Report: small nuclear reactors an ‘uncertain and unproven’ technology that could delay Australia’s transition to renewables
Posted: 6th October 2022
By Graham Readfearn | October 6, 2022
Illustration of a light water small modular nuclear reactor (U.S. Government Accountability Office)
Editor’s note: This story was originally published The Guardian. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
The next generation of small nuclear reactors being advocated by the Coalition would raise electricity prices, slow the uptake of renewables and introduce new risks from nuclear waste, according to a report from the Australian Conservation Foundation.