Nuclear regulator broke rules, says inspector general - washingtonpost.com - The Diigo Meta page

• 02 Nov 09
  

  Energy Net

  Ex-official said to have sought jobs from firms while on panel
  
  A former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission violated government ethics rules by directly contacting potential employers with business before the NRC before the end of his term in mid-2007, according to a report by the commission's inspector general.
  
  Jeffrey S. Merrifield twice cast votes on matters involving companies he had contacted about job prospects, the report says. The firms -- the Shaw Group, Toshiba's Westinghouse Electric and General Electric -- "could potentially have benefited financially from his votes . . . during the specific timeframes in which Merrifield was negotiating with the three companies," the report concludes.

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