Comments on: Chapter 2 – Nuclear Energy replaces Coal Plants in Australia

By: John Merory

John Merory — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 04:19:30 +0000

Nuclear electric power always full of promise but never the downsides discussed or admitted. Germany looked into all its high level nuclear waste options and nothing was safe. Previously secure drums of waste are now leaking into the groundwater. Too hot to handle.

I prefer nuclear fusion power which provides all the electricity we need for our household and transport and I can still export 5 mWh to the grid per year, without needing to import. No high level nuclear waste problems, minimal maintenance, no brownouts or blackouts. Our household nuclear power station is the Sun, which transmits its energy to our photovoltaic panels on our house roof during the day when our power needs are greatest, and fills our relatively small storage Li battery to cover our energy needs at night. No greenhouse gas pollution from us! In fact the native trees of local provenance and other plants which we helped establish in our garden and local area draw down CO2.

By: Will Eddowes

Will Eddowes — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 01:20:32 +0000

How Scott Morrison can claim that we will meet all our carbon reduction commitments “at a canter” is hard to see. I guess getting rid of manufacturing helps!
The programmed retirement of coal plants is scary. Unfortunately we have to allow for the huge resistance of public opinion in Australia to nuclear power – even though we seem happy to export uranium and give others the task of dealing with waste. I believe we need to establish a first nuclear plant on an “experimental” basis as a starter to gain local technical expertise and to acknowledge that we need to change the public’s perception. I fear that we may end up with a number of brown-outs and black-outs to wake up the pollies and others!
We also need to pursue renewables and, particularly, storage which is their achilles heel. Improved batteries or hydrogen production may solve this but still seem to be a long way off.

By: Peter Cunningham

Peter Cunningham — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 07:42:22 +0000

A BRILLIANT effort Robert – and CREDIT to the young fella who is doing the video work.
Spot on focus, depth of field, colour balance, audio – clear images – picture in picture – logical and uncomplicated presentation ……….. VERY professional.

This series is a MUST watch for those interested in doing something TRULY effective to look after our planet – air, water and land.

Putting money into SOLID power generation is the key to grid distributed power, whereas so-called “renewables” are disproportionally fickle and disruptive in networks. However of great use with battery storage in more remote areas and small settlements. It is FOLLY to mix the two, as Victoria and South Aust have discovered (but won’t admit). Germany isn’t too pleased with the false promises either!

WELL DONE ROB AND AV CHAP.