Whistleblower sues over firing by Browns Ferry contractor

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Whistleblower sues over firing by Browns Ferry contractor

ATHENS (AP) — A former construction foreman at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant filed a whistleblower lawsuit Friday, claiming he was fired in 2004 by a Tennessee Valley Authority contractor for reporting serious safety violations at the plant.

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He was fired May 22, 2004 — two days after he complained to the NRC and the company, the suit says.

According to the suit, TVA removed Stone & Webster from the coatings project after Speegle was fired and hired another contractor to redo the work that led to the complaint.

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In a statement, Speegle's attorney, David J. Marshall of Washington, D.C., said people who live near the nuclear plant "rely on the workers there to blow the whistle on safety violations, and I'm confident that they want to see James Speegle vindicated for doing the right thing."

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