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Second whistleblower Donna Busche fired at troubled Wash. State Hanford nuke plant [View all]
Second whistleblower Donna Busche fired at troubled Wash. State Hanford nuke plant
A second whistleblower at the troubled Hanford Nuclear Power Reservation in Washington State is out of a job. The facility is owned by the Department of Energy, and it's undergoing a multi-billion-dollar clean-up.
Her employer denies the woman's firing was tied to her ongoing complaints about safety concerns, but as Carter Evans reported on "CBS This Morning," she believes it sends an ominous message.
Asked if she feels like she's a target, Donna Busche said: "Absolutely."
Until Tuesday, Busche was the manager of Environmental and Nuclear Safety at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. CBS News interviewed her in October after one of her colleagues was also fired. They had raised concerns about the $13 billion cleanup of a treatment facility in southeastern Washington State.
There are currently 53 million gallons of nuclear waste held in 177 underground tanks....
A second whistleblower at the troubled Hanford Nuclear Power Reservation in Washington State is out of a job. The facility is owned by the Department of Energy, and it's undergoing a multi-billion-dollar clean-up.
Her employer denies the woman's firing was tied to her ongoing complaints about safety concerns, but as Carter Evans reported on "CBS This Morning," she believes it sends an ominous message.
Asked if she feels like she's a target, Donna Busche said: "Absolutely."
Until Tuesday, Busche was the manager of Environmental and Nuclear Safety at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. CBS News interviewed her in October after one of her colleagues was also fired. They had raised concerns about the $13 billion cleanup of a treatment facility in southeastern Washington State.
There are currently 53 million gallons of nuclear waste held in 177 underground tanks....
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/second-whistleblower-donna-busche-fired-at-troubled-wash-state-hanford-nuke-plant/
Series of CBS video segments on topic here: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/hanford-whistleblowers-say-theyre-targeted/
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