It looks like another country will go down the Nuclear route, as Australian Prime Minister John Howard promised that swift action will be taken in favor of recent findings on the viability of nuclear power use in Oz-land,according to this report.

Mr. Howard also said that mining and exploration of uranium ores are allowable, since the end result would be the eventual replacement of coal plants in his country, which could reduce their global emissions by as much as 17%.

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