So Why Australia
The antipodeans Sir Ernest Rutherford "father of nuclear physics" and Sir Mark Oliphant, "Opposer of the fission bomb" were the first experimental demonstrators of nuclear fusion.
Why then are the Australian Government and the Federal Opposition not working to get it developed in Australia and bring it back home?
New Zealand has, so why not Australia?
Interesting articles about Nuclear and I know you haven't looked at Fusion.
So let's look at the nuclear or Fission option versus Fusion
1. Fission (Nuclear) Not able to be licenced.
2. Authorities have the power to grant licenses for #fusion, which is not explicitly covered by the Nuclear Act or the ARPANSA definition.
The above ARPANSA link defines nuclear as fission—no mention of Fusion.
3. A fission (#Nuclear) reactor without fissile fuel is a building.
4. A fusion reactor without fissile fuel is a fusion reactor building
5, Fissile (Nuclear) fuel availability and the future cost is a concern, especially for economists and users
Dittmar, M. (2011). The End of Cheap Uranium. ArXiv. /abs/1106.3617
Even the #UN has identified this, so why does the Fission(Nuclear) industry persist in denying its death like fossil fuels
6. Should the focus in #Australia be on nuclear fission advancement or the promotion of fusion technology?
7, Fission (Nuclear) is only at present in 39 countries out of 189.
8. Is #Dutton doing a Menzies and wanting a loophole to get fission (Nuclear) weapons to start with for the subs?
9. Australia still has no high-level radiation waste storage facility
10. Helion Fusion has committed to having its fusion version working in 2028
11. The FIA (Fusion Industry Association) has postulated that commercial power fusion will be available in the 2030s.
12. In its fusion conference report in 2023, the IAEA postulated that all International nuclear (Fission) Laws like the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty do not consider fusion, so it seems it can be built in Australia now.
13. Fusion is also being developed "Small Modular Fusion Reactors" like Zap Energy and Avalanche Energy.
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14. HB11 and the #UNSW Tokamak project have positioned Australia prominently in the trillion-dollar international fusion industry.
Instead of relying on fission with a limited lifetime, wouldn't it be preferable to support Australian renewables, batteries, and hydrogen energy generators and back them up with a fusion power plant? This would eliminate the traditional waste problem while still providing medical isotopes and advancements in medical technology like MRIs.
Let's focus on creating a sustainable future for Australia instead of perpetuating pollution and leading to an energy crisis.
The Australian healds a new manufacturing era. What, does he base this on and will it continue after his government is gone?
Imported renewables and nuclear fission submarines will not last forever. They are more like the old automobile industry that left our shores and the old aero sector, and the declining steel and Aluminium plants.
Then you can look at the dairy industry, cattle and sheep are all also in decline.
Rises prices in energy as Australia transitions generators and infrastructure companies blame rooftop solar and rebates. The opposition claims we need fission when its fuel is declared in short supply plant costs are astronomical and the Greens want fewer solar, batteries and wind farms.
We also can't get fast trains or decent inter-town metropolitan public transport in Australia. The government forces you into EV cars and trucks and can't promise EV recharging points or enough electricity at a reasonable price in homes, units and businesses let alone at highway petrol stations. The national and state governments and the opposition cant even get a national rail network working that could compete against overseas air freight or international maritime shipping
Best invest in Building Fusion power, space, and maritime propulsion systems and industry. You talk about Nuclear (meaning Fission) and fail to discuss fusion.
nuclear fission industry is, ignorant of what's happening around you. Pull your uranium heads out, start adjusting your industry to fusion energy and start preparing to enter the commercially growing fusion energy industry. As it dawns on Earth like the sun.Great Headline Guardian on Nuclear fission.
Fission is moving towards obsolescence at an accelerated pace, as it is "out of step, out of time, out of place," and merely a temporary industry globally.
Commercial fusion electrical generation is a promising innovative sustainable and clean energy method. By 2028, Helion is expected to start producing electricity from its first fusion commercial power plant, which will provide electricity to Microsoft. The plant will produce at least 50 MWe after an initial ramp-up period.
Now see what is happening in the Fusion industry in the world.
As fission trebles, fuel shortage is increasingly real,