ML20058D746
| ML20058D746 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Vogtle  |
| Issue date: | 10/02/1990 |
| From: | Nunn S SENATE |
| To: | Rathbun D NRC |
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ment from Georgia Power followin with the U.S. Department of Labor. g a complaint filed -
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Prior to filing the request... Mr. Mosbaugh.
brought claims against Georgia Power at the U.S. De,'
tion," Mr. Wright said.partment of Labor which sought monetary compensa.
s But Mr. Mosbaugh said Monday he was demoted May after he began questioning Georgia Power officialsfrom t
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about discrepancies in the letter to the NRC.
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within the plant and was meeting resistance," he said."I wen j.
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ment after his demotion and said he believes the demo-tion was a result of his questioning company officials.
bor department it said it found nothing wrong with the-Mr. W way Mr. Mosbaugh's job was changed at the nuclear power plant.
"After' tan) investigation, the Department of Labor concluded Mr. Mesbaugh's change in work assignments following the startup of the plant, the planned return to'were the E
duty of managers temporarily assigned to training and normal variations in the du 1:
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. plant for six years, said he was notified that he hadL Mr; Mos j
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The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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