It's not so much the operating crew, as the initial construction I would be deeply concerned about, France has been quietly ticking along on nuclear power for 50 years, because they massively over-engineer their reactors and have a yard long list of rules as to where it can be built. The Newest generation reactors have a fool-proof dead man's switch, if the system doesn't have human interaction after a set amount of time, a vile of frozen fluorite melts, opening a circuit that begins an automated shutdown procedure.
I think the time where America can build something like a nuclear reactor or a Jupiter Rocket is coming to a close. Just look at the recent BBB scheme, a set amount of contracting must come from minority vendors and contractors. Today it's some dindus using hotmops on tarmac, but I can well imagine South Africa situation, where state funds are essentially burned on black companies, who at best are crooks using a black frontman, more likely a group of blacks who simply do not have the intellect or grift to provide the service.
I am picturing a chernobyl like event, where a newly built reactor, built using substandard materials, staffed with affirmative action hires makes a chuck of our beautiful land uninhabitable for the next 1,000 years.
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