Reply #2: It is good safety [View All]

[Zachstar]

A blackout can mean a number of things including hostile activity. A shutdown means that the problem has to be identified and fixed so that it will not cause additional problems.

Also think about this. What if an emergency caused whatever to happen to the crew who runs these things and the grid? You want these reactors able to shut themselves down if it even smells something funny about the situation. The same thing goes for all other forms of power generation. It is simply good safety.