South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill meeting members of the citizens’ jury. AAP Image/Tim Dornin November 16, 2016 SA doesn’t need a nuclear plebiscite – Weatherill just needs to make a decision Ian Lowe, Griffith University After a Royal Commission and a citizens’ jury, South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has enough advice to decide on his nuclear waste dump plan. Which makes his decision to hold a plebiscite baffling.
Under the proposed plan, countries would ship their nuclear dry storage casks to Australia. US Nuclear Regulatory Agency/Wikimedia Commons February 16, 2016 Why would the world accept Australia’s offer to store nuclear waste? Mark Diesendorf, UNSW Sydney We don’t know how much it would cost to store nuclear waste in Australia - or how much other countries would be willing to pay.
The proposals could add significant value to Australia’s existing uranium mining. Alberto Otero Garcia/Wikimedia Commons February 16, 2016 The economic case for Australia taking the world’s used nuclear fuel is clear Ben Heard, University of Adelaide Offering permanent storage for the world’s nuclear waste could open up a huge economic opportunity for Australia.