Aussie are nuclear-phobic when it comes to having it anywhere habitable. Still too many "simple folk" that can't get their head around the science.
Oh I know of that whole deal, Albert.
What will be interesting, though, is the Aussie sailors will have to be trained in nuclear propulsion. I wonder if they are just going to ship them over here and train them in the States where we already have the schools and the land-based prototype propulsion units. Or even send them the Great Britain?
When I was in the Navy we had prototype units in three different parts of the country. They were mockups of actual ship/boat nuclear plants. Then they scrapped that idea in the late '90s and moved everything to Charleston, SC. Took a couple of old fleet ballistic missile subs, tied them up to the pier, and actually just used THEM for the hands on training. Instead of having a screw (propeller) they just used a water brake rig.
It will be interesting to see how and where they train these squids. I'm excited for them all.
