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How can we avoid the end of the world through nuclear and other cataclysmic accidents? Could Chernobyl happen again? How can we design our systems and train our people to prevent accidents? We discuss with our guest Tom Plant. Image: Kamil Porembiński via Flickr Things mentioned in this podcast: - World nuclear industry status report https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/20180902wnisr2018-hr.pdf - Timeline of nuclear accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents - NYT article comparing nuclear with coal https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nuclear-power-is-safest-way-to-make-electricity-according-to-2007-study/2011/03/22/AFQUbyQC_story.html?utm_term=.1cf223d52f55 - Long-run fatalities according to HSE http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals.htm For more Cognitive Engineering episodes find us on iTunes, Google Play or wherever you get your podcasts, or add this RSS feed to your preferred player: feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:219479129/sounds.rss