Australia’s big electricity generators say nuclear not viable for at least a decade

Electricity tower in Brisbane. Companies say they are ‘energy agnostic’ but the challenges of introducing a new energy source requiring complex regulations, particularly for the storage and disposal of nuclear energy waste, are steep. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

Australia’s big private electricity generators have dismissed nuclear energy as a viable source of power for their customers for at least a decade.

They say they will remain focused on developing renewable sources as coal and gas plants exit the grid.