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I am really taken about the framing of the industrial risk, the risk of mistakes in design and implementation, as the "Boeing Problem" We know how finantialis

by worik 2y ago

I am really taken about the framing of the industrial risk, the risk of mistakes in design and implementation, as the "Boeing Problem" We know how finantialisation of Boeing created its problems, that is well documented. If a SMR industry develops how can we mitigate those risks? Boeing crashed two aeroplanes before it would even consider a problem existed. Then we saw the rot Boeing were, we thought, the best of the best. How do we stop the same thing in a nuclear programme?

olau 2y ago
That's not actually what the paper says. It just says that when you have one design, when you find a design flaw, it affects all the instances. Due to the safety regulations, you then need to shut them all down until you've either fixed the problem or determined that's OK to restart. It's the risk of the monoculture. And it then lists some examples from existing nuclear plants. So it's not a new problem.