Old news that has been going for several years, since at least 2000 with more and more intensity as power stations get older. The problem is the economic policy on energy contradicts the sustainability policy, and so prevents it from getting up and going. That and trying to ride to sustainability on the back of the dash to gas power stations (from coal stations with their high CO2) and lower energy use growth than expected in the late 90's.

The extent to which the public will oppose nuclear power isn't something thats too clear, I don't see many complaining about our current facilities, and the next gen will be even better. Theres some impressive improvements in nuclear generation and its inherent safety (yes you can make such a thing to a point) in the last 5 years, including some from odd places like South Africa. With that sort of system and the alternative largely being coal or import reliance, I can see us getting a few stations built if they put their ass in gear on it.