Dick Smith enters nuclear debate but CSIRO analysis shows his argument in meltdown | Graham Readfearn

The entrepreneur claims agency exaggerated the costs of the Coalition plan despite it using best-case scenario South Korea as the benchmark

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High-profile entrepreneur Dick Smith entered the ongoing radioactive debate on nuclear energy this week, accusing government agencies of misleading ministers over the costs of reactors and the practicalities of renewables.

But Smith's complaints about what the Australian Energy Market Operator's plan for the future of the grid says, or how CSIRO calculated the costs of nuclear, are themselves misleading.