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[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

An electrician installing faulty wiring doesn't render your home uninhabitable for a few thousand years.

So there's one difference.

[-] SocialEngineer56@notdigg.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That’s why there are lots of regulations for things impacting life safety. With a nuclear power plant, you mitigate the disaster potential by having so many more people involved in the design and inspection processes.

The risk of an electrician installing faulty wiring in your home could be mitigated by having a third party inspector review the work. Now do that 1000x over and your risk of “politicians are paid off” is negligible.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Okay, so we've got a safe nuclear power plant that's a decade behind schedule and 100% over budget.

[-] SocialEngineer56@notdigg.com 9 points 1 year ago

By your logic I suggest you avoid any building constructed in the US as nothing would ever be safe enough.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It's plenty safe now, but my electricity rates have doubled because the plant was so over budget and they need to make their money back.

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