On 2011-03-16, dpb wrote:

Didn't sa there were _zero_ instances of misbehavior; there are
miscreants in every area of human activity.

Look at the wikipedia page for USA reactors:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_reactors


....then look at all the one's "decommissioned" in the USA, then read
the dedicated pages. I quit after a half dozen cuz it was the same
story every time. Failures within a dozen yrs (Rancho Seco: 3!),
failure to meet stds, poor planning, jes plain bad mojo all the way
around. You can rationalize it any way you like, but the bottom line
is the US does shoddy work in an arena where lax standards, poor
planning, and inattention to detail are not only unacceptable, but
potentially catastrophically fatal.

Considering this country's traditional business ethic and how
mega-corps would rather shoot their own workers rather than pay 'em, I
hold little hope for the poor schlubs who are merely paying customers.

nb