As the saga of Australia’s federal election moved towards its climax, the strident discourse of political prejudice and petty point scoring threatened to drown out the discussion of matters of real national importance. High on the list of concerns for the Australian community are the issues of energy and water security at a time of climate change. The painfully inconvenient truth for many Australian politicians is that international scientific opinion and technical experience clearly indicate that the pivotal solution to both energy security and climate change is found in the increasing use of nuclear power technology. This view has been…