Going Fission

Ben Beattie is an electrical engineer with 20 years experience in the power and gas sectors. He writes for The Spectator Australia and hosts 'The Baseload Podcast'. Twitter/X: https://x.com/energywrapau The Baseload Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6A7qfCxyRhJhEgyck9wxfE Spectator Australia: https://www.spectator.com.au/author/ben-beattie/

Geoff Russell is a Vegan and animal rights advocate, as well a computer programmer and mathematician. Also, he is an advocate for nuclear power. He has been writing on these subjects for over 15 years. Geoff's Twitter/X Handle: @csiroperfidy LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-russell-a63777148/ Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Russell Geoff's Articles Stuff That Counts Blog: https://www.blog.geoffrussell.com.au/ New Matilda Page: https://newmatilda.com/author/geoff-russell/ Brave New Climate: https://bravenewclimate.wordpress.com/?s=geoff+russell Geoff's Books CSIRO Perfidy: https://www.amazon.com.au/Csiro-Perfidy-Geoffrey-John-Russell/dp/0980638135 Greenjacked: https://www.amazon.com.au/GreenJacked-derailing-environmental-action-climate-ebook/dp/B00MN7UPH6/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.tOgDO_fxDjPi_8YqU2Rzmf4vTkQpPIkF6iNxXnFBg1RoUL9lrJ-Af7-NMy5JEDUnYtu3holnN1T6vOIkH7OgW0I9JiMwjGuIykmoiNH8CYTs_XnaYmmyf5e62N32uDWIxUP-JjmG3tb9LVFs8BPhWrzt2JSAEeKi4PoFrRu6_eniMp5PelcVuZpfZtKiMXOiu1zX70oiHAKDvIDiIpS3CDPUrD5HjeDpWoDmbXMOzOQ.KahzM8lBAtI8jA2GTv8-SFtKU67d_bIA_y9QZFwwuD0&dib_tag=se&qid=1721130731&refinements=p_27%3AGeoff+Russell&s=books&sr=1-4&text=Geoff+Russell

Today's interview is with Dr Andrea Leong. She is a Microbiologist by education and training and lives in Sydney, Australia. Andrea is passionate about promoting public health, human prosperity and environmental protection and sees that nuclear power has a role to play in these goals. She is the current president of WePlanet Australia and has worked as the leader of the Science Party and president of the Fusion Party. Prior to that, she has with NSW Health. She holds a Research Doctorate in Microbiology from University of New South Wales. Her Twitter/X handle is @Andrea__Leong Andrea's linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrealeong/?originalSubdomain=au Weplanet: https://www.replanet.ngo/ Weplanet Australia: https://www.replanet.au/

Today's interview is with Oscar Archer. He is an Assistant Production Manager at a malt house in Adelaide, South Australia. Oscar is a passionate advocate for clean reliable energy in Australia and has educated himself (and continues to do so) about Nuclear technology for many years in pursuit of this goal. He holds a Research Doctorate in Organic Chemistry from University of Adelaide His Twitter/X handle is @OskaArcher Oscars linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscar-archer-b11325103/?originalSubdomain=au Actinide Age: https://actinideage.wordpress.com/ Oscar's Medium page: https://actinideage.medium.com/ Replanet: https://www.replanet.ngo/ Replanet Australia: https://www.replanet.au/ The Bright New World Website has expired and is currently unavailable. However, the facebook page is still available: https://www.facebook.com/brightnewworld.org/ Along with the Victorian presentation to the state inquiry: https://www.facebook.com/davidlimbrickldp/videos/765330400899165

Mark Richards is the Secretary for the MEU (Mining and Energy Union of Victoria) and is based in the Latrobe Valley. The Latrobe valley is the coal generation core of Victoria. This became a long interview and is split into two parts. Mark's Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/powergeneration/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/markrichards_lv Mark has a webpage at www.markrichards.com.au The following clarifications are relevant to the interview: @16:03 Minor fact check - Mark wished to clarify that he said 63%. It was 61.6% Which was exactly the same for the “Same Sex Marriage Vote” of 61.6% - 'More than 60 per cent of Kimba locals support nuclear waste dump in their region': https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-07/majority-of-kimba-residents-support-nuclear-waste-facility/11680774,'Full results of Australia's vote for same-sex marriage, electorate by electorate – interactive'; https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/datablog/ng-interactive/2017/nov/15/same-sex-marriage-survey-how-australia-voted-electorate-by-electorate @21:50 Where Mark mentions an Energy Transition Authority, a Net Zero Authority has now been created and budgeted for in the Federal May budget. The MEU was a major player in facilitating its establishment. This article provides more detail: 'New Authority a game-changer for workers affected by energy transition': https://me.cfmeu.org.au/news/new-authority-game-changer-workers-affected-energy-transition @26:00 The MEU has subsequently won their court case to have a member vote of leave the CFMMEU and become a stand-alone union the MEU. 'Documents to support the Mining and Energy Division application to withdraw from the CFMMEU': https://www.meudocs.com/

