‘I don’t think that’s quite right’: Ross Greenwood criticises Chris Bowen’s nuclear stance

Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood has criticised Chris Bowen for saying nuclear will cost “many tens of billions” and will take “many years” to achieve. The latest Newspoll shows a majority of Australians would support a move to replace retired coal-fired power plants with small modular nuclear reactors. The poll revealed that 55 per cent of all voters supported the move, while only around 31 per cent were against it. “I know that … Chris Bowen particularly like to say that it’s going to cost many tens of billions and will take many, many years for us to be able to achieve this,” Mr Greenwood told Sky News Australia host Steve Price. “I don’t think that’s quite right. “Just between now and 2029 … have a look at this: over the next five years, there are going to be 53 nuclear reactors in the world built to generate electricity – Bangladesh, for goodness sakes, is doing it.”