I admit most Aussies are very anti nuclear power and I also acknowledge the problems associated with using this form of energy. However, the clear and present danger is AGW caused by the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels and the worst culprit of them all is coal. Counties such as Australia and China have a real fixation on burning this stuff and the consequenses of this are not good to put it lightly. Uranium might not be ideal but fossil fuels and their effect on our global environment is much worse.
Of course my first preference is for renewables such as solar, wind, tidal and geothermal and I do hope governments and industry pull their fingers out and start looking at seriously developing these technologies. I also hope fusion power can be developed and become viable in the next couple of decades too
