something missing here...?
So why didn't engineers start looking for better ground before construction...?
This makes no sense at all....
Unless constructed on a very thick massive bedrock layer, extremely heavy structures always cause some settlement over time. The concern would be “differential” settlement where there is a large settlement in one area and a small amount in another.
I know a military airport that has subsided a dozen feet in my lifetime. The whole valley section it is in has settled as well so it is not an issue.
I get the idea from dumbgrunt that an idiot politician may have spread some lies.
Occums razor and all :)
So the whole thing may be fake news. Nuclear engineers are both really, really intelligent people who have the power to make their decisions final without the risk of outside idiots. I tend to believe these engineers would not proceed if it weren’t perfect.