On: Dramatic escalation in Japan (Fukushima Nuke Plant)

[forensic]

In the post-mortem this will probably be the lesson.

How many times are you going to hear:

"The issues were easily avoidable with proper upgrades, but it was decided that the cost of upgrading the plant was not justified given the low probability of an 8.9 earthquake"

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[orangecat → forensic]

"The issues were easily avoidable with proper upgrades, but it was decided that the cost of upgrading the plant was not justified given the low probability of an 8.9 earthquake"

And that decision may very well have been correct. If I don't buy a lottery ticket but the numbers I would have picked come up, that doesn't mean I made a mistake.

[forensic → orangecat]

Considering that this is going to set back nuclear energy for decades....

not a good decision

[varjag → orangecat]

I fail to see in which way your analogy is relevant.

If anything, you are buying lottery tickets with other people's money and are not winning.

[juiceandjuice → forensic]

A solution to the energy crisis is to unplug, but your anticipated response proves that's as viable as a solution as eliminating nuclear energy.