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First regional public hearing on nuclear power in Biloela, central Queensland, with locals divided
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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11/13/2024
The first public hearing on nuclear energy outside Canberra has taken place in central Queensland. The committee heard from local farmers concerned about the impact of renewables on agricultural land.
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This power station near Biloela in central Queensland could become the site of a nuclear
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reactor.
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Coal operations are due to be wound back and it is one of seven sites being considered
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across the country if the Liberals win the next federal election.
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But local opinion is divided.
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I just don't think it's viable and I think it's way, way too expensive.
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The first parliamentary hearing into nuclear energy is taking place in the town as the
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region experiences a renewables boom.
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Some farmers prefer nuclear over wind and solar farms.
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It's using up and consuming large tracts of very valuable agricultural land, untouched
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pristine forests and areas with really high biodiversity.
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Nuclear, the benefits of it are that it can be set up at existing infrastructure with
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existing transmission lines.
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It's a power that is baseload, it's reliable.
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There are concerns about water capacity.
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The reservations that I still have then are water, water's quite scarce in this valley.
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The other thing that really bothers some of us is dealing with the waste, the nuclear
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waste.
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The hearing's been told consultant David Collins, hired by the federal opposition,
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has visited stakeholders.
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Queensland's new LNP government says nuclear energy is not part of its plan and laws currently
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banning the industry in the state would need to be overturned and that could prompt a plebiscite
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on the issue.
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There's been several speakers, obviously, some for and some against nuclear energy.
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Obviously it's a polarising debate.
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Nuclear is the only alternative, if you're not going coal.
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The hearings continue in Nanango and Brisbane this week and interstate next month.
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