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Not that surprising given the current leadership and budgetary direction at the Department of Energy. Micheal Lewis ran a great piece [0] on the Nuclear facilit
by shaqbert 8y ago
Not that surprising given the current leadership and budgetary direction at the Department of Energy. Micheal Lewis ran a great piece [0] on the Nuclear facility safeguards about a year ago, and it appears it is quite prophetic...
[0]: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/department-of-energy-risks-michael-lewis https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/07/department-of-energy...
- hackerman12345 8y agoThis appears to have happened months before Perry became the DOE leader.
- shaqbert 8y agoYou are right. My point is moot. Alas, when we could not even fix Hanford with money in the past, I am a little worried about doing it with less cash going forward.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoMoney doesn't solve what's effectively a bad corporate culture.
- bezosisevil 8y agoOne of the main companies involved, CH2M, has been ignoring worker radiation safety for years despite massive amounts of DOE funding. I think that endemic corruption and politicized contract awards are the major issues here.