March Update

For the last few weeks I've been reading about what goes into risk assessment when the government considers building a nuclear power plant. There are a lot of steps and factors that get taken into consideration before the plant is built. The potential danger of the site is taken into consideration (how large of a population is in the near area, how large the plant will be, how likely it is that a natural disaster will strike in the area near the plant). Accident prevention is also a major factor in building a plant along with the worker's roles in accident prevention at the plant. The safety margin, risk reduction, and human factors are also taken into consideration. Obviously we want the safest nuclear power plants, but safety also comes at a high economic cost, so building a nuclear power plant is somewhat like finding a balance between high safety standards and not spending ridiculous amounts of money.