Mark Richards is the Secretary for the MEU (Mining and Energy Union of Victoria) and is based in the Latrobe Valley. The Latrobe valley is the coal generation core of Victoria. This became a long interview and is split into two parts. Mark's Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/powergeneration/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/markrichards_lv Mark has a webpage at www.markrichards.com.au The following clarifications are relevant to the interview: @11:25 This article relates to the HESC project mentioned; 'Japan commits AUD$2.35 billion to establish world’s first liquefied hydrogen supply chain' - https://www.hydrogenenergysupplychain.com/japan-commits-aud2-35-billion-to-establish-liquefied-hydrogen-supply-chain/ @16:10 This article relates to the plastics recyling company in South Austrlia that failed; 'SA plastics recycling business closes due to $100k hike in power bills' - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-27/sa-recycling-business-power-bills-rise-causing-closure/8654638 @27:57 This Wikipedia entry details the 2000-2001 California Electricity Crisis - California's deregulation and subsequent energy crisis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_California_electricity_crisis @29:45 and at @46:12 – The report mentioned is actually available here: 'Determination for the amendments to the national electricity code - https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/public-registers/documents/D03%2B38144.pdf - 5.2 What the applicant says; 'The events of 23 January 2000 and the first few weeks of February 2000, where demand of electricity exceeded supply in Victoria and South Australia, led NECA to investigate the market’s performance during these periods. @36:40 The Waste to Energy for Australia Paper project has since stalled. There are up to 1000 job losses of timber and paper manufacturing jobs expected to be lost from the one and only Australian paper manufacturing facility. This article provodes more detail - 'Native timber harvesting to cease in Victoria at the end of the year' - https://www.gippslandtimes.com.au/news/2023/05/26/native-timber-harvesting-to-cease-in-victoria-at-the-end-of-the-year/ @40:30 This has eventuated. Chris Bowen did his Market Intervention with Gas Prices.

Ron Camier is a scientist who worked many years in the Herman Research Laboratory during the SEC days of Victoria's electricity sector. HRL Technology website: https://www.hrlt.com.au/contact-us.html Simon Michaux, mentioned in the podcast can be found at: https://www.simonmichaux.com/ and at @SimonMichaux on Twitter. This is a podcast where he speaks with Decouple Media: https://www.decouplemedia.org/podcast/episode/1ad3ebbe/its-not-impossible-we-just-need-a-better-plan

Ray Burgess is a born-and-bred Gippslander, former scientist of the SEC (State Electricity Commission) and businessman in the Latrobe Valley, who is very concerned with the welfare of his community and the execution of the 'Just Transition'

Stephen Wilson is an Adjunct Professor at University of Queensland as well as a energy economist with experience in electricity systems around the world. Stephens's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/energyeconomist/ Stephen's 'What Would be Required' report: https://energy.uq.edu.au/files/5963/WhatWouldBeRequired-FINAL.pdf ABC NEWS, Victorian government to reinstall EC to boost clean energy: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-21/victorian-government-to-reinstall-sec-to-boost-clean-energy/101560114 ABC NEWS, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces $62b clean energy plan including 'world's largest pumped hydro energy storage': https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-28/queensland-government-energy-pumped-hydro-scheme-jobs-palaszczuk/101481160 ABC NEWS, Australia's energy transformation is ramping up, but there are major challenges ahead: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-05/australia-needs-more-renewables-but-does-it-need-more-powerlines/101188978

Simon Turner is the founder of SensaWeb, a radiation monitoring consultancy based in Brisbane, Australia. In this episode we discuss how the business came to be and how it continues to develop in this field. SensaWeb website: https://www.sensaweb.com.au/ SensaWeb Twitter: https://twitter.com/sensa_web Simon's Social LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-turner-radiation/?originalSubdomain=au Simon's Twitter - https://twitter.com/ximno Copenhagen Atomics: https://www.copenhagenatomics.com/

Lt Col. Jasmin Diab serves in the Australian Defence Force in an engineering division. Additionally, she is the current president of the Australia chapter of Women in Nuclear and sits on the ARPANSA safety advisory committee. We discuss Jasmin's career, how she got into nuclear, and what she has been doing to promote wider understanding of this technology. Lt Col Jasmin Diab's Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/jasmin_diab Josie Currie's Interview with Jasmin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=say9v_0lT8s&ab_channel=JosieCurrie Women in Nuclear Australia: https://winaustralia.org/ ARPANSA Nuclear Safety Committee webpage: https://www.arpansa.gov.au/about-us/advisory-council-and-committees/nuclear-safety-committee Nuclear Science Week Website: https://www.nuclearscienceweek.org/news National Science Week: https://www.scienceweek.net.au/

