List of nuclear whistleblowers

A few months later she died in a car crash under mysterious conditions on the way to a meeting with a New York Times reporter and a national union leader.

The three engineers gained the attention of journalists and their disclosures about the threats of nuclear power had a significant impact.

The substance separating the wires caught fire when tests to find air leaks with a candle ignited it thus resulting in damage to the control systems.

Although the engineer pursued nothing further with his complaint, it prompted Putney to purchase shares of stock in the company that would allow him to file "shareholder resolutions."

Putney had looked into the nuclear reactors that were built of an unsafe material for emergency cooling procedures.

This tradition was upheld by Putney for seven years until he was required to purchase more stock in order to continue filing resolutions.

[11] From 1951 to 1995, the plant had numerous scandals including faking numbers for contamination and disregarding evidence of ground water pollution.

After several years of being heavily advised not to blow the whistle, the workers earned themselves a $15 million settlement and lifelong medical monitoring.

On the job, Wensil witnessed the use, sale, and distribution of illegal drugs among construction workers at the plant that handles highly radioactive nuclear waste.

[18] Vanunu is ethnic Mizrahi Jew, born in Marrakesh Morocco, having emigrated to Israel, following its independence in 1948, like many of the North African Jewish community did.

Despite the whistle blown towards the operation of the nuclear weapons program in Israel, the Israeli government denied the existence of all allegations.

Even though nuclear workers are encouraged to report potential safety hazards, those who do risk demotion and dismissal.

[33] In 1988, Doyle then applied to several other jobs and was eventually contacted by the Westinghouse subsidiary Hydro Nuclear Services, to be a casual employee.

[46][47] As part of the hiring process, Hydro Nuclear Services required Doyle to sign a release regarding past employment records.

In 1989, Doyle filed a complaint with the Department of Labor alleging that Hydro Nuclear Services violated the Energy Reorganization Act when the company did not hire him as a casual employee.