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29/11/2025

West Gate Bridge

Planned for nearly a century, when the time came to build a permanent link across the Lower Yarra River, a relatively new style of bridge, the box-girder, was chosen. Using new computer technology assisting the engineers to design a bridge that was too complex to calculate by hand, and using a unique lifting strategy promised time and cost savings. Ultimately though when the pieces didn't fit together in the air, their attempts to make them fit, didn't work. We dive into what went wrong on Australia's largest ever industrial disaster.With John Chidgey.Formal Report: Victorian Royal Commission Report (PDF) Milford Haven Incident: Cleddau Bridge disaster General Information: Kentledge West Gate Tunnel Slide rule Box girder bridge Cleddau Bridge Widening the West Gate Freeway Melbourne October 15 Weather The West Gate Bridge Memorial Robbo Bennett’s Tribute How the West Gate Bridge collapse changed Melbourne 1970 West Gate Bridge Disaster West Gate Bridge Image Gallery The West Gate Bridge Collapse West Gate Bridge Under Construction, 1969 Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

29/11/2025

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39 min
08/07/2018

Chernobyl

The largest nuclear incident in human history released an estimated 400 times the radioactive material compared to Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It all happened because of a test that was delayed by one shift, or was it the ultimate inevitability of a flawed reactor design?With John Chidgey.Prior Episode References: Causality Episode 3: Fukushima Causality Episode 17: Three Mile Island Technical References: Iodine-135 Periodic Table List of Chemical Elements Xenon Poisoning in Reactors Nuclear Energy Slides [PDF] Neutron Cross-Section Radiation burn RBMK Reactors Positive Void Coefficient Timelines: Chernobyl Accident Timeline Chernobyl Timeline Of A Nuclear Nightmare What Caused The Disaster Timeline Of Events The Chernobyl Gallery Chernobyl Disaster Chernobyl Sequence of Events Essays, Regulations and Miscellaneous: Chernobyl Essay [PDF] Regulation for 3rd and 4th Reactor [PDF] Regulations and ORM in Chernobyl’ disaster Individual involvement in the Chernobyl disaster New Safe Confinement Chernobyl New Safe Confinement Plans for New Nuclear Reactors Worldwide Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.

08/07/2018

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47 min
30/04/2025

Bayer CropScience

After an extended outage of the Methomyl Unit at the Bayer facility in Institute, West Virginia, the decision was made to commence a restart of the Unit even though the DCS upgrade was still incomplete and the newly replaced Residue Treater hadn't been fully recommissioned. An incident whose root cause was years in the making would ultimately cost two people their lives.With John Chidgey.Related Episodes: Causality Episode 26: Bhopal Formal Reports: Bayer CropScience Pesticide Waste Tank Explosion CSB Final Report (PDF) CSB Final Report News Release CSB Hearing Testimony (PDF) Public Meeting Transcript News Releases and Articles: Lawsuit links student’s death to ‘08 Bayer explosion Bayer Settles 2008 Fatal Plant Explosion Lawsuit Bayer cited, fined in fatal explosion at plant in August General Information: Bayer Insecticide Ovicide Organising for Safety: How Structure Creates Culture Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

30/04/2025

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50 min
23/03/2021

Therac-25

The successor to the Therac-6 and Therac-20 RadioTherapy machines would integrate the powerful DEC PDP-11 mini-computer to control all of the Therac-25s functions, including the safety interlocks, for the first time. In two years the 11 machines in service would overdose six people across two countries, killing three of them before they figured out why.With John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Reports into the Incidents: An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents ‎Medical Devices: The Therac-25 The Therac-25: 30 Years Later A Usage-Model Based Approach to Test Therac-25 Good Computing: A Virtue Approach To Computer Ethics: Chapter 6 Links of Potential Interest: Therac-25 The PDP-11 Assembly Language PDP-11 Digital Equipment Corporation Programmed Data Processor Rad (unit) Order of Magnitude Myelitis Collimator Fatal Dose: Radiation Deaths linked to AECL Computer Errors Reactor Accidents: The Human Fallout An Overview on Radiotherapy: From Its History to Its Current Applications in Dermatology In MedTech History: Mammography The programmer behind the THERAC-25 Fiasco was never found AMA: My professor investigated the Therac-25 incident How history, principles and standards led to the safety PLC Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Chip Salzenberg.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, John Whitlow, Kevin Koch, Oliver Steele, Lesley Law Chan, Hafthor and Shane O'Neill.

