General Discussions

[DJC]

France are planning 14 more nuclear reactors by 2050 according to Macron.France has no oil, no gas and no coal and wants to close it's remaining  fossil fuel burning plants.
Australia would need about 25 reactors and they take around 10 -15 years to build.
You need plenty of water and they need to be near consumers so that's building around the coast plus you need foreign investment from companies and the reality is that will come from China etc who already have a strong ownership in our distribution network.
Can't see any Government making the nuke call in Aus and risking the backlash in the short to medium term.

Fourteen more nuclear plants might be according to Macron but the official policy is down to 50% by 2035.  That may change if Macron wins another term.

Nuclear power plants are regularly constructed within five years now.  Of course, there would have to be major legislative change at Commonwealth level as well as some States and Territories and I can't really see that happening.  Then there's the Environmental Effects Statement process so, from proposal to production could well take 10-15 years, if the legislative regime changed.

I can't see any Australian government allowing PRC investment in nuclear power stations and I suspect that we will be buying back the distribution network before long.