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Even in the very safe world of commercial aviation, aircraft crash much more frequently than nuclear reactors melt down. That slows down the rate of institutio
by curtis 11y ago
Even in the very safe world of commercial aviation, aircraft crash much more frequently than nuclear reactors melt down. That slows down the rate of institutional learning.
Of course commercial aviation has killed far more people than the nuclear power industry, anyway.
Addendum: I should say that I actually agree with you, I just wanted to point out that the dynamics of the two industries are quite different.
- WalterBright 11y agoThe principle behind airliner design is no single failure can cause the loss of the airliner. This principle was not applied to Fukushima's design nor the Deepwater Horizon's design. For example, the backup generators could have been protected from the seawater inundation rather easily.