Originally posted by SD67
Nuclear power is initially ecologically safer and yes, it is way cheaper but don't be thinking that anyone will be paying any less for power though. All those savings will go right into the pockets of the energy companies.
While there are fewer emissions from Nuclear power plants, the ongoing problem of what to do with tonnes of concentrated highly toxic radioactive waste will be keping us occupied for a few thousand years to come.
I'd not be too hasty hoping on Aussie Uranium. The green lobbyists are pretty vocal with regard to Nuclear exports, and the Labour Government has a good history of lending an ear to the Greens.
SD, from what you've described, there is alot of similarity in business' practices between the U.S. and Australia-We've had our own fair share of Corporate graft and corruption to last a lifetime (You may have heard of companies like Enron.)
However, I believe that Nuclear power can't be completely discounted. As a matter of fact, with increasingly more expensive and hard-to-get fossil fuel resources, I would wager that Nuclear power will become more accepted, even in "green" states. Radioactive waste is a big problem, but it can actually be controlled in a safe manner, unlike , say, Smoke out of the stack of a coal-burning power plant. I just believe it will take some time, is all.
