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Dutton goes nuclear, proposing seven government-owned generators with the first starting in 2030s

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has announced seven sites for reactors, unveiling his long-awaited and highly-controversial policy for nuclear power with the claim it could start operating from the 2030s.

The locations are the sites of former or current coal plants. They have the technical attributes needed for a nuclear plant, including...

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