Germany’s Nuclear Taboo (Bonus)

In this bonus episode, we speak with Anna Vero Wendland, a historian specialising in both German technology and Eastern Europe, about a particular sacred cow in German politics – the role of nuclear energy. Wendland’s writing argues in favour of using nuclear energy in Germany as a way for the country to meet its climate goals, ensure its growth, and reduce German dependence on authoritarian governments for energy – against most conventional German wisdom.

We speak with Wendland about her book- Atomkraft? Ja bitte! -, how it’s been received, and what opportunities Germany is missing out on by not entertaining a role for nuclear energy in its power grids.