On Sat, 7 May 2005 07:44:51 +1000, DBM wrote:
"...Do you have any science better than Murphy's Law with which to
back up your thoughts?..."

Unfortunately, no. Nothing concrete, conclusive, or comforting.

So you're ignoring science in preference to folk wisdom. That explains
much.

The comment I made re 'Murphy' is perhaps not a 'scientific proof',
but more of a 'Humans are Prone to Error' statement

Of course. And if the design is made to minimize the ill effects of
operator error, that's a safer design than one where operator error
has catastrophic consequences.

Regardless of reactor type or design, Humans are Humans...

Yes, and depending on the design, the humans are protected, or not.