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SW: →Peach Bottom's sleeping guards: Whistleblowers
===Peach Bottom's sleeping guards===
In 2007, [[Whistleblowers|whistleblower]] [[Kerry Beal]] told the U.S. [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]] that guards at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station were sleeping on the job. He had previously brought his concerns to a plant supervisor, but was told to "be a team player." <ref name="sleepy">Garry Lenton, "[http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1220926212210870.xml&coll=1 NRC broke rules in plant inquiry, report says]," ''The Patriot-News'' (Pennsylvania), September 9, 2008.</ref>
Initially, the NRC "told the plant's owner to investigate even though the accusation involved company managers." The NRC's Inspector General later ruled that asking the plant's owner, Exelon, and its security provider, [[Wackenhut]], to investigate themselves was a violation of NRC policies. Not surprisingly, neither Exelon nor Wackenhut "were unable to substantiate the claim. But, months later, 10 security officers were videotaped sleeping on duty." The NRC then launched its own investigation and confirmed the charges, leading Wackenhut to fire the guards and Exelon to fire Wackenhut. <ref name="sleepy"/>
