Nuclear power - a bone of contention

When Otto Hahn discovered atomic fission in 1938, he had no idea that atoms would also release a lot of energy socially. The world is once again discussing the splitting of small parts - German nuclear power plants are to go into reserve operation, a second Chernobyl is looming at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhia. It is precisely the so-called peaceful use of nuclear energy that is proving to be unpeaceful and is currently becoming a target of war and a bone of contention.  

We talk to environmental author Fred Pearce, who has just written an award-winning book on nuclear accidents. We revisit the images from the 2011 documentary "Under Control - An Archaeology of Nuclear Power". Director Volker Sattel took a look inside German nuclear power plants before Fukushima. A discussion with economics expert Claudia Kemfert on the current debate.

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