From Waste to Watts: Regional Mayor Open to Nuclear Power

The Liberal-National Coalition is pitching the move as an alternative push towards net zero, in contrast to the Labor government’s renewables-only push.

Cooling towers of the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant at night near Grafenrheinfeld, Germany, on June 11, 2015. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The mayor of Kimba, a South Australian town originally designated for a nuclear waste disposal site, says Australia should have an open conversation about the energy source.

Mayor Dean Johnson’s comments come after federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton revealed his party would commit to constructing seven nuclear generators across the country if elected.