23/03/2021

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53 min
27/08/2023

I35 West

The I35W bridge over the Mississippi River carried 140,000 cars every day. Inspections in 1999 and 2003 showed damage to support plates that was dismissed as unimportant at the time. We look into how poor design checking and assumptions led to the bridge collapsing in 2007, costing the lives of 13 people.With John Chidgey.This show is Podcasting 2.0 Enhanced Only a Handful of T-Shirts Left! Reports: Collapse of I-35W Highway Bridge Minneapolis, Minnesota August 1, 2007 (PDF) General Information: I-35W Mississippi River bridge URS Corporation Sverdrup & Parcel Gusset Plate Articles: Design errors factor in 2007 bridge collapse NTSB releases final report Despite final NTSB report, some still have questions Videos: Inside a Catastrophic Minneapolis Bridge Collapse (YouTube) Litigation: NTSB is wrong about cause of bridge collapse Last Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Lawsuit Settled For $52.4 Million Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r' and Steven Bridle.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Lesley, Jared Roman, Joel Maher, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Dave Jones and Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto.With thanks to Joe Stariha for the topic suggestion.

27/08/2023

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36 min
30/01/2020

737 MAX

With two crashes in five months of the new 737 4th Generation a design flaw seemed likely. We look at how Boeings focus on cost-avoidance, grandfathering and bending probabilities during design would ultimately cost 346 people their lives.With John Chidgey.Related episodes: Causality Episode 10: The Comet Causality Episode 14: Concorde Investigation and Reports: FAA Finds New Safety Risk in Boeing 737 Max KNKT JT610 Final Report NTSB ASR-19-01 Safety Recommendation Report JATR Report: Boeing 737 MAX Flight Control System History of Boeing: History of Boeing Boeing 737 Classic Boeing 737 Next Generation Boeing 737 MAX Technical Information: 737 MAX: MCAS - The Boeing 737 Technical Guide Flight Controls - The Boeing 737 Technical Guide A quantum leap forward Aerospace Manufacturing Magazine Angle Of Attack Angle of Attack Sensor 0861FL1 V Speeds Wing Root CFM International CFM56 CFM International LEAP Fundamentals Of Airliner Performance: The Engine Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System: MCAS Using The 737-800 And 737-900 Flaps Understanding Flaps Standards and Bulletins: AC 25.1309-1 AC 25.1309-1A Hazard Classification Matrix Based On JAR AMJ 25.1309 Severity ICAO Annex 19: Safety Management EASA Type-Certificate Datasheet Boring 737 FAA Advisory Circular 23.1309-1E FAA Advisory Circular 25-7C FAA System Safety Handbook Chapter 3: Principles of System Safety AMJ25.1309 Change 15 Fallout: Lion Air Flight 610 American Airlines Fleet Southwest Airlines Fleet Southwest Airlines Pilots Sue Boeing Over 737 Max Grounding 737 Max Crisis: Boeing To Borrow $10B Boeing 737 Max Designed By Clowns Boeing 737 MAX Groundings Boeing 737 Max Plane Crash Victims Families Sickened By Fired Boeing CEOs Payout Boeing Announces Leadership Changes Boeing Statement On 737 MAX Return To Service Boeing Earnings Q2 2019 Boeing Earnings Q3 2019 Boeing Knew Of 737 Max Flaws Before Crash Boeing Left Safety Features Off 737 Max Boeing Misses On Earnings Boeing To Recommend Simulator Training For 737 Max Pilots Boeing Will Suspend 737 Max Production In January 2020 Family Of Lion Air Co-pilot Sues Boeing Lion Air crash: Cockpit Voice Recorder Is Found By Divers Forum Articles: What Are The Checklist Items For A Runaway Stabiliser Trim Why Can’t The 737 MAX’s Horizontal Stabilizer Autotrim Be Cut Out How To Disable The Stabilizer Trim Cutoff Switches What Is The Procedure To Disable MCAS How The Stabilizer Cutout Switch Functionality Changed From NG to MAX Links of potential interest: Airline Pilot Salaries In Service Safety At Boeing: October 2014 Presentation Pilots Fought Automatic Safety System Boeing Statement on Lion Air Flight 610 Preliminary Report How A 50yr Old Design Came Back To Haunt Boeing AoA Vane Must Have Failed Flawed Assumptions Paved A Path To Disaster The 737 Max Has Cost Boeing $9.2B And Counting The Complaints Pilots Filed About Boeing’s 737 Max The Many Human Errors That Brought Down The Boeing 737 Max What Happened On Board The Lion Air Boeing 737 Max That Crashed Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: John Whitlow, Joseph Antonio, Kevin Koch and Shane O'Neill.

