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	Opinion This section aims to present views on questions related to nuclear energy, including ethical questions, but which to some extent fall outside of the Centre's mandate of simply providing information. Radiation: Facts, Fallacies and Phobias by Prof David Wigg, Director of Clinical Radiobiology at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Review published in Australian Radiology, 2007 (pdf 112 kB) Managing Australian radioactive wastes, paper by Charles McCombie and Marcis Kurzeme, November 2005. The Case for Nuclear Energy, paper delivered to Australian Institute of Energy in Adealide and Perth, mid 2005. Power to the People, article by Leslie Kemeny in Australian Financial Review 15 April 2005. Argues for consideration of nuclear power in Australia and highlights need for revival of nuclear engineering. Powerpoint presentation (4.1 MB) with graphics useful for information, school presentations, etc. Nuclear energy as a goldmine for science teachers, notes from seminar at 1997 CONASTA, updated in 2007, suggesting some of the aspects of the subject which can be explored in science classrooms.
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