To Err is Human

Taxpayers in the UK will be footing the bill for the clean-up of the Dounreay Nuclear Complex in Caithness. According to this article from the BBC, an operator failed to make sure a drum was sealed before pouring highly radioactive waste into it.

Please don't tell me that this couldn't happen in the U.S. And don't tell me it couldn't be a lot worse. The bottom line is people make mistakes. I don't care how safe you think it is, it's just not.