30/01/2020

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1 h y 6 min
08/01/2019

Deepwater Horizon

In 2010 an Oil Drilling Rig suffered a catastrophic well blowout, killing 11 people, destroying the rig and leading to the worst maritime oil spill in history. It all happened a few hours after the well was declared safe and ready for handover. We look at the human and financial factors that led to the incident at Macondo.With John Chidgey.Links of potential interest: Deepwater Drilling Semi-submersible Platform Macondo Prospect Macondo Prospect Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon MC252 Data ERMA Tool Pusher Blowout (well drilling) Deepwater Horizon Explosion BP Oil Spill Report As It Happened How Prepared Are We For the Next Major Oil Spill Oil Spill Day 100 The 11 Men Who Died On The Deepwater Horizon Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Letter To BP CEO Tony Hayward BP Manager Ignored Warnings Before Deepwater Horizon Blew BP And The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Of 2010 DeepWater Horizon Explosion Was No Surprise Minerals Management Service Muster And Evacuation Regulation GPO Oil Commission BP Guilty Verdict BP Deepwater Horizon Costs Balloon To $65B USD Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.

08/01/2019

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47 min
13/12/2018

Columbia

In 2003 the Space Shuttle Columbia launched successfully but after its mission was completed burned up on re-entry with the loss of all onboard. We look at how normalisation of deviation blinded many at NASA to a risk that had existed since 1981.With John Chidgey.Links of potential interest: Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster STS-107 When The Space Shuttle Didn’t Come Home Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster Explained List of Space Shuttle Missions A New Vision for NASA STS-27 Legendary Commander Tells Story Of Shuttle’s Close Call This Is Why The Space Shuttle’s External Fuel Tank Stopped Being Painted White NASA - Report of Columbia Accident Investigation Board, Volume I Soyuz Project Gemini Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen and John Whitlow.

13/12/2018

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27 min
26/08/2025

Carnival Triumph

A leaking flexible pipe started a fire in the Engine Room aboard the Carnival Triumph during its return journey from Mexico in early 2013. The fire caused minor damage in one, very important section of the Engine Room leading to a total loss of Mains Power. With only intermittent Emergency Power and over 4,000 people on board the ship drifted with the currents before it was tugged finally to safety. The Netflix Documentary 'Poop Cruise' looked at the human consequences...we dive into the engineering design that was inherently flawed from Day One.With John Chidgey.Formal Report: BMA Investigation Report (PDF) News Releases and Articles: Carnival Cruises issues statement Carnival Triumph set sail with problems Stricken cruise ship docks How Poop Cruise Crisis Reshaped Cruising General Information: Trainwreck Poop Cruise (Netflix) Failure Domain Cruise Lines International Association Understanding Cruise Passenger Rights Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producers: 'r', Steven Bridle, Kellen Frodelius-Fujimoto and Steve Branam.Episode Silver Producers: Mitch Biegler, Shane O'Neill, Jared Roman, Katharina Will, Chad Juehring, Ian Gallagher and Jamie Russell.

26/08/2025

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25 min
02/06/2017

Three Mile Island

On March 28, 1979 Unit 2 of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant in the United States of America an incident would lead to a partial reactor core meltdown. Many blamed the operators for stopping the reactor cooling system but the real root causes showed a known flaw in the design and alarm flooding had blinded the operators to what was actually happening.With John Chidgey.Related episodes: Causality Episode 3: Fukushima Links of potential interest: Three Mile Island accident Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station Nuclear Regulator Commission renews Three Mile Island Unit 1s License Nuclear accident and recovery at Three Mile Island Three Mile Island Accident Measuring Radiation Three Mile Island Engineering Report Three Mile Island Accident Health Effects Facts and Information About Radiation Exposure Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producers: Carsten Hansen, Eivind Hjertnes and Daniel Dudley.

02/06/2017

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33 min

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