Australia’s nuclear future: Chris Uhlmann predicts inevitable shift from renewables

[@KellyLithgow-t3i]

Bowen has stuffed Australians power what a disgrace

[@gavwilson3413]

In all fairness, he hasn't done it on his own. The coalition's adoption of net zero is equally deluded. And has significantly contributed to federal Labor's last election victory. After all, why vote a coalition that, only the previous election, were certain net zero WAS insanity and economic suicide?

[@gone547]

We have to shift from Bowen and Albo first.

[@ohasis8331]

Shouldn't be too long now.

[@Knakaz]

Ffs stick with coal power

[@tassied12]

It was breakdowns at coal plants that caused the problems in NSW last week. 4 out of 12 generators offline including Eraring, for which Origin had been paid millions to avoid this very situation.

[@BradSimmonds-j7o]

@@tassied12 3 of the generators were offline for scheduled maintenance, only 1 generator had an unscheduled shutdown. Try to stick to the facts.

[@polarbear7255]

@@BradSimmonds-j7o T12 loves his ‘facts’ Brad, just as long as they are cherry picked, presented with no context and with no perspective… oh and generally not actually true either. T12 is known renewable troll… just feed it to him….

[@saltymonke3682]

Coal fly ash is more radioactive than nuclear power plant

[@tassied12]

@@BradSimmonds-j7o You are correct. 3 of the 4 generators were offline due to maintenance - but that didnt make the situation any easier. They were still unavailable when needed.

[@JaseboMonkeyRex]

we need to solve this because it takes decades to see a real meaningful change...

[@andrewhession5054]

I sat for a trainee operator position interview at Darling Downs Combined Cycle Power Station in 2008 . The 3 senior operations people doing the interview all said the future was nuclear power. These were people who had been in the industry for 20 or so years then . They were adamant Australia needs nuclear plants .

[@tassied12]

The world has changed since 2008. The extra safety measures and precautions introduced as a result of Fukishima have blown out the costs of nuclear production. Every western nuclear project started in the last 20 years (VC Summer, Vogtle, Hinkley C, Flamanville, Olkiluoto) has run way over time and budget

[@polarbear7255]

@@tassied12 😂 you know nothing T12! Out of your depth. You are nothing but a discredited renewable troll. A good friend of mine is an operator at a major power station… those views are still valid. The engineers that actually work on the grid… they all know the future is nuclear. So T12… tick tock buddy… nuclear is inevitable. You can’t stop it. And I’m just gunna keep feedin’ it to you 🖕☢️

[@johnwoodrow8769]

The right decision would be to build modern new coal fired power stations, in conjunction with new gas fired plants. And yes, it would be wise to start building a nuclear power industry as well. Inevitably that is what we'll likely be forced to do when the 85% renewables BS finally collapses in a heap as was always going to happen.

[@tassied12]

No bank will invest in a new coal plant in Australia due to the risk of it becoming a stranded asset. Daytime demand from the grid is falling with an increase in the frequency of negative wholesale prices. The operators of Bayswater have been testing running the generators in two-shift mode where they shut down completely during the day to avoid losing money.

[@johnwoodrow8769]

@@tassied12 Go away troll. Who cares about banks run by woke lefties more intent of virtue signalling than the long term good of the nation.

[@polarbear7255]

@@tassied12t12…. Just another renewable shill…. Tick tock T12… that’s the sound of nuclear approaching 🖕☢️

[@johnwoodrow8769]

@@tassied12 Don't you ever get tired of writing your nonsense? Why should Australia's economic future be determined by a bank of all things.

[@KellyLithgow-t3i]

Nuclear come on Dutton

[@WilliamCarnell-k9g]

Reality collides with ideology.

[@tassied12]

The reality is there was just ONE new reactor construction start last year outside China and only TWO so far this year. (IAEA reactor database) Nuclear's share of global power production is half what it was 25 years ago. The reality is that global nuclear capacity went backwards last year, with new capacity coming online not even keeping up with closures

[@travstar5447]

Base Load must be Nuclear, Gas or Coal. Green and Renewable Energy does not exist, there is only Energy.

[@tassied12]

@@travstar5447 A MWh from a renewable generator is exactly the same number of electrons as a MWh from a nuke. gas or coal.

[@travstar5447]

@@tassied12 bullshit

[@paulcox9366]

45 hippys with signs. Australia....yep we bow down to keep you happy while 20 million ppl cant afford power

[@shammusomalley8986]

Boss Energy (BOE)

[@travstar5447]

Uhlmann is correct

[@chrisnicholson-on5zp]

Microsoft pays to have a nuclear reactor recommissioned for its sole use for there AI programs but we can do it with a solar panel and a fan, what could possibly go wrong?.

