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