TVA nuke project chief who left job had fired whistle-blower (and lied about personal finances).

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110205/NEWS11/102050352/TVA-nuke-project-chief-who-left-job-had-fired-whistle-blower

Masoud Bajestani, who until a week ago headed the $2.5 billion nuclear building project at TVA's Watts Bar plant, has, according to court documents, told lies both on personal financial matters and in dealings with a contract employee who reported safety problems.

Bajestani, 55, admitted he withdrew $1.5 million from his deferred compensation account with the Tennessee Valley Authority in 2007 by claiming a financial hardship that didn't exist.

He and his then-wife, Maryam Ghorashi-Bajestani, wanted to invest in property in their native Iran, according to divorce trial testimony cited in a state Court of Appeals document dated April 20.

Much of what wasn't paid out in taxes was sent to that country through a Canadian bank because of a U.S. embargo on doing business with