AlanK: Very thoughtful comment. But. Hubris? Ok, quantum theory tells us that there is a non-zero probability of say a black hole emerging at the reactor core at Vermont Yankee at any given moment, and a somewhat greater probability of a pyroclastic event at the same spot (see, e.g. Paricutin, 1943). But a plausible, realistic worse case other than a Richter 9 seismic event? If anything, its the antithesis of hubris to admit I can't come come up with one.
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