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"(Insert name here) has had a troubled past with regulators."

I have heard this repeatedly in the news. Whether they are referring to the electrical company in charge of the damaged reactors, a coal mining company, a manufacturer, a petroleum/drilling operation, a refinery.

Do people realize that these are heavily regulated industries, and their a millions paid to review their procedures? Of course they will find violations - that is the job of the regulator, and they will be considered lacking if they do not pursue perfection.

But their are inherent dangers in a great many industries, and the simple fact that they have been cited in the past is usually apropos of nothing. Nukes are held to a very high standard; mining is dangerous - always has been.

/rant off.