Today marks the 19th anniversary of the nuclear disaster near Chornobyl, a Ukranian town that was then part of the Soviet Union. While searching for some perspective on this subject, I came across a collection of papers, studies, and publications about Chornobyl. It was interesting to learn that just months before this tragedy, Vitaly Sklyarov, Minister of Power for the Ukranian SSR, stated that "The odds of a meltdown are one in 10,000 years. The plants have safe and reliable controls that are protected from any breakdown with three safety systems."
Chernobyl?
