But will their government let them have it?

Australians are warming to the idea of nuclear power, with almost one in two saying it should be considered as an alternative source of energy to help combat global warming. An Age/Nielson poll found 49 per cent of Australians believed nuclear should be on the nation’s list of potential power options, while 43 per cent were opposed outright.
The finding marks a big shift of public opinion from 2006, when a Newspoll showed just 38 per cent in favour of nuclear power and 51 per cent opposed.
But ahead of the Copenhagen climate change conference in December, the Rudd Government has restated its total opposition to using nuclear power to help Australia meet its future carbon reduction targets.
During the 2007 election campaign, after prime minister John Howard tried to put nuclear power on the agenda, then opposition leader Kevin Rudd said: ”If you elect a Labor government, there will be no nuclear reactors in Australia, full stop.”
Supporters of nuclear power say it is the only practical low-emissions alternative to coal for generating baseload electricity — the minimum required by industry and residential users.