A
Workers at nuclear power plants are required to receive extra training in safety precautions on their own time and at their own expense.
Whether or not we know if other industrial plants have similar protocols in place, it’s hard to see how this could weaken the manager’s argument. If anything, it makes it possible nuclear power plants really are less dangerous than other plants.
B
Workers at nuclear power plants are required to report to the manager any cases of accidental exposure to radiation.
Like (A), we don’t know if this is true of other industrial plants, too. And like (A), this gives another reason why the manager may well be right about nuclear power plant safety.
C
The exposure of the workers to radiation at nuclear power plants was within levels the government considers safe.
This suggests that nuclear power plant workers aren’t experiencing an additional health risk that other industrial plant workers wouldn’t be exposed to. If anything, this helps the manager’s position.
D
Workers at nuclear power plants have filed only a few lawsuits against the management concerning unsafe working conditions.
It seems nuclear power plant workers don’t find working conditions particularly unsafe. This seems to support the manager’s claim that nuclear plants are relatively safe.
E
Medical problems arising from work at a nuclear power plant are unusual in that they are not likely to appear until after an employee has left employment at the plant.
While nuclear power plants have fewer injuries to report each year, the workers suffer nuclear-plant-unique medical problems once they leave their job at the plant. These problems may outweigh the statistic the manager cites.