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