Engineer fired for raising red flags about nuclear plant shortcuts
Company ordered to pay back wages
An engineer who was fired after raising safety concerns about a nuclear power plant that was under construction will receive back wages and compensatory damages, after an investigation by OSHA.
The agency found that the licensed professional civil and structural engineer was terminated Jan. 30, 2012, for reporting breaches of minimum soil coverage requirements for emergency service water piping and for refusing to provide Enercon Services, Inc. an engineering justification for the use of concrete as backfill over the piping.