Nuclear Subs Put Workers in Australia's Shipbuilding Hub on Edge
While most Australians support the decision, workers in the southern city of Adelaide are worried they’ll be left behind.
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Australia’s surprise deal with the U.S. and Britain for nuclear-powered submarines has shaken its Asian neighbors and angered France. It’s also meeting resistance in the city chosen to build them.
The southern shipbuilding hub of Adelaide was thrown a lifeline five years ago when Australia reached a $36 billion deal with France to build diesel-powered submarines. Now hundreds of workers who were set to construct them are unsure about working with nuclear power and also apprehensive that they lack the skills needed to do the job.