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The Nuclear energy debate is back in the headlines. Not surprising really as the world comes to grips with the worst oil crisis in forty years and the price of petrol soars ever upward. At the time of writing, media outlets are reporting that petrol has reached A$171.9 in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

As Australian motorists deal with rising fuel prices, in the US, Presidential Republican hopeful, John McCain, has come out strongly in favour of nuclear energy, advocating building new commercial nuclear plants.

Rising fossil fuel prices make the nuclear option more attractive. A recent UK newspaper poll found 86% of respondents in favour of nuclear energy. of course, nuclear energy still has its detractors; Friends of the Earth spokesman, Ali Abbas believes that “nuclear power is a dirty, dangerous and expensive distraction”. Many haven’t forgotten the lesson of Three Mile Island.

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