Who is Rick Parks, the whistleblower from Three Mile Island?
This article features Government Accountability Project’s whistleblower client, Rick Parks, and was originally published here.
Netflix has a new docuseries to binge outlining the devastating nuclear event known as the Three Mile Island accident.
We introduce you to Rick Parks, the whistleblower featured in the documentary, reveal where he is now, and provide an overview of the docuseries.
Directed by Kief Davidson with executive producer Carla Shamberg, the docuseries Meltdown: Three Mile Island details the catastrophic event that led to the United States’ worst commercial nuclear disaster and emphasizes why whistleblowers are important.
Rick Parks, whose full name is Richard D. Parks, is known as the whistleblower who frequently talks about the nuclear crisis that developed in Pennsylvania.
Parks exposed the truth surrounding the incident and how corporate corruption led to the disaster that changed America’s industry.
Hired as a cleanup supervisor under The Bechtel Corp, Parks’ operation was supervised by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and The Guardian reported:
“The cleanup was risky, arduous, and behind schedule. Bechtel received funds upon completion of individual tasks, incentivizing the company and its hirer, General Public Utilities (GPU), to cut corners and ignore NRC regulations.”
Parks was later fired from his position after speaking out about the unsafe practices on site,...
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