Climate minister Chris Bowen says replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear would cost $387 billion
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The government says replacing Australia’s retiring fleet of coal-fired power stations with nuclear energy would cost some $387 billion.
The costing, put out by the Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, is a pre-emptive strike against the opposition, which is moving to include nuclear power in the energy policy it takes to the next...
