The Nation - News from Aug. 13, 1985
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said its staff has proposed a $64,000-fine against GPU Nuclear, operator of Three Mile Island, alleging that a contractor discriminated against an employee who raised safety concerns. The NRC staff claims Bechtel Corp., lead contractor in the cleanup of the nuclear power plant’s Unit 2 reactor near Harrisburg, Pa., which was damaged in a 1979 accident, harassed and intimidated employee Richard D. Parks, who accused Bechtel and GPU of not properly testing a crane that was to be used in the cleanup in 1983.
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