North Qld physicists play down nuclear power fears
Last Update: Thursday, January 4, 2007. 12:41pm (AEDT)
Two north Queensland physicists have labelled the potential effects of radiation from nuclear power sources as 'overstated'.Dr Peter Ridd and Dr Thomas Stieglitz from James Cook University are calling on politicians to investigate in earnest, developing a nuclear power station near Townsville. Dr Ridd says another Chernobyl type accident at a modern nuclear power station would not happen.
Two north Queensland physicists have labelled the potential effects of radiation from nuclear power sources as 'overstated'.Dr Peter Ridd and Dr Thomas Stieglitz from James Cook University are calling on politicians to investigate in earnest, developing a nuclear power station near Townsville. Dr Ridd says another Chernobyl type accident at a modern nuclear power station would not happen.
"You don't have to have it right in the middle of the city, but it wouldn't be a bad thing to have," he said. "I certainly would have no difficulty in having one over my back fence. Modern power stations, nuclear stations are extremely safe devices, certainly nothing like the nuclear power stations such as Chernobyl where they had the bad accident."
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