[@tassied12]

There is a world of difference in recommissioning an existing reactor with existing infrastructure to building the whole industry from scratch in Australia

[@chrisnicholson-on5zp]

@@tassied12 missed the point

[@tassied12]

Microsoft is investing far more in renewables for its energy supplies than it is in nuclear.

[@gavwilson3413]

@@tassied12 evidence? Because Microsoft investing in nuclear tells us one thing. And one thing only. Microsoft KNOWS it cannot power its data centres with renewable energy. Which is equally true for every economic activity you care to think of.

[@polarbear7255]

@@tassied12 seems you forgot they aren’t built yet T12? Love how you cherry pick the information to suit your anti nuclear narrative. SMRs champ… Microsoft bought TMI which is a complete asset but Amazon, META and google all want to invest in SMRs. But META is even looking at adding 4-5GW of nuclear capacity… that’s huge and will deliver around 40TWh of electricity each year…. Absolutely blows wind and solar away…. They have no chance. Tick tock T12… nuclear is inevitable. You can’t stop it.

[@Bear197504]

we are idiots. First to vote these clowns in and second to get them into a second term.

[@CitizenShane54]

Just for the record Whitlam visited China before Nixon. And Australia’s chance at cheap reliable energy was lost when the Liberal Party made sure Rex Connor’s vision of Australian industry and homes powered by cheap Australian owned gas, never saw the light of day. And the LNP have contributed more than their fair share of monumental blunders since.

[@johnwoodrow8769]

The biggest setback to Australia's energy was caused by Labor when Julia Gillard as Prim Minister, despite all expert advice to the contrary, failed to implement a domestic gas reservation for east coat gas exports.

[@paythepiper6283]

False, it was Kevin Rudd's Energy Minister Martin Ferguson who renegotiated the gas contracts so foreign gas companies do not have to pay any royalties on over 50% of our gas that they sell, and the rate they did pay was reduced. 2 weeks after Abbott flogged Rudd Ferguson lost his seat, he got a million dollar job with British gas.

[@gordonwells1626]

Chris Uhlmann is light years ahead of the fools in the ALP…

[@paythepiper6283]

Now do an investigation into whether co2 really affects the climate.

[@YengkhomjawanmeeteiYengkhomjaw]

Give me my SAP SIP

[@damo7228]

He says whatever Lachlan tells him to say

[@Berserker978]

And that's it. That's all you've got Damo. Was it really worth the effort. 😆

[@tilapiadave3234]

Ever noticed the greatest loser Karnt's in Australia follow Aerial ping pong?

[@travstar5447]

Base Load must be Nuclear, Gas or Coal. Fact.

[@saltymonke3682]

Even without baseload demand, TWR now can store energy, so Nuke now is more flexible to meet demand, and it's being built by Bill gates in the US.

[@tilapiadave3234]

Gas is NOT base load ,, gas by it's very nature can be turned on / off and varied ,, it fills in the gaps left by intermittent solar / wind mills

[@johnwoodrow8769]

@@tilapiadave3234 Gas IS base load. Just because it can be quickly ramped up/down if needed is just an extra bonus. Natural gas is the primary source of base load power in the USA.

[@tilapiadave3234]

@@johnwoodrow8769 Gas is NOT base load ,, different input sources need to be used with thought toward their attributes. LAUGHING you bring the USA into a discussion here ,, it is a COMPLETELY different situation ,, in the USA gas is basically A FREE WASTE PRODUCT FROM OIL DRILLING ,, THAT SITUATION DOES NOT EXIST HERE IN Australia

[@travstar5447]

@tilapiadave3234 bs Wtaf are u hoofing

[@Poorlineforeva]

We don't have twenty years to wait Chrissy.. and that's after the moratorium is lifted

[@awc900]

For goodness sake, you know they can be done in ten years so cut the twenty year BS.

[@Berserker978]

You think setting up Renewables will be finished in 20 years. 😂 They will be due for Renewal by then Trolley Boy. 😆 How Dimwitted can one human be.

[@Voodoo4209]

What Part of the Word RENEWABLES don't you understand ? It is a CONSTANT COST Renewing them over and over and over again. Ffs Talk about Blinded by Ideology.

[@Poorlineforeva]

Cry harder voodoo it might make some kind of difference.

[@johnwoodrow8769]

Yes, you are right. The push for all renewables and forcing coal out of the mix has created a looming disaster. About the only viable solution is to fast track gas plants to fill the mandatory requirement until such time as nuclear plants can be built.

[@lynetteharcus9166]

Blinkered leftist protests in Victoria. Hope you bought some candles 😂