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The Atomic Show #021

ByRod Adams

Atomic Show number 21 is a special episode. I was honored by the opportunity to interview Mary Mycio, the author of Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl. Mary is a unique person with an interesting career path; she earned her undergraduate degree in biology, became a lawyer and then left the law to pursue a career as a journalist and writer. In 1986, after the Chernobyl accident, she developed what she calls in the preface to her book “an atomic fire – a determination to find out the truth about Chernobyl.”

The book is a fascinating journey of discovery and provides a unique view of the area that the Ukrainians call The Zone of Alienation.

Please have a listen and learn why Mary believes that it is time to rethink opposition to nuclear power.

(Note: During the interview, Mary recommended the following book – Nuclear Fear: A History of Images by Spencer R. Weart)

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Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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  1. I read the book _Nuclear Fear_. Weart does present an interesting story of how images of apocalyse & renewal that go back many centuries, got tied up with nuclear energy & distorted thinking about the issues.

    He has also created a book & website on the history of the science behind the global warming issues.

    Another book of his I’ll look for is about the observation that democracies rarely or never go to war with each other.

    I haven’t found a copy of Mary Mycio’s book yet.

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