Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Abbreviations and Acronyms/Glossary xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1 Nuclear Dreams and Radioactive Nightmares Popular Culture and the Quest for Nuclear Consensus in East and West Germany, 1945–1970 21
8. Chapter 2 On the Brink of Disaster? Safety Regimes and Nuclear Accidents in the Two Germanys 51
9. Chapter 3 Dissenting Voices The Emergence of Counterexperts in West Germany 74
10. Chapter 4 From Local Roots to National Prominence The Struggle over Wyhl 93
11. Chapter 5 Environmentalism as Civil War Brokdorf—and the Consequences 126
12. Chapter 6 The Shock of Chernobyl and the Environmentalist Breakthrough in West Germany 161
13. Chapter 7 Not Immune to Error Chernobyl’s Impact in the GDR 185
14. Chapter 8 Abandoning Nuclear Power—Or Not? 212
15. Conclusion 242
16. Bibliography 251
17. Index 273