Banking service chronicle Monthly Magazine by bsc academy-subscribe published this is article page no 52 australia needs to consider nuclear desalination as a part of the nuclear energy debate australia can decide to become energy and financially rich due to the use of its abundant supply of uranium that can be either used locally in home grown nuclear power plants or sold as a refined product on the world market. the decision is in the hands of the australian people through their elected representatives. there are additional issues that need to be addressed in parallel with the above issues. the desalination of seawater using nuclear power and its benefits need to be considered in any discussion of nuclear power in australia. large areas of australia have been in moderate to severe drought conditions for fifteen of the last twenty years.[1] it seems possible that australia will join the african region latin america and south east asia as an area suffering moderate to sever water shortages.[2] desalination is a possible solution to these shortages in australia. in the past it has not been seen as an economical solution to local water shortages. however given the potential change in public opinion attitude and the necessary economic consideration of nuclear energy and uranium mining and refinement desalination of seawater using nuclear energy must be considered at the same time. by 2025 about two thirds of the world population may suffer sever water shortages. fresh potable water will become an internationally marketable product banking service chronicle monthly magazine.
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