Nuclear won't make power bills cheaper, energy analyst says, as Coalition claims scrutinised

• In short: The Coalition's claims nuclear power will make energy cheaper don't stack up, according to an energy analyst.
• Dr Dylan McConnell said no country in the developed world had built nuclear reactors since the start of the century without incurring significant cost and time blowouts.
• What's next? Dr McConnell said the opposition's nuclear plan wouldn't help Australia manage the rapid retirement of its "ancient" fleet of coal plants.
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Any impact at least a decade away. Under the Coalition's plan, the first nuclear plant would be a small modular reactor and it would be operational by ...