Nuclear Power ‘Baloney’ | C4E Presents #048

Investigative journalist Karl Grossman has had his eye on nuclear energy since the 1970s. Grossman, an author and nationally syndicated television host turned journalism professor and co-founder of the anti-nuclear proliferation group, Beyond Nuclear, told producer J.D. Allen that the shift to nuclear power to fight climate change is just baloney — a result of media failures since the fight to stop the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant on Long Island.This is a director’s cut of America's Nuclear Future, a national radio broadcast special from American Public Media.Learn more: Cover Up: What You Are Not Supposed to Know About Nuclear Power (1980)Why Is There More Media Talk About Using Nuclear Weapons Than About Banning Them?Stony Brook University Archives: Shoreham and Three Mile Island CollectionSkip ahead to the chapter that interests you:01:08 Grossman Origins01:35 Three Mile Island Wakeup04:51 Nuclear Green Claims06:38 Disaster Death Tolls10:02 Rickover’s Warning11:44 Shoreham Nuclear Park14:34 Investigating Shoreham Risks18:56 Restarting Old Reactors20:35 Media Accountability23:54 Better WatchdogsTell a friend and share a link to this episode.You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio.Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.phpFor all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/socialC4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth.Host: Heather LynchEditor: J.D. AllenProducer: Jordan ValloneProgram Manager: Jennifer Gilday