Every human organization evolves to prioritize its own needs over its nominal purpose. A nuclear reactor is operated by members of a power workers' union, managed by a nuclear agency and overseen by a regulatory body. The leaders of these organizations talk regularly and come to identify as a group that prioritizes its needs over those o…
Every human organization evolves to prioritize its own needs over its nominal purpose. A nuclear reactor is operated by members of a power workers' union, managed by a nuclear agency and overseen by a regulatory body. The leaders of these organizations talk regularly and come to identify as a group that prioritizes its needs over those of rank-an-file workers and safety regulations. Short of burning these organizations to the ground every few years and rebuilding them with all new hires (which would destroy necessary operational experience) there is no way to prevent regulatory capture and corruption from degrading a nuclear plant's safety.
Every human organization evolves to prioritize its own needs over its nominal purpose. A nuclear reactor is operated by members of a power workers' union, managed by a nuclear agency and overseen by a regulatory body. The leaders of these organizations talk regularly and come to identify as a group that prioritizes its needs over those of rank-an-file workers and safety regulations. Short of burning these organizations to the ground every few years and rebuilding them with all new hires (which would destroy necessary operational experience) there is no way to prevent regulatory capture and corruption from degrading a nuclear plant's safety.