Comparing the historical safety record of civilian nuclear energy with other forms of electrical generation, Ball, Roberts, and Simpson, the IAEA, and the Paul Scherrer Institute found in separate studies that during the period from 1970 to 1992, there were just 39 on-the-job deaths of nuclear power plant workers worldwide, while during the same time period, there were 6,400 on-the-job deaths of coal power plant workers, 1,200 on-the-job deaths of natural gas power plant workers and members of the general public caused by natural gas power plants, and 4,000 deaths of members of the general public caused by hydroelectric power plants.
Uspoređujući povijesne podatke civilne nuklearne energije s ostalim oblicima proizvodnje električne energije , Ball, Roberts i Simpson , MAAE i Institut Paul Scherrer pronašli su u odvojenim studijama da je tokom perioda od 1970.g. do 1992.g. širom svijeta bilo samo 39 smrtnih slučajeva na poslu zaposlenih u nuklearnim elektranama, a istovremeno u tom periodu je bilo 6.400 smrtnih slučajeva na poslu zaposlenih u elektranam na ugljen, 1.200 smrtnih slučajeva na poslu zaposlenih u elektranama na plin i članova šire javnosti, i 4.000 smrti članova šire javnosti uzrokovanih hidroelektranama.