DEAR News Of The Area,
TO Jeffrey Cox, in reply to your previous letter.
Like you, I am not completely happy with the Labor Party or any political party for that matter.
And I cannot comment on all the assertions that you made in your previous letter.
However, with regards to the cost of establishing nuclear energy plants, the CSIRO has found the cost of electricity generated from nuclear reactors by 2040 would be about $145-$238 per MWh, compared to $22-$53 for solar, and $45-$78 for wind.
So that’s at least twice as much for nuclear, or up to 10 times as much when comparing with the lowest-cost solar.
Furthermore, when it is time to decommission a nuclear power plant the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that the cost can range from $500 million to $2 billion and can take 15 to 20 years.
It is a complex and costly process.
Perhaps in the near future or maybe not so near future, nuclear energy will become a viable source of energy but for now I would prefer not to have it in my backyard.
Regards,
David EISLER,
Coffs Harbour.
