The Energy Minister has called the opposition dishonest for suggesting that nuclear power could be cheaper than renewables.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has called on the Coalition to disclose cost estimates for replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear power, claiming the opposition had been dishonest in suggesting it could be cheaper than renewables.The Australian Financial Review Energy & Climate SummitA $387 billion price tag calculated by Mr Bowen’s department was based on estimates of 71 small modular reactors replacing Australia’s coal plants.
“That doesn’t send the signals about what the government was interested in and what we’re trying to achieve.”
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