Nuclear Mishaps: The Human Factor

The World

Following the recent nuclear power plant accidents in Japan and South Korea, US officials were quick to assure people that “it can’t happen here.” Commentator Suzanne Elston says technically, they’re right. But, she continues, lost in the assurances is the element of human error, which has been the cause of all major nuclear accidents.

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