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I think a lot of it also comes down to the cost of acting/not acting on the data provided. I agree with Bojan that its not the scientists job, but the politicians.
They are the ones paid to look at all the data ( both scientific and sociological ) and make balanced decisions based on all available information.
Just look at Fukushima as a recent example.
Scientists said the risk of a certain magnitude earthquake needed to be taken into account in the design, but it sounds like it didnt meet with the cost benefit analysis required to put the reactors into "profitable" operation.
As such, they were designed "as a system" to a lesser specification and the worst case scenario happened.
The scientists are only one part of the chain, but seem to be the first to be strung up.
Andrew
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