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Union slams 'false hope': jobs at risk in nuclear push

The ETU has slammed the "pipe dream" of nuclear energy, saying it can't replace coal-fired power. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Queensland's sparkies have been warned of the "huge risk" to thousands of jobs in renewable energy posed by nuclear plans.

The Electrical Trades Union told electricians and apprentices in a mass mailout on Wednesday that nuclear energy was a "radioactive pipe dream" that could not replace coal-fired power stations.

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