Should Australia go nuclear? Why Peter Dutton's plan could be an atomic failure – video

Year in, year out, there's a good chance someone in politics has suggested nuclear power as an answer to Australia's energy problems. Guardian Australia'sMatilda Boseley explains why. Modern-day nuclear energy is climate friendly compared with coal and gas. But going nuclear isn't practicalfor Australia - and it's an idea that's more than likely coming directly from the Coalition's 'delaying action on climate change' handbook

• Dutton's blast of radioactive rhetoric on nuclear power leaves facts in the dust