Taking on technocracy : nuclear power in Germany 1945 to the present Introduction Nuclear dreams and radioactive nightmares: popular culture and the quest for nuclear consensus in East and West Germany 1945 1970 On the brink of disaster: safety regimes and nuclear accidents in the two Germanys Dissenting voices: the emergence of counter experts in West Germany From local roots to national prominence: the struggle over Wyhl Environmentalism as civil war: Brokdorf and the consequences The shock of Chernobyl and the environmentalist breakthrough in West Germany Not immune to error: Chernobyls impact in the GDR Abandoning nuclear power or not Conclusion