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Australia must remain a nuclear-free country.

Nuclear energy and arms are not compatible with a clean future.

The Coalition's nuclear energy plan is light on detail but heavy with danger. It's a costly distraction from effective climate action that risks delaying – and even derailing – the sensible, considered and speedy transition to renewables that is already well underway and essential to protect the environment and safeguard our future.

To our representatives, we call on you to make Australia nuclear-free:

  • End uranium mining and exports, and clean up all old uranium mines;
  • Say no to nuclear power – it is high-risk, high-cost and a dangerous distraction from real climate solutions, like clean energy from the sun and wind;
  • Take a strong stand against nuclear weapons – this includes signing and ratifying the UN nuclear weapons ban treaty;
  • Manage radioactive waste transparently and responsibly.

The exaggerated claims being made by the latest round of nuclear promoters do not alter the evidence which clearly shows nuclear is the worst option for Australia. Promoting nuclear today will keep coal and gas burning for decades to come!

There are many reasons nuclear energy is not a viable alternative for Australia’s energy future:

  • It takes too long – on average, it takes about nine years to build a nuclear power station and another 10 years for planning and licensing. Effectively that means two decades between first idea and first power. These are the critical decades to immediately reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.
  • It’s dirty and dangerous – Nuclear power stations pose significant community, environment and health risks. Apart from the radioactive waste they generate, nuclear power stations run on uranium which, like coal and gas, is not a renewable resource.
  • It’s far more expensive than renewable options – Modelling shows developing nuclear infrastructure is 5-10 times more expensive than solar and wind. And even if the technology was in place, it would also cost more to produce.
  • It needs a lot of water – Nuclear reactors use tonnes of water per second to cool the reactors to produce electricity. This is unlike wind and solar which require little or no ongoing water use.
  • We have no proven options for managing long-term radioactive waste – All reactors create waste, and this is a growing and unresolved global management issue. For decades successive governments have tried to impose low and intermediate level waste dumps and stores, predominantly on First Nations lands, across multiple sites in Australia.

We must leave the uranium in the ground to keep our communities and the nature we rely on safe.

Let's get it right and make Australia nuclear-free.

Header image: Sea lions gather on the beach on the Eyre Peninsula. At the top of the Peninsula is Kimba, where the government is proposing to put a national radioactive waste site despite unanimous opposition from Barngarla Traditional Owners


Latest Supporters

Ross 2020-10-16 08:24:31 +1100
Nicole 2020-10-16 08:20:41 +1100
Julie 2020-10-16 08:05:24 +1100
Darrel 2020-10-16 08:02:27 +1100
Paul 2020-10-16 08:01:00 +1100
Ian 2020-10-16 07:56:09 +1100
Nuclear is not safe and not needed.
James 2020-10-16 07:54:20 +1100
Lyn 2020-10-16 07:53:12 +1100
End the Nuclear Fuel Cycle – NO exploration , no MINING , no POWER , no WASTE & NO WEAPONS . Ta 2 ALL – eg ACF , FOE , iCAN – yet ALL individuals & organisation that halt these toxic, risky , wasteful & useless events.
Grant 2020-10-16 07:49:26 +1100
Stacey 2020-10-16 07:34:05 +1100
Claire 2020-10-16 07:18:10 +1100
David 2020-10-16 07:17:03 +1100
Dean 2020-10-16 07:07:44 +1100
Nuclear energy might have some advantages, but the WASTE products will haunt us for the rest of our lives. And perhaps the next generation’s lives as well !
Anja 2020-10-16 06:48:55 +1100
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Lynn 2020-10-16 04:03:02 +1100
David 2020-10-16 03:50:32 +1100
Maree 2020-10-16 03:17:05 +1100
Rachel 2020-10-16 03:01:50 +1100
There is no need for hi risk nuclear power or the dangerous waste it produces for millennia in Australia. Learn the lessons of Chenoble and Fukushima.
I strongly oppose the mining of uranium in Australia for the same reasons. Nobody wants or needs the waste – there is no failsafe storage plan. This remains forever dangerous.
[email protected] 2020-10-16 03:01:23 +1100