{"id":262943,"date":"2023-06-20T11:23:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T09:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=262943"},"modified":"2023-06-20T11:23:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T09:23:15","slug":"rising-australian-uranium-exports-proves-growing-demand-for-nuclear-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=262943","title":{"rendered":"Rising Australian Uranium Exports Proves Growing Demand For Nuclear\u00a0Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Markets don\u2019t lie. The growth in demand for uranium is driven by the world\u2019s growing demand for nuclear power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australia holds the world\u2019s largest uranium reserves<\/a> and, despite its shifting policy of limiting the number of mines and states that have banned them<\/a>, is the world\u2019s third-largest uranium exporter<\/a>. Happy to export it, but too dim to use it ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That Australia, among the world\u2019s largest uranium exporters, doesn\u2019t rely on nuclear power astonishes those from the 30 countries where you\u2019ll find nearly 450 nuclear reactors currently operating<\/a> \u2013 including the French, Americans, Canadians, Japanese and Chinese. Another 15 countries are currently building 60 reactors among them. Nuclear power output accounts for over 11% of global electricity production. But not a lick of it in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1998, the Federal government enacted legislation that prohibits nuclear power generation in any form. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act<\/a> and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act<\/a>, specifically prohibit nuclear fuel fabrication, power, enrichment or reprocessing facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Australia\u2019s grand wind and solar \u2018transition\u2019 in its death throes, getting rid of Australia\u2019s idiotic ban on the use of nuclear power is top priority amongst anyone gifted with common sense, logic and reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BHP Billiton is one of Australia\u2019s leading miners, and its mineral extraction operations include uranium mined at its Olympic Dam mine in Australia\u2019s Far North (see above).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known as the \u2018Big Australian\u2019, BHP has had its fair share of the costly and chaotic delivery of wind and solar in Australia\u2019s renewable energy capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in September 2016, its Olympic Dam operation was shut for the best part of a fortnight after a vigourous spring storm resulted in the automatic shutdown of SA\u2019s wind power generation fleet<\/a>, plunging the entire State into darkness \u2013 for days in some places \u2013 and that cost hundreds of millions in lost production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier that year, BHP killed off plans to expand its Olympic Dam operations, simply because power costs in South Australia were running out of control \u2013 on one occasion BHP Billiton was forced to pay $2.57 million in a single day for electricity<\/a> \u2013 that would normally cost them around $250,000 \u2013 due to a total and totally unpredictable collapse in wind power output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if any corporate entity has a stake in obtaining reliable and affordable power, it would be BHP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence BHP\u2019s move to get rid of the ban and allow Australia to join every other country in the G20 that benefits from ever-reliable, safe and affordable nuclear power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BHP pushes Anthony Albanese to remove \u201cprohibitions\u201d on nuclear energy in net zero transition<\/strong>
The Australian
Geoff Chambers
6 June 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mining giant BHP is pushing the Albanese government to remove \u201cprohibitions\u201d on nuclear energy to help achieve 2030 and 2050 climate targets, amid fears that restricting power sources in the grid will hold back the clean energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Australian can reveal BHP, one of the world\u2019s biggest uranium miners, made the pitch to Treasury ahead of the May 9 budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BHP\u2019s intervention came weeks ahead of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton\u2019s budget reply speech in which he put nuclear power and gas at the heart of the Coalition\u2019s future energy blueprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Dutton\u2019s declaration that in the 21st century \u201cany sensible government must consider small modular nuclear as part of the energy mix\u201d was met with fierce opposition from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen, who rejected nuclear as an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BHP\u2019s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia is home to the largest known single deposit of uranium in the world and the miner\u2019s Xplor division in April announced it would expand its exploration focus beyond copper and nickel to prospective uranium and lithium projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BHP\u2019s leadership in recent months has firmed up the company\u2019s focus on uranium and the benefits of nuclear power, and told the government more must be done to protect energy security, affordability and decarbonisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReducing barriers to the energy transition \u2026 should include removing unnecessary restrictions on new sources of energy supply (such as existing prohibitions on nuclear energy),\u201d BHP told Treasury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company also said the government must ensure \u201cenvironmental approval and land access processes are effective at achieving environmental, heritage and social objectives while delivering timely and predictable outcomes for project proponents\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its pre-budget submission<\/a>, BHP warned Treasury that federal and state governments continue to adopt divergent approaches on energy and climate policy, which \u201chas the potential to increase transaction costs and discourage investment\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe government\u2019s Rewiring the Nation initiative and Capacity Investment Scheme are useful in this regard but may not be enough to support a low-cost and orderly transition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest Department of Resources quarterly report in March projected uranium export values would double from $605m in 2021-22 to around $1.2bn by 2027-28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUranium prices are forecast to lift, from $US51 a pound in 2022 to above $US60 a pound by 2028 (in real terms). This is expected to encourage stronger production from Kazakhstan, Australia, Canada and Namibia,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAustralian exports are forecast to increase, from 4933 tonnes in 2021-22 to almost 8000 tonnes by 2027-28.