2006年06月09日
ENS澳洲,坎培拉報導;蔡秦怡編譯;莫聞審校
澳洲總理霍華德(John Howard)6日宣佈,將成立專案小組重新審視澳洲核能與鈾礦的角色。澳洲目前擁有佔全球約40%低價且具開採效益之鈾礦礦藏,但無核能發電廠。批評者表示資源富足的澳洲不需要核動力,並且視此專案小組為加強對核子發展的支持。
Prime Minister Howard Hustles Australia Down Nuclear Path
Today, Prime Minister John Howard announced the establishment of a taskforce to review the role of nuclear power and uranium mining in Australia. Currently, Australia holds 40 percent of the world's known low cost recoverable uranium reserves but has no nuclear generating stations. Critics say that resource-rich Australia does not need nuclear power and that the taskforce is weighted towards support of nuclear development.