Nuclear Power for Australia? Processes and Challenges.
Nuclear power is back on the political agenda as countries work towards net zero by 2050. In Australia, the coalition responded to Labor's clean energy program by proposing the adoption of nuclear power. This article considers whether Australia needs nuclear energy to reach its targets given its abu...
| Publicado en: | Social Alternatives Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 11 - 19 |
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