Lake Illawarra, Bass Point nuclear power plant vision ridiculed
Wollongong Greens councillor Mithra Cox said it was "one of the silliest ideas I have ever heard".
"Why on earth would we want a toxic, expensive and risky nuclear reactor on Lake Illawarra or at Fitzroy Falls when we have the most abundant, cheap and safe renewable energy resources of anywhere in the world?" Cr Cox said.
"Look at Chernobyl, at Fukushima, as Zaporizhzia - when nuclear reactors have accidents, they are catastrophic."
"Solar power is the cheapest form of electricity in human history, and wind power is fast catching up."
"And they come without the huge environmental and safety risks of uranium mining and storage or radioactive waste - something which has not been solved anywhere in the world."
Story by Ben Langford in the Illawarra Mercury, 17 August 2023.
NSW Greens announce energy policy to ‘decarbonise the economy’
Abigail Boyd, Greens spokesperson for treasury and energy, said the proposals would "deliver affordable renewable energy for every household."
"We must take back control over our power supply and ensure that we are never again at the mercy of the private market for our energy needs."
Cath Blakely, Greens candidate for the seat of Wollongong, said the plan "will immediately provide cost-of-living relief by lowering power bills, and lays out a plan for electrification by getting one million homes off gas."
"Energy bills are skyrocketing across the state, plunging people into energy poverty, but neither NSW Labor nor the Coalition have any credible plan to reduce energy costs for households."