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Re:Steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy secu... by BurningFrog on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @11:40AM (#20031223)
> having a profit motive involved in such a safety-critical set of processes is a recipe for disaster

The empirical evidence of Chernobyl is a small sample, but points in the opposite direction.

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Re:Steep decline in nuclear power would threaten energy secu... by throwanem on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @12:08PM (#20031482)
Chernobyl had a different perverse incentive, in that perceived failure to perform under a command economy such as that of the Soviet Union could be and often was individually punishable.
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