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Originally Posted by Catfish
Hello,
I think Rickover is, despite of all that might be said against him, the one who is responsible for the highest grade of standards regarding reactor management, failsafe security and no nuclear accidents happening in the US Navy of the time.
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Rickover made a difference because he set out to. I can guarantee you that ONE person in a industry or field can make a difference. Had someone like him been in charge of this drilling fiasco, we would not have this problem. Profits should ALWAYS take a second seat to safety. Maybe we can get someone with his uncompromising standards in place that will prevent this from happening again.
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It is said that the Scorpion was not in a good shape when it made its last voyage, although i find this rather unlikely for a nuclear submarine of the time. Anyway its sinking was obviously not related to any reactor problem.
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The FRONT of the boat may have been substandard, but I can guarantee you that the AFT end of the boat was fine. We nukes are OBSESSED with things running correctly. If something had been amiss, they would have flat said NO to a reactor startup. Back then all it took was a call to Rickover's office saying that the reactor was unsafe and he would have pulled the CO off that boat.