The question is then, "Can these corruption/mismanagement prone entities be reformed to reduce the risk?" I don't think even a 10,000 person strong web of nucl

The question is then, "Can these corruption/mismanagement prone entities be reformed to reduce the risk?" I don't think even a 10,000 person strong web of nuclear anti-corruption and safety organisations would be 1% as expensive as the additional costs due to buying more gas from Russia, let alone the climate impact costs. The problem is that these bodies are set up to have a commercial incentive to minimise costs and low probability of detecting poor procedure. I'm not sure if German culture can break the natural hierarchical tendencies (don't contradict superiors, don't report bad news), but probably better chance than in the US (where you'll lose your job and health insurance, and get blacklisted and possibly sued and criminally convicted, if you become a whistle blower).