A creaky nuclear power plant in Vermont was finally finally shut down. Not for the 500 best reasons but because it simply wasn't profitable to run. Turns out, nuclear power never did make any business sense, anywhere. Noted management consultant JEREMY RIFKIN and veteran power-system administrator DAVID FREEMAN each explains why.
So why do government and the nuclear industry keep promoting this failed product? It's a fig-leaf for nuclear bomb-making, says Freeman.
Additional commentary by KD.
Freeman audio--condensed and edited by KD--courtesy of tucradio.org. The video of Rifkins remarks is available on YouTube.
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