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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers by _fizz_buzz_ on Sunday February 16, 2025 @04:36AM (#43066750)
This is not quite as innovative as you might think, I guess you are advocating for the Chernobyl approach: "Let's turn all safety features off and see if it breaks!"
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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers by rightbyte on Sunday February 16, 2025 @05:09AM (#43066911)
They turned off the safety features to test a safety procedure. I don't think it is a fair analogy.
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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers by jjk166 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @05:07PM (#43072214)
They weren't testing a safety procedure, they were testing whether they could get rid of a safety feature. Specifically they were checking whether the plant's turbine could provide enough power to keep coolant flowing without the help of a counterweight system.
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