[IncPen]

Thanks. I've been dying to read something like this.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Excellent article. Unfortunately the government responds to publicity not risk.

The article also illustrates the validity of the old rules about moving up in life:

Get a job.
Get (and stay) married.
No drinking, smoking, drugs.

[aruanan]

Look for Before It's Too Late, a Scientist's Case for Nuclear Energy by Cohen. It's out of print now, but it's a great book and has a chapter on risk assessment.