Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC Reports NRC Penalizes TVA and Two Former Executives for Retaliating Against Nuclear Whistleblowers
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
The NRC found that Joseph Shea , then Vice President for Regulatory Affairs (now Vice President for Nuclear Technology Innovation), and Erin Henderson , then Director of Corporate Nuclear Licensing, retaliated against the two whistleblowers.
Key Points:
- The NRC found that Joseph Shea , then Vice President for Regulatory Affairs (now Vice President for Nuclear Technology Innovation), and Erin Henderson , then Director of Corporate Nuclear Licensing, retaliated against the two whistleblowers.
- The NRC found that both whistleblowers engaged in protected activity when they reported and protested unsafe work conditions, including a "chilled work environment" that deterred TVA employees from reporting nuclear safety issues.
- The NRC also imposed a monetary penalty on TVA of $606,492, because TVA failed to identify the problems or take adequate corrective actions.
- It has been nearly two decades since the NRC imposed a monetary penalty on TVA for retaliating against whistleblowers.