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I have seen this company slowly mature over my past 6 years living in Corvallis, Oregon (original location for NuScale). I was excited when I first saw the des
by microDude 10y ago
I have seen this company slowly mature over my past 6 years living in Corvallis, Oregon (original location for NuScale). I was excited when I first saw the design and started to look at employment opportunities at the company. At the time, they only were looking for experienced engineers (15+ years) with knowledge of the Nuclear Regulation Commission (NRC).
Even after 6 years, they just now have submitted the application to NRC. It is depressing how much Nuclear has been over-regulated.
- azinman2 10y agoWhat makes you think it's more than necessary given the consequences?
- striking 10y agoI think it might be easier to answer that question if you outline which consequences you're most concerned about.
- beders 10y agoA single accident can kill thousands, cause cancer for several hundred thousands more, cost billions of dollars in clean up usually tax payers pay for, nuclear plants have no concept of proper disposing and dismantling a reactor, have byproducts with unacceptable half lives, are potential targets for terror threats, use other harmful chemicals (people like to ignore) etc. etc. etc.
- Natsu 10y agoChernobyl-style reactors are a thing of the past, modern ones don't do all that. Even Fukushima didn't kill anyone, just some contamination that will cause some statistical level of cancer increase.
- tcbawo 10y agoThe long time horizon to recover from any disaster is scary. Chernobyl (clearly inadequate safety planning) aside, is there any reason to believe that a Fukushima-type disaster would not be possible (or inevitable)?
- fapjacks 10y agoMeanwhile, any kid can go buy a gallon of petrochemicals without any kind of license and contribute to one of the most deadly and dangerous problems our species has ever faced.
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