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department\u2019s Office of the Chief Economist forecasts higher global uranium demand as \u201cnuclear deployments continue to expand\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Increased demand is being reported in China, Japan, South Korea, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith new reactor deployments growing, stronger investment in supply will likely be needed to avoid a supply deficit emerging towards the end of the outlook period. While uranium costs are only a small share of overall costs for nuclear power, the current price trajectory provides strong incentives to potential suppliers, and is likely to encourage greater investment in uranium production over time,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the short term, this will likely be met through higher output from traditional suppliers. New output is expected from Australia\u2019s reopened Honeymoon mine (from 2024).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at The Australian\u2019s strategic business forum in Adelaide last year, BHP chief technical officer Laura Tyler said nuclear energy <\/a>\u201chas to be a part of the conversation\u201d and uranium should not be discounted as a baseload power source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI would like to think that Australia could consider it as part of the whole. When you think about where we will see reliable baseload, if you don\u2019t have the storage \u2026 then you need the baseload, because you\u2019ve got to keep hospitals and things running 24\/7, you\u2019ve got to be able to keep big business running 24\/7,\u201d Ms Tyler said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re not prepared to do oil and gas or coal, then what is it going to be based on? There\u2019s a very shoot-from-the-hip response to uranium, because it\u2019s difficult to manage, it\u2019s not as simple as maybe oil and gas but at the same time \u2026 its consequences can be big.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With nuclear accounting for around 10 per cent of global electricity generation, rising to almost 20 per cent in advanced economies, the International Energy Agency says \u201cnuclear power can play an important role in clean energy transitions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNuclear power is an important low-emission source of electricity. For those countries where it is accepted, it can complement renewables in cutting power sector emissions while also contributing to electricity security as a dispatchable power source,\u201d the IEA says. \u201cIt is also capable of producing low-emission heat and hydrogen. More efforts are needed to get nuclear power on track with the net-zero emissions by 2050 scenario.\u201d
The Australian<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coalition backs BHP nuclear push<\/strong>
The Australian
Geoff Chambers
7 June 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opposition energy and climate change spokesman Ted O\u2019Brien says global businesses will shift \u00adinvestment away from Australia unless the nation embraces the potential of zero-emissions \u00adnuclear technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to mining giant BHP\u2019s pre-budget push for the government to remove prohibitions on nuclear energy, Mr O\u2019Brien said Australia\u2019s industrial and resources sectors that are desperately seeking to reduce emissions cannot be \u201cignored\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile BHP is Australian born, it brings a global perspective and is uniquely positioned to \u00adreflect on the most cost-effective and efficient technology options to reduce industrial emissions,\u201d Mr O\u2019Brien told The Australian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBHP makes it clear that \u00adglobal businesses are looking at Australia\u2019s \u2018unnecessary restrictions\u2019 on zero-emissions nuclear energy as an inhibitor to innovation, investment and efficiency. The stark reality is that capital is fluid and moves around the world in search of better market conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his post-budget reply speech last month, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton put nuclear power and gas at the heart of the Coalition\u2019s future energy blueprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Dutton is expected to \u00addevelop gas and nuclear policies ahead of the 2025 election, pitting the Coalition\u2019s energy plan against Anthony Albanese\u2019s \u00ad\u201crenewables revolution\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With high inflation driving up interest rates and Australians copping record energy bills, Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on Wednesday said the government must implement an \u201caffordable, reliable\u201d plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe policies they have on energy are not the policies we had, or would have,\u201d Ms Ley said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr O\u2019Brien said many Australian businesses are \u201ccommitted to reducing emissions, but are desperate for practical solutions that are cost-effective\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no surprise that businesses are looking around the world at the role of zero-emissions nuclear energy in driving deep cuts to industrial emissions and wanting the same opportunity here in Australia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Queensland Nationals senator and former resources minister Matt Canavan said he supported BHP for trying to \u201ctalk sense\u201d to the government about removing barriers to nuclear energy.
