I agree with this - I think the gap is on the education/industry...

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Originally posted by jamie098: ↑

My opinion is that we need the government to fund long term for a couple of universities to become nuclear energy research and training centres near to where the subs are located for our top students for physics, engineering and chemical processes with focus on developing nuclear uses. Could be on power supply, medical imaging, etc that will make us a world leader. Alongside this we could develop nuclear construction trades with highly trained technicians to build, operate and maintain the equipment as AI replaces other jobs and use less labour.

We have the opportunity to become world leaders and should move forewords instead of dropping behind the rest of the world. Starting from scratch is a huge advantage and needs to be a long term 5-10 20 year project backed by government. We need to support our highly trained youth instead of exporting them overseas and attract others at the top of their field for basic research to keep ahead of the field.

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I agree with this - I think the gap is on the education/industry side and the govt has prioritized the military side(unless iv missed some announcements that are adding this kind of learning in uni?)
1. takes many years to train up a skilled Civilian workforce in the multiple facets required to sustain this technology
2. given the timeframes for N Power and N Subs, the effort to upskill will need to be sustained across multiple generations / 30ish years.
3. we will need imported skills(ie from countries that have run N powered stations) and we may be dependent on this type of workforce for a while until we can upskill our own citizens
4. we can then taper down on imported skill as our own capability increases - giving you sovereign capability

in the AUKUS optimal pathway they are doing something like the following

Optimal Pathway | Australian Submarine Agency (asa.gov.au)

Embedded Personnel, Port Visits and Submarine
Rotational Force-West
Beginning in 2023, Australian military and civilian personnel
will embed with the UK and US Navies and – subject to
necessary arrangements – within UK and US submarine
industrial bases. This will accelerate the training and
development of Australian personnel.

The US plans to increase SSN port visits to Australia beginning
in 2023, with Australian sailors joining US crews for training
and development. The UK will increase port visits to Australia
from 2026.

Building on these increased port visits, from as early as 2027,
the UK and the US plan to establish a rotational presence
of one UK Astute class submarine and up to four US Virginia
class at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia. This initiative will be
known as Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West).
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