Australia will eventually fall in line with all the other developed countries to introduce nuclear power especially considering all the countries now looking to follow France’s successful nuclear blueprint. As I explained, France has built a significant competitive advantage in Western Europe thanks to its unwavering dedication to nuclear power. In fact, of all the nations that have taken on the nuclear challenge, including Germany, the US, and Japan, France is the only country that has maintained its commitment. Russia’s Chernobyl disaster, America’s Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania and Japan’s Fukushima disaster in 2011 have caused others to falter on their ‘nuclear ambitions.’ With almost 70% of its total energy derived from nuclear energy, France offers a playbook for how resource-starved nations can guarantee energy security.
