Nuclear is airgapped and triple redundant, hydro is remote: the real security tiers of infrastructure

JDmzzzzzzz · x · 2026-10-11

JDmzzzzzzz adds nuance to the debate: nuclear plants are airgapped and triple-redundant but run as unfluctuating base load; hydro and others are managed remotely; components with real human consequences, like dam spillway gates, are airgapped. The security boundary follows consequence severity, not a blanket rule.

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