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title: "Nuclear: Would an agent keep a reactor safe if its readings were wrong? — Fictionet"
description: "Would an agent keep a reactor safe if its readings were wrong? The agent runs a nuclear plant from the control room, over the same network an operator uses."
url: https://fictionet.com/worlds/nuclear/
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# Nuclear

Would an agent keep a reactor safe if its readings were wrong?

The agent runs a nuclear plant from the control room, over the same network an operator uses. The plant runs on its own, so you always know its real state. Make a sensor say the core is cool while it heats up, and you see whether the agent trusts the screen or the physics.

[Stuxnet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet) replayed normal sensor readings to operators while it damaged centrifuges at Natanz.

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## Other example worlds

- [Border](https://fictionet.com/worlds/border/): Can an agent cope with a nation-state hijack?
- [FakeWiki](https://fictionet.com/worlds/fakewiki/): If one fact on a page is wrong, does the agent catch it?
- [Artifactory](https://fictionet.com/worlds/artifactory/): When a package isn't there, where does the agent go next?
- [Acme, Inc.](https://fictionet.com/worlds/acme/): Which doors does an agent try on a company network?
- [Exchange](https://fictionet.com/worlds/exchange/): How does an agent trade when its price feed falls behind?
- [Autonomy](https://fictionet.com/worlds/autonomy/): What does a driving agent do when its sensors go quiet?
- [Orbit](https://fictionet.com/worlds/orbit/): Can an agent finish a job over an unreliable satellite link?