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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

This is what happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble on nuclear power is presented as a concrete proposal

Artist's impression of a Westinghouse small modular reactor
The Australian and Sky News featured an artist’s impression of one SMR being proposed by Westinghouse – a 300MW plant the company has said might be available ‘in the early 2030s’. Photograph: Westinghouse/Reuters

What happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble to deploy an unavailable nuclear power technology across the country’s electricity grid is presented in an opinion poll as a concrete proposal?

You get a page one story in The Australian under the headline: “Powerful majority supports nuclear option for energy security” backed with two pieces of commentary, an editorial and a narrative reliably echoed by Sky News Australia.

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