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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

Les 2020-10-16 05:27:20 +1100
Ben 2020-10-16 05:01:03 +1100
Julie 2020-10-16 04:59:47 +1100
sue 2020-10-16 04:54:49 +1100
Richard 2020-10-16 04:45:37 +1100
Andrea 2020-10-16 04:29:55 +1100
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
Nuclear is not the way to go into our future. After Covid, we have the chance to change our bad ways & start thinking of better ways to make a healthier planet. Our children & grandchildren depend on us making the right decisions to guard their future. Our future out of this dark time is to start doing the right thing for the future.
Kim 2020-10-16 02:57:58 +1100
Nuclear waste is the biggest problem as it is radioactive for thousands of years. It has been buried in deserts and dumped into the oceans. Out of sight out of mind ignoring the terrible danger it poses to mankind. Nuclear power is not the answer and we should not profit from it by
Selling our uranium overseas. Far worse than growing poppies to sell for opium yet we would be widely condemned if the government allowed this. They won’t even scansion medical marijuana and we killed our tobacco industry when the danger of cigarettes was exposed.
Gael 2020-10-16 02:50:44 +1100
Bevin 2020-10-16 02:47:38 +1100
Margaret 2020-10-16 01:19:52 +1100
Amazing news! Well done!
Cate 2020-10-16 01:12:15 +1100
Cornelia 2020-10-16 00:55:44 +1100
if NZ can be ‘smarter’ … so much for ‘the clever country’ :(
J 2020-10-16 00:44:47 +1100
John 2020-10-16 00:36:57 +1100
K-A 2020-10-16 00:30:47 +1100
Kayli 2020-10-16 00:28:17 +1100
Jo 2020-10-16 00:16:56 +1100
Megan 2020-10-16 00:16:55 +1100
Australia has huge renewable sources to provide for our energy needs. We have sun, wind, hydro for clean power. Uranium for nuclear power is the most dangerous, high-risk, high-cost mineral that WE MUST LEAVE IN THE GROUND for the health of all Australians and others now and into the future.

We must also sign the UN nuclear weapons ban ASAP
Anna 2020-10-15 23:57:38 +1100
Patricia 2020-10-15 23:47:47 +1100
Rob 2020-10-15 23:37:26 +1100
Michael 2020-10-15 23:27:58 +1100
There is no place for nuclear power in Australia. We have an abundance of sun and wind to produce sustainable energy without causing a waste product.
Ken 2020-10-15 23:27:33 +1100
Aisea 2020-10-15 23:20:11 +1100
Kate 2020-10-15 23:18:57 +1100