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It has been a huge few weeks for Nuclear for Australia and the broader nuclear debate. In this email: 1/ Dick Smith fact checks the ABC 2/ Australia's absence called out at the IAEA Nuclear Energy Summit 3/ Nuclear for Australia launches its 'Facts Not Politics' appeal 4/ Nuclear News Dick Smith fact checks the ABC (Dick Smith is a patron of Nuclear for Australia) Last Friday, the ABC posted a 'Fact Check' targeting Dick Smith. In response, he fact checked the fact check describing the article as "full of lies", threatened to sue the ABC and wrote a complaint to ABC Managing Director David Anderson. The ABC RMIT Fact Check addressed his claim to Ben Fordham that: "No country has been able to run entirely on renewables" In their fact check, Mark Jacobson suggested this claim wasn't true: "There are four countries running on 100% wind-water-solar (WWS) alone for their grid electricity". Those countries are Albania, Bhutan, Nepal and Paraguay who Dick noted were obviously not comparable to Australia. He also pointed out that the ABC had deceptively only focussed on electricity rather than energy as a whole. No country has been able to use renewables to cover their broader energy demands which in addition to electricity include areas like transportation and heating. In addition to this important clarification, the article also falsely implied that Dick Smith opposed renewables: "Businessman Dick Smith has thrown his support behind calls to introduce nuclear generated power to Australia, rejecting renewable-led electricity generation in the process" As Dick clarified in his letter to Mr Anderson, he is well known as being "pro-renewables" having driven in the first solar car and owning an electric car completely powered by solar and batteries. In response to Mr Smith's letter and threat, the ABC responded apologising for the errors and corrected their article. Whilst we can cherish this one win, this inevitably won't be an isolated case. Politicians collaborating with industry and media are intent on running a nuclear power fear campaign and are targeting people who speak up. We are committed to counteracting their influence by arming Australians with the facts to make an informed position on nuclear power. We need your support to reach as many people as possible. I'll help share the facts about nuclear power ▷ Australia's absence called out at the IAEA Nuclear Energy Summit Last week, the IAEA held the first ever Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels, Belgium. More than 30 countries and the EU were present and signed a declaration to support the use and consideration of nuclear power including the following countries (as of writing this newsletter): Argentina, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, UK & the USA Australia did not show up. Meanwhile, despite not having nuclear power programs, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Serbia not only were present but signed the declaration. The summit was widely considered as a turning point for the future of nuclear power with John Podesta (one of Biden's key climate advisors) telling the summit: “We see nuclear energy as vital to tackling the climate crisis and building a clean, reliable energy economy both in the United States and around the world”. And the Head of the International Energy Agency claiming: “When I look at this data [investment trends], I can assure you that nuclear is coming back and is coming back strongly”. As other nations jump on this new nuclear renaissance, Australia's hostile nuclear power bans hold us back from harnessing nuclear power's incredible potential. When things couldn't get more embarrassing for us, the Belgium Prime Minister in his press conference acknowledged Australia's absence telling reporters “Every continent is present except for Australia”. What a terrible representation for us on the global stage. Nuclear for Australia launches its 'Facts Not Politics' appeal Recently, Nuclear for Australia launched our 'Facts Not Politics' appeal to address the politicisation of the nuclear debate and bring facts back to the debate. I have been overwhelmed by the support and am filled with optimism thinking of the difference we'll be able to make in the debate. A huge thank you to each and every one of you who have contributed and have sent messages of support. When we launched the appeal we also introduced Jasmin Diab (a nuclear security expert) to our team. Recently I interviewed her for our YouTube channel. You can watch that interview by clicking on the image. If you would like to support the appeal please use the link below (donations are not tax deductible): I'll help stand up for the facts ▷ Nuclear News Call for government to give 'all the answers' for a less politicised nuclear power debate Global Nuclear Security Partners Australia’s Jasmin Diab says Australia’s energy policy topic “should not be politicised”. Watch the full Sky News Australia interview A new generation is talking nuclear power. It's unlikely to happen. Nuclear power debate could delay renewables rollout. Read the full article from the Sydney Morning Herald (The article does include some positive polling) U.S. Approves $1.5 Billion Loan to Restart Michigan Nuclear Plant The conditional loan from the Energy Department is part of a broad effort to revive the use of nuclear energy in the United States. Read the full article from the New York Times Thank you for your support as we work together to bring facts back to the nuclear power debate in Australia. Kind Regards, Will Shackel Founder of Nuclear for Australia Nuclear for Australia https://www.nuclearforaustralia.com/