But in fact this principle, in its unadorned simplicity, is nonsense without a comparison with the consequences of NOT allowing the miniscule hazard.
For instance, some 5-8 million people die every year from air pollution caused by burning fossil fuels; if a new fleet of reactors reduce this number by just 10%, there would have to be over half a million "extra" cancer deaths annually due to reactor-produced radiation just in order to break even. Do you seriously believe that is likely?
Then we might choose to consider the politically polarized issue of Anthropic Global Climate Change -- if it is really as serious as some claim, its consequences will kill billions in a few decades. So of course we choose NOT to consider it.
BAS is risking its soul by parroting the lies of the anti-radiation fanatics. Shame on you!