CSIRO stands by nuclear power costings that contradict Coalition claims
by Graham Readfearn from on (#6N4E4)
The Coalition has attacked the GenCost report that found nuclear power plants would be at least 50% more expensive than solar and wind
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The CSIRO says it stands by its analysis on the costs of future nuclear power plants in Australia after the Coalition attacked the work, which contradicted its claims reactors would provide cheap electricity and be available within a decade.
The opposition's energy spokesperson, Ted O'Brien, claimed on Tuesday in the Australian newspaper that the CSIRO should re-run its modelling to account for longer life-spans and running times of nuclear generators in other countries with nuclear programs.
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