In the mid seventies the head of R&D for one of the large technology companies stated that nuclear reactors were reliable enough that one should expect only one serious accident in 10,000 years. That was the consensus of people supporting nuclear power. His prediction was off by several orders of magnitude.
The problem appears to be that the vulnerabilities of any given design are not apparent until AFTER such vulnerabilities are allowed to create significant problems.
“In the mid seventies the head of R&D for one of the large technology companies stated that nuclear reactors were reliable enough that one should expect only one serious accident in 10,000 years. “
Which company?