy Academy
Further Information
Australian Conservation Foundation
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Debra McCoy
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