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Thursday, May 10, 2012

NRC manager accused of intimidating inspectors, blocking safety concerns

NRC Manager Blocked Safety Concerns, Letter Says

Wall Street Journal - ‎19 hours ago‎
By RYAN TRACY And KEITH JOHNSON A letter sent to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission accused one of the agency's managers of suppressing negative inspection results about a Nebraska nuclear-power plant at the center of one of the most serious safety ...

Arlington manager accused of blocking safety concerns at nuclear plant

Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
According to the Wall Street Journal, the staff at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Arlington has accused a manager there of blocking safety concerns about a Nebraska nuclear plant near Omaha. The staff reportedly sent a letter to a member of ...

Safety at Fort Calhoun Station Subject of Whistleblowers' Letter

Missouri News Horizon - ‎3 hours ago‎
Omaha's troubled nuclear power plant, shut down for more than a year, is front and center in an anonymous whistleblower letter concerned about safety at the Fort Calhoun Station. The letter sent to Massachusetts Congressman Ed Markey—the top ranking ...

NRC Reviews Allegations in Texas After Markey Seeks Probe

BusinessWeek - ‎2 hours ago‎
By Katarzyna Klimasinska on May 10, 2012 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is reviewing allegations of retaliation against agency staff who raised safety concerns about a Nebraska power plant, which prompted a US lawmaker to demand an investigation.
NRC manager accused of intimidating inspectors, blocking safety concerns
Power Engineering Magazine
A manager at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Region IV office in Arlington, Texas is accused of blocking safety concerns from staff at the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska and intimidating inspectors who raised those concerns, ...
   

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