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9. Wrap-Up Observations
Pages 38-38

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... I have a whole list of horror stories within the Department of Energy, particularly with nuclear installations, of trying to merge complexity with nuclear, and it doesn't work very well. When you have to take a project like a chemical plant through a complex start-up operation, you don't want too much junk in your way, so complex instrumentation control systems, complex safety systems may not in the net add safety value.
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