Banking service chronicle Monthly Magazine by bsc academy-subscribe published this is article page no 53 desalination of seawater using nuclear power is not new and currently there are 13 reactors operating in 4 countries with a combined 247 reactor-years experience.[4] the cost of nuclear desalinated water is about 40 cents per kiloliter[5] and while this is 20 to 30 times as much as we are already paying these costs could be lower for australia as we have our own uranium. even given the costs as shown it is only a matter of time until it becomes cost effective. the international atomic energy agency is currently conducting research into nuclear desalination and the international nuclear desalination advisory group advises that another 13 countries are conducting research and feasibility studies. these countries are argentina canada china egypt france india israel south korea libya morocco pakistan russian federation and united states. there is also major international collaboration underway between indonesia and korea rep of tanzania and france pakistan and various international bodies morocco and france russia and canada and lastly eurodesal.[6] it is evident nuclear desalination is being considered world wide. australia has 38% of the worlds know uranium resources and is about to make a national decision regarding its use. public awareness that the potential of nuclear desalination can solve all of australias future water requirements as well as allowing australia to convert large amounts of inhospitable land into an arable and profitable resource will ease the resistance currently being shown by a percentage of the population banking service chronicle monthly magazine.
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