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Mar 14, 2023 · But as an answer to the potential capability gap caused by the retirement of Australia’s existing Collins class conventional submarines from the late 2030s, Reuters reported Australia would buy ...
- Why Is Australia Getting Nuclear Submarines?
- Which Countries Have Nuclear Submarines?
- What Does It Mean That These Submarines Are Nuclear?
- So What Happens to The France Submarine Deal?
Australia already has a fleet of submarines, known as Collins Class, but they're getting old. For more than a decade, Australia has been seeking to upgrade and replace them, and we were several years into a deal with a French shipbuilder to have 12 new submarines built. But that program has come with delays and blowouts, and would have delivered co...
A small number of countries are capable of running nuclear submarines, and all are nuclear-armed powers. Only the US, UK, France, Russia, China and India currently have nuclear subs in the water, so the deal will see Australia joining an exclusive club. But Peter Jennings from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute said the real impact was what ...
There's a difference between a nuclear-powered submarine and a nuclear-armed submarine. The subs being acquired by Australia won't have nuclear weapons, but they will have nuclear reactors instead of conventional diesel-electric propulsion systems. That gives them a huge advantage over conventional submarines, as they're faster, quieter, need to su...
Australia will be pulling out of the deal to have French shipbuilder Naval Group deliver a dozen conventional submarines, however the details on how that will happen and what that might cost remain unclear. "As a Prime Minister, I must make decisions that are in Australia's national security," Mr Morrison said. "I know that France would do the same...
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Feb 17, 2022 · Australia’s largest coal plant will close 7 years early – but there’s still no national plan for coal’s inevitable demise Published: February 16, 2022 11:45pm EST Chris Briggs , University ...
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Sep 18, 2023 · Decommissioning Australia's offshore oil and gas infrastructure is expensive. But safety concerns and oil spill risks remain real. By Linton Besser. Posted Mon 18 Sep 2023 at 12:00pm. Montara oil platform ruptured in 2009, causing the worst spill of its kind in Australia's history. (PTTEP)
Mar 14, 2022 · The first of a suite of measures will come into force on 2 March 2022. For more information visit Amendments to enhance offshore oil and gas decommissioning | Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. Page last updated: March 14, 2022 10:06pm.
Mar 14, 2023 · Phillip Coorey Political editor. Mar 14, 2023 – 1.51pm. Australia will permanently store high-level nuclear waste as part of the AUKUS agreement to own and operate nuclear-powered submarines,...
Mar 15, 2023 · AAP. Australia hasn’t figured out low-level nuclear waste storage yet – let alone high-level waste from submarines. Published: March 15, 2023 1:02am EDT. X (Twitter) Within ten years, Australia...
