http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/stephen-lincoln/ Stephen Lincoln is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Adelaide.  He holds BSc(Hons) and DSc degrees from the University of Manchester and a PhD from the University of Adelaide.  His research interests are in supramolecular chemistry, nanoscience and the environment.  He has published over 300 peer reviewed research articles and is author of the prize winning book “Challenged Earth: An Overview of Humanity’s Stewardship of Earth” (Imperial College Press 2006). He is involved in research collaborations with universities in China and the United States. In addition to these activities, he regularly writes on scientific and environmental issues for newspapers and appears on radio talkback programmes and in public fora concerning similar issues. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Australian-nuclear-power-the-facts-the-costs-the-pitfalls/ The option of using nuclear power to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation has been raised from time to time during the national debate on the carbon tax and climate change. Although nuclear power it is not currently on the government’s energy agenda, Australia is a major supplier of uranium to the global nuclear industry which produces 14 per cent of the world’s electricity from four hundred and forty reactors in thirty countries. Their combined fifty year experience provides a basis on which to consider the deployment of nuclear power here. As memories of the 1979 Three Mile Island accident and the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe receded, a global nuclear power renaissance seemed likely as climate change concerns mounted. Then came the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster following a massive earthquake and tsunami. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Stephen Lincoln) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Australian-nuclear-power-the-facts-the-costs-the-pitfalls/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Australian-nuclear-power-the-facts-the-costs-the-pitfalls/#item7185 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:43:39 +0000 Stephen Lincoln | Author bios | The Punch