| Australia needs to consider Nuclear
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| | with a combined 247 reactor-years
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| Desalination as a part of the Nuclear
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| | experience.[4] The cost of nuclear
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| Energy Debate
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| | desalinated water is about 40 cents per
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| Australia can decide to become energy,
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| | kiloliter[5] and while this is 20 to 30
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| and financially, rich due to the use of
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| | times as much as we are already paying,
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| its abundant supply of uranium that can
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| | these costs could be lower for Australia
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| be either used locally in home grown
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| | as we have our own uranium. Even given
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| Nuclear power plants or sold as a refined
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| | the costs as shown, it is only a matter
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| product on the world market. The decision
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| | of time until it becomes cost effective.
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| is in the hands of the Australian people
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| | The International Atomic Energy Agency is
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| through their elected representatives.
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| | currently conducting research into
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| There are additional issues that need to
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| | Nuclear Desalination and the
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| be addressed in parallel with the above
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| | International Nuclear Desalination
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| issues. The Desalination of Seawater
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| | Advisory Group advises that another 13
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| using Nuclear Power and its benefits need
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| | countries are conducting research and
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| to be considered in any discussion of
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| | feasibility studies. These countries are
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| Nuclear Power in Australia.
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| | Argentina, Canada, China, Egypt, France,
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| Large areas of Australia have been in
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| | India, Israel, South Korea, Libya,
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| moderate to severe drought conditions for
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| | Morocco, Pakistan, Russian Federation and
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| fifteen of the last twenty years.[1] It
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| | United States. There is also major
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| seems possible that Australia will join
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| | International Collaboration underway
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| the African region, Latin America and
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| | between Indonesia and Korea, Rep of,
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| South East Asia as an area suffering
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| | Tanzania and France, Pakistan and Various
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| moderate to sever water shortages.[2]
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| | International Bodies, Morocco and France,
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| Desalination is a possible solution to
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| | Russia and Canada and lastly
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| these shortages in Australia. In the past
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| | Eurodesal.[6]
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| it has not been seen as an economical
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| | It is evident Nuclear Desalination is
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| solution to local water shortages.
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| | being considered world wide. Australia
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| However, given, the, potential, change in
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| | has 38% of the worlds know Uranium
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| public opinion, attitude and the
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| | resources and is about to make a national
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| necessary economic consideration of
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| | decision regarding its use. Public
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| Nuclear Energy and Uranium mining and
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| | awareness that the potential of Nuclear
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| refinement, desalination of seawater
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| | Desalination can solve all of Australia's
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| using Nuclear Energy must be considered
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| | future water requirements as well as,
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| at the same time.
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| | allowing Australia to convert large
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| By 2025, about two thirds of the world
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| | amounts of inhospitable land into an
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| population may suffer sever water
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| | arable and profitable resource will ease
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| shortages. Fresh, potable, water will
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| | the resistance currently being shown by a
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| become an internationally marketable
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| | percentage of the population.
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| product.[3]
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| | The public must be apprised of the
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| Desalination of seawater using Nuclear
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| | benefits of Nuclear Desalination, while
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| Power is not new and currently there are
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| | considering the Nuclear Energy issue.
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| 13 reactors operating, in 4 countries,
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