Recent earth quake in Japan and consequent damage to nuclear power plant is another warning bell.
But remember that Oil exploration from land to sea ( ofshore ) is also full of safety issues.
Russia has no expertise in this are. But western countries made tremendous progress an ultimately we are into deeper sea and real hostile weather conditions.
One accident in Nort sea oil platform has seen more liives lost than all Nuclear reactor accidents so far.
Going by your logic and the scientist quoted by you, we should stop flying, we should stop walking on Roads ( Indian roads hardly have pavements) Remember risk taking and doing what no one has done before is part of your struggle for existence.
