• 19:35 - 22:58
THC 83: James Corbett | Fukushima, The Balance Of Power, & New Alternatives
Nuclear Industry, Subsidies and Weapons Production
The nuclear energy industry is characterized as an adjunct to the nuclear weapons industry, specifically designed to produce plutonium. Uranium reactors are heavily subsidized by governments because they serve military interests, while safer alternatives like liquid fluoride thorium reactors are ignored. Despite recommendations to scrap nuclear power, the Japanese government has pushed to restart reactors to maintain the status quo.