[lovemenot]

>> And that's with incompetence and neglect.

Yes, and rightly so. Engineers must design around human fallibility. They don't get to blame human error and claim the whole system is otherwise perfectly safe. Either the system is safe under conditions of human fallibility, or it is unsafe.

>> There's just no good reason for either Chernobyl or Fukushima

Of course there is reason. Humans are part of the system and a relatively weak part at that.

[smallnamespace]

How do engineers design around the propensity of politicians to kick the can down the road?

[lovemenot]

Not every project is the right project for you right now. Select well.

Politicians' influence wanes, while engineers' waxes.

[QAPereo]

Dual major in theology?