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To: Polybius

It happens in the US too. The falsifying of records, some level of crony-type corruption, even mob involvement, in the nuke biz. Still, the standards are high. The plants have to operate well — that can’t be bribed away.

The price mark-up on equipment certified for nuclear system use is very high. Yet one piece of equipment, nuke certified, looks just like one not nuke certified. Creates a motive for fraud when the supplier thinks he can get away with it.

You can’t correct or improve this with regulation, btw. Having many regulators can actually differentially favor the corrupt. It takes a culture of high standards and strong engineering and ethics.


29 posted on 03/18/2011 10:46:18 AM PDT by bvw
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To: bvw
It takes a culture of high standards and strong engineering and ethics as oppose to fake & falsified standards, tunnel-visioned engineering and the ethics of a pack of fleas leaving a dead dog.
33 posted on 03/18/2011 10:54:00 AM PDT by de.rm (A prudent question is one-half of wisdom , . .Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone)
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