The coalition is mad

 Making nuclear part of Australia's  energy mix is madness.

First here are some comments

• duttons-big-nuclear-plan-a-serious-joke-that-is-mad-bad-and-dangerous
  
• peter-dutton-has-promised-to-solve-our-energy-problems-but-his-nuclear-policy-still-leaves-australians-in-the-dark
  
• does-the-coalitions-case-for-nuclear-power-stack-up-we-factcheck-seven-key-claims
  
• no-credible-reason-to-expect-cheaper-power-bills-under-peter-duttons-nuclear-energy-plan-experts-say
  
• coalition-credibility-gap-renewables-nuclear-energy-australia
  
• power-bills-could-rise-by-1000-a-year-under-coalition-plan-to-boost-gas-until-nuclear-is-ready-analysts-say
  
• no-costing-no-clear-timelines-no-easy-legal-path-deep-scepticism-over-duttons-nuclear-plan-is-warranted
  
• is-nuclear-the-answer-to-australias-climate-crisis
  
• australian-nuclear-proposal
  

Okay this is crazy. 

First of all you examine the costs and then find sites for proposed plants not the other way round. Just remember any credible examination of nuclear power has it easily the most expensive power.

Next in at least two places Port augusta and Liddell to my knowledge it is land already being used. AGL for example has a battery and a gas fired station. Dutton has said the Federal government will permanently acquire the land. That could take time and money.

Next is who will pay. Will the private sector retailers be forced to use nuclear power or will taxpayers permanently subsidise wholesale prices?

Next is what is going to occur whilst the nuclear plants are being built? Units breaking down in old coal fired power plants is getting worse so as AEMO would tell anyone blackouts are likely if you extend their life

Next is the solar duck curve which means coalfired power station only make money at night. Why would nuclear plants be any different.

Rooftop solar is totally at odds with baseload power but not dispatchable power so are you going to penalise all those households with rooftop solar?

no-one in the private sector wants to touch coal fired power stations because of the cost and time needed to build them. Coal is much much cheaper than nuclear.

Just remember I am only just getting started.

The coalition is mad and I doubt they wil ever release any costing as they would be torn apart.

The Head of the IEA was out here recently. He is a fan of nukes but he said we would be mad to go nukes because we have a comparative advantage in renewables and they are so much cheaper. duh!