Energy Security: An Australian Nuclear Power Industry

Authors

Geoffrey Swan, Edith Cowan University

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Faculty

Faculty of Computing, Health and Science

School

School of Engineering

RAS ID

8596

Comments

Swan, G. I. (2009). Energy Security: An Australian Nuclear Power Industry. In 2nd Australian Security and Intelligence Conference (p. 48).

Abstract

Climate change and energy security are driving a worldwide renaissance in nuclear power. An Australian nuclear power industry has also been seriously investigated by the Australian government and its agencies. This paper provides a broad overview of the nuclear fuel cycle and the nuclear power industry. It identifies aspects that are sensitive to nuclear terrorism and nuclear weapons proliferation to help security professionals identify threats and prepare for a possible Australian nuclear power industry.