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To my knowledge, modern nuclear plants are designed to fail safely if faults are detected, but prolonged periods without staff monitoring the facility could be more risky. This one automatically regulates itself, and shuts down if any parameters are out of range, waiting for operator intervention to bring it back up. Every nuclear plant designer since Chernobyl has been very keen on safety.

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