On 29 July 1987 the trial of #Chernobyl plant leadership ended with 10 years sentences for the director Bryukhanov, head of engineering Fomin and his deputy Dyatlov.
This ruling was a classic examp...
@kravietz š¦ > Except nobody uses it, because USSR had āSocialistā in its name so when they caused an environmental disaster that must have been, naturally, a āhonest mistakeā that had nothing to do with incompetence or greed š¤·
I have never heard anybody call Chornobyl an āhonest mistakeā, but tons of people bring it up *all the time* to attack nuclear power.
In engineering ethics courses, Chornobyl and Bhopal are held up as the two best examples of what happens when incompetence and greed are allowed to take control of heavy industry.
I have never heard anybody call Chornobyl an āhonest mistakeā, but tons of people bring it up *all the time* to attack nuclear power.
In engineering ethics courses, Chornobyl and Bhopal are held up as the two best examples of what happens when incompetence and greed are allowed to take control of heavy industry.
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