> FWIW I think nuclear is good in principle, but neither states nor companies have proven responsible enough to handle it.
So the currently operating nuclear plants that have gone without incident are dismissed? Why so?
So the currently operating nuclear plants that have gone without incident are dismissed? Why so?
Gone without incident, or just gone without incident documentation? There seems to be an awfully good success rate in finding unreported incidents when people start looking a bit more closely.
Whether or not you consider this a severe enough deficit to necessitate a shutdown is a matter of policy.
As to any operation record, just keep in mind that the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant had one dating back to 1971.
A lack of air bags is not noticable until your car crashes.
The question is if we nevertheless deem them 'safe enough'.
It is, because it is also a tautology. To me it has no bearing over the point we're discussing.