Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by jules 44 days ago
If there is any country that can safely build nuclear power plants, it is Switzerland.
2 comments
chinathrow 44 days ago
Unless you drill holes into the outer containment hull.
link
palata 44 days ago
What if you destroy a dam? It would be catastrophic too... but nobody votes against dams for some reason.
link
chinathrow 43 days ago
Some construction workers really did drill into the primary containtainment in one of Switzerlands NPPs though.

https://ensi.admin.ch/de/2014/07/07/bohrloecher-im-primaerco...

link
speed_spread 44 days ago
Whoosh. Holes -> Swiss Cheese.
link
Moldoteck 42 days ago
it'll be built by others anyway
link