Chernobyl

Tom Geraghty · Stories & Cases, Safety & Human Error

Analyses the 1986 Chernobyl disaster as a case study in how authoritarian culture, fear of authority, and compliance-driven norms prevented operators from raising concerns. Shows how power gradients and a culture of silence turned a design flaw into catastrophe.

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