Dr. Joanne Lackenby in a OPAL Regulatory and Licensing Officer at ANSTO and the current president of the Australian Nuclear Association. Dr. Joanne Lackenby's Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/Jo_Lackenby Australian Nuclear Association Website: https://www.nuclearaustralia.org.au/ Women in Nuclear Australia: https://winaustralia.org/ Under Investigation, Australia's Nuclear Dilemma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoquvt3fHhI&ab_channel=60MinutesAustralia Science and Technology Australia: https://scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/ TEDx Sydney 2022: https://tedxsydney.com/event/tedxsydney-2022/

Tyrone D'Lilse is an ex-Greens member and works with several organisations to promote nuclear energy in Australia and abroad. Tyrone's Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/TDlisle?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Greens for Nuclear Energy Australia Twitter profile: https://mobile.twitter.com/nucleargreenies RePlanet Webpage: https://www.replanet.ngo/ Pirate Party Website: https://pirateparty.org.au/ Fusion Party Website: https://www.fusionparty.org.au/ The Hon david gillespes address to ANA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3S3kMYhKmg BANANA - Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything

Going Fission Speaks to Dayne Eckermann, General Manager of Bright New World. This became quite a long discussion, and I have elected to release this in two parts. Dayne has worked for several years as a Senior Policy Advisor with the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME), a state based representative body for the mining and oil and gas industries, which is invaluable for Bright New World. Australians! It's time to repeal 140A, visit One Click Politics and tell your minister that you support nuclear Power for Australia! https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=5550 Bright New World – www.brightnewworld.org South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) - www.sacome.org.au Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission (NFCRC) - http://nuclearrc.sa.gov.au/ Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market (Finkel Review) -www.coagenergycouncil.gov.au/council-priority/energy-security-board Council of Australian Governments (COAG) - www.coag.gov.au and the Energy Security Board - www.coagenergycouncil.gov.au/council-priority/energy-security-board Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) - www.aemo.com.au Australian Energy Regulator (AER) - www.aer.gov.au/ 2016 Redbook - www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/new-edition-of-red-book-uranium-report-is-published and the IAEA - www.iaea.org The international Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - www.ipcc.ch Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) - https://www.accc.gov.au/ and the Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry Final Report - https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/restoring-electricity-affordability-australias-competitive-advantage A link to Pandora’s Promise is available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pandoras+promise Generation Atomic - https://www.generationatomic.org/ Nature Foundation SA - https://www.naturefoundation.org.au/ Social Amplification of Risk - https://www.amazon.com/Social-Amplification-Risk-Nick-Pidgeon/dp/0521520444 Dayne's Twitter handle is @danye_eckermann, and can also be contacted at www.brightnewworld.org, Going Fission's Twitter handle is @fissiongoing. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro Theme. 1:11 - 'Fair Dinkum Power!' 2:37 - Anti-Nuclear Rhetoric 4:54 -More Politics 7:02 - Missed Opportunities 8:54 - Electricity Prices and the 2019 Election 9:50 - Gas Prices is Australia 12:08 - Network Upgrades 15:39 - Market Behaviors 17:47 - Dayne at BNW and environmental NGO's 20:00 - Going Nuclear: the 60 Minutes story 26:49 - The EPBC Act and formal review 31:38 - What can I do? 34:34 - Contacting your local Member of Parliament 37:33 - Nuclear in Australia, a Politicians guide 41:43 - The SANFCRC Committee Document 44:20 - Legalise all the technologies! 45:48 - Risk and hazards 49:12 - Social amplification of risk 52:13 - Post Fukushima support for nuclear 55:52 - Construction Industry white cards and risk management 57:27 - Bright New World in 2019 1:00:42 - Connecting skills to opportunities 1:02:33 - Mining and Conservation 1:05:39 - Who to Invite? 1:07:44 - Closing 1:08:54 - Additional Information 1:09:25 - Outro theme