The Australian<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mixed signals on nuclear power stations will scuttle AUKUS submarine deal<\/strong>
The Australian
Ted O\u2019Brien
6 June 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUKUS will not succeed if the Australian government remains ideologically opposed to nuclear energy and the national security committee keeps sending mixed messages about our capability to manage nuclear technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUKUS is Australia\u2019s biggest military venture since World War II and the most complex manufacturing program we have ever embarked on, on par with the post-war automotive program and the Snowy Scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUKUS must succeed \u2013 the future of our nation and the stability and security of our region depends on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Putting this at risk is Anthony Albanese\u2019s ideological opposition to the technology that lies at the heart of the AUKUS arrangement. That technology is nuclear energy. Nuclear reactors in submarines are smaller versions of the reactors used in today\u2019s power plants and are similar in size to next-generation micro-reactors that soon will generate electricity in the US and Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both generate energy, although submarine reactors also enable propulsion. It is untenable for an Australian prime minister to oppose such technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australia is to become one of only seven nations to operate nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS deal, joining world heavyweights the US, China, Russia, Britain, France and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But there\u2019s one enormous difference between these nations and us: they all have civil nuclear energy industries and we don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between them, these nations operate 273 nuclear power reactors and are busily constructing 39 more, while the size of their workforces range from 64,500 in Britain to 200,000 in France. These thriving civil nuclear industries aren\u2019t a coincidence \u2013 they are integral to successful nuclear ecosystems in these nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foundational skills in engineering, physics and mathematics are required, whether in the civil nuclear industry or in the nuclear submarine industry. Indeed, as I learnt on a recent trip to the US, many of those working in the civil nuclear industry are former submariners. Creating lifelong career paths, including post-service job opportunities for submariners who are highly trained and skilled in nuclear technology is how it works there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Royal Australian Navy\u2019s six Collins-class boats each require a crew of more than 40, compared with the nuclear-propelled Virginia-class that demands a crew at least twice that size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Australia will need a committed and capable workforce to operate its own fleet of nuclear-propelled submarines, a task that will be more difficult in the absence of a civil nuclear industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not just about submariners, though. Although we will need some industrial assistance from our AUKUS partners, making AUKUS a success also will require an expansion of Australian in\u00addustry and skills, especially with hundreds of thousands of components needed to build and maintain the submarines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to enhance our own sovereign manufacturing capability, and not just for a one-off procurement job but ideally for a broader mix of industries that will leverage nuclear technology for decades to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, despite the obvious contradiction, Albanese continues to oppose nuclear energy. The problem is bigger than the Prime Minister, however. There\u2019s also a split in the national security committee, which he chairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The national security committee is Australia\u2019s peak decision-making body on matters of national security and consists of the government\u2019s most senior ministers. If there were something on which these ministers might all align, you would think it would be AUKUS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But these ministers\u2019 public statements suggest otherwise: just consider the video by Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen last month, disparaging Australia\u2019s competence in nuclear technology. His criticisms had the effect of undermining our standing among AUKUS partners. Bowen argued that Australia not only lacked the expertise to manage energy-generating nuclear reactors but also that it would take us decades to develop it. Yet, under AUKUS, Australia has assured our partners that we will achieve sovereign readiness to receive our first Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine by 2032.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bowen argued that Australia will struggle to store nuclear waste associated with nuclear reactors, ignoring the fact we already do. Australia has safely stored the nuclear waste from the Lucas Heights reactor since 1958.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, under AUKUS, Australia has committed to manage all low and medium-level waste associated with the nuclear-powered submarines and to manage the permanent disposal of high-level spent fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is not in our national interest for such mixed messages to be sent to our AUKUS partners. In turning a blind eye to this issue, Albanese has allowed things to fester in Labor ranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just last weekend, Queensland Labor\u2019s state conference voted down a motion congratulating the Albanese government on AUKUS by 229 to 140. For AUKUS to succeed, the Prime Minister must lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To start, he should drop his opposition to nuclear energy, pull Bowen into line or remove him from the national security committee, and champion a pro-AUKUS motion at Labor\u2019s national conference in August.
The Australian<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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