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Re:Tokyo High Court slashes damages to Fukushima nuclear dis... by Ididntdothis on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @03:22PM (#22620258)
Sure it was. Why would the soviets have build it if not for profit?
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Re:Tokyo High Court slashes damages to Fukushima nuclear dis... by manfredo on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @03:57PM (#22620618)
To produce electricity as part of a state-planned economy. It turns out governments are just as capable of cutting corners and making poor decisions like having a positive void coefficient, combined control/catalyst rods, and a lack of secondary containment.
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Re:Tokyo High Court slashes damages to Fukushima nuclear dis... by WalterBright on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @04:14PM (#22620788)
Governments are more capable of making poor decisions because of lack of liability and no financial consequences to the decision makers.
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