Why Dick Smith is fighting for nuclear power

Why Dick Smith is fighting for nuclear power
Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith on a recent visit to NZ. (Image: NZME)
Greg Hurrell
All going well, Meridian Energy’s first grid-scale battery farm will be online before the coming New Zealand winter.Across the Tasman, prominent entrepreneur Dick Smith is fighting a rearguard action against superbatteries. He called BusinessDesk to explain why he thinks nuclear power is by far the cheaper option for the energy transition.He’s also supporting a tour of Australia now underway by US nuclear engineer Grace Stanke to try to win over nuclear power sceptics. (Stanke is also the 2023 winner of the Miss America contest.)&nb...

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