Going Fission Speaks to Dayne Eckermann, General Manager of Bright New World. This became quite a long discussion, and I have elected to release this in two parts. Dayne has worked for several years as a Senior Policy Advisor with the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME), a state based representative body for the mining and oil and gas industries, which is invaluable for Bright New World. Australians! It's time to repeal 140A, visit One Click Politics and tell your minister that you support nuclear Power for Australia! https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=5550 Bright New World – www.brightnewworld.org South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME) - www.sacome.org.au Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission (NFCRC) - http://nuclearrc.sa.gov.au/ Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market (Finkel Review) -www.coagenergycouncil.gov.au/council-priority/energy-security-board Council of Australian Governments (COAG) - www.coag.gov.au and the Energy Security Board - www.coagenergycouncil.gov.au/council-priority/energy-security-board Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) - www.aemo.com.au Australian Energy Regulator (AER) - www.aer.gov.au/ 2016 Redbook - www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/new-edition-of-red-book-uranium-report-is-published and the IAEA - www.iaea.org The international Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - www.ipcc.ch Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) - https://www.accc.gov.au/ and the Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry Final Report - https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/restoring-electricity-affordability-australias-competitive-advantage A link to Pandora’s Promise is available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pandoras+promise Generation Atomic - https://www.generationatomic.org/ Nature Foundation SA - https://www.naturefoundation.org.au/ Social Amplification of Risk - https://www.amazon.com/Social-Amplification-Risk-Nick-Pidgeon/dp/0521520444 Dayne's Twitter handle is @danye_eckermann, and can also be contacted at www.brightnewworld.org, Going Fission's Twitter handle is @fissiongoing. Timestamps 0:00 - Intro Theme. 1:00 - Introduction 1:25 - Dayne's work at SACOME 3:11 - SACOME and MCA 4:10 - The public opinion surveys 9:24 - Australia's uranium reserves 13:56 - Core sampling and orebody models 15:57 - Locality to nuclear power and community perceptions 22:40 - The Finkel Review 36:06 - Research and government policy 41:51 - Activism and advocacy 44:41 - Environmental professionals and mining 47:07 - Green libertarianism 49:04 - Environmentalists in industry 51:35 - Developing opportunities 52:44 - Mining and conservation 55:47 - Good energy policy 57:53 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 1:01:05 - Germany's remaining reactor fleet 1:02:13 - South Australia and ETSA 1:03:29 - Productive conversations 1:08:09 - Pandora's Promise and humanising nuclear 1:10:27 - Social media: giving everyone access to experts 1:13:09 - Farewell 1:14:17 - Outro Theme

Welcome back to Going Fission for 2019. This is my belated greeting for this year. Australians! It's time to repeal 140A, visit One Click Politics and tell your minister that you support nuclear Power for Australia! https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=5550

The final chapters of Keith's memoir are a chronological summary of the actions of the AAEC, and his personal consideration of what the future may hold in regards to Nuclear Technology and Uranium in Australia. The 'Voters Message to the Minister' soundbite is available at the following link. There is a list of current State and Federal energy and environment ministers in the soundbites description, though you are welcome to forward it to any contesting minister: https://soundcloud.com/user-214473340/a-voters-message-to-the-minister Timestamps: 0:00 - Chapter 19) "The AAEC Lost its Way" - Or did it?. 11:23 - Chapter 20) Australian Uranium - Where to Next?.

The AAEC conducts research on centrifuge enrichment technology. Furthermore, industry attemps to develop uranium enrichment technology and and forms the UEGA, to which the AAEC provides assistance. The 'Voters Message to the Minister' soundbite is available at the following link. There is a list of current State and Federal energy and environment ministers in the soundbites description, though you are welcome to forward it to any contesting minister: https://soundcloud.com/user-214473340/a-voters-message-to-the-minister Timestamps: 0:00 - Chapter 17) The AAEC Centrifuge Enrichment Programme. 22:25 - Chapter 18) The Uranium Enrichment Group of Australia.

The AAEC works with Japanese interests on a study of uranium enrichment agreement between the two nations. The 'Dismissal of the Whitlam Government further complicates the AAEC's position, requiring it to further restructure itself and co-mingle with CSIRO. The 'Voters Message to the Minister' soundbite is available at the following link. There is a list of current State and Federal energy and environment ministers in the soundbites description, though you are welcome to forward it to any contesting minister: https://soundcloud.com/user-214473340/a-voters-message-to-the-minister Timestamps: 0:00 - Chapter 15) The Joint Study with Japan. 9:30 - Chapter 16) Our Final Departure from the Uranium Industry.

The AAEC s invited to join the Association for Centrifuge Enrichment or 'ACE', a multinational organisation working toward developing uranium enrichment technology. The Australian Government charges AAEC with duties related to mining and selling Uranium in Australia, which was deemed outside of the domain of a government institution. The 'Voters Message to the Minister' soundbite is available at the following link. There is a list of current State and Federal energy and environment ministers in the soundbites description, though you are welcome to forward it to any contesting minister: https://soundcloud.com/user-214473340/a-voters-message-to-the-minister Timestamps: 0:00 - Chapter 13) The Association for Centrifuge Enrichment ("ACE"). 6:36 - Chapter 14) The AAEC in the Uranium industry.