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George Galatis was a senior nuclear engineer and whistleblower who reported safety problems at the Millstone 1 Nuclear Power Plant, relating to reactor refueling procedures, in 1996. [50] [51] The unsafe procedures meant that spent fuel rod pools at Unit 1 had the potential to boil, possibly releasing radioactive steam throughout the plant. [52]
Nuclear power whistleblower George Galatis was a senior nuclear engineer who reported safety problems at the Millstone 1 Nuclear Power Plant, relating to reactor refueling procedures, in 1996. [ 99 ] [ 100 ] The unsafe procedures meant that spent fuel rod pools at Unit 1 had the potential to boil, possibly releasing radioactive steam. [ 101 ]
Karen Gay Silkwood was born in 1946 in Longview, Texas, and raised in Nederland, Texas.She lived with her mother Merle, father Bill, and sisters Rosemary and Linda. [1] In high school, Karen was a straight 'A' student and a member of the National Honor Society.
Fifty years ago, the death of a 28-year-old plutonium plant worker and whistleblower in Oklahoma -- a death many found mysterious and sparked decades of speculation -- shocked the nation. The ...
It's one of the big questions concerning Edward Snowden, the self-confessed leaker and National Security Agency whistle-blower: What next? While legal experts debate whether he will be extradited ...
The GE Three are three nuclear engineers who "blew the whistle" on safety problems at nuclear power plants in the United States in 1976. The three nuclear engineers gained the attention of journalists and the anti-nuclear movement. The GE Three returned to prominence in 2011 during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
The Hanford Site is the most polluted area in the US, though cleanup started decades ago.. Estimates say it will take decades more and up to $640 billion to finish the job. The site just received ...
Mordechai Vanunu (Hebrew: מרדכי ואנונו; born 14 October 1954), [1] also known as John Crossman, [2] [3] is an Israeli former nuclear technician and peace activist [4] who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. [5]