User blog comment:ToyStoryFan123/Who Was to Blame for The SImpsons Movie's Events?/@comment-4319402-20131102180304/@comment-4319402-20131111230749

Exactly. I'm probably going out on a limb with this, but I think the power plant was going to doom Springfield regardless of who was in charge of safety.

It's failed regulations and is poorly maintained. It was revealed to have over 340 violations. What happened in the movie was bound to happen.