Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by kibwen 763 days ago
All failsafes are a result of redundancy.

Profit motives are incompatible with redundancy.

If left to private companies, the design of the reactor will not save you, because the design will be altered to extract the maximum profit.

1 comments

The design still needs regulatory approval, and this is where a specific level of safety can be mandated.