The Coalition is unable to provide details about the amount of power to be generated by its proposed nuclear reactors.
That is unlikely to satisfy the concerns of industry groups who point to Labor's annually updated Integrated System Plan, which lays out its proposed energy mix in gigawatts. Mr O'Brien also revealed the Coalition planned to have multiple reactors on some sites, which would increase the amount of energy produced.
Asked what the Coalition would do about the looming short-term energy shortfall, given 90 per cent of coal power is set to exit the National Electricity Market within the next decade and before the first proposed nuclear plant would be built, Mr O'Brien said the answer was to "pour more gas into the market" but also said he would "welcome all renewables".
"That's just math," he told Sky News, saying there would be fewer transmission lines and less "tearing up prime agricultural ground" under the Coalition.While the Coalition has not yet revealed the cost, Mr Littleproud said the construction costs were "in the ballpark" of $8 billion per unit.
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