Uganda and Russia look to move ahead with nuclear project
Russia and Uganda's nuclear roadmap signals continued global nuclear deployment outside Western markets, reinforcing that nuclear remains a viable firm-power option internationally while Australia maintains its civil nuclear ban. The precedent of a developing nation advancing nuclear capacity underscores the opportunity cost of Australia's regulatory exclusion from the technology most suited to replacing coal baseload with low-emission firm power.
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Energy security is national security. This connects to the wider case at Unprepared: Australia's dependence on a strategic rival, and how ready it is for the world that is coming.
Reported by World Nuclear News. Read the original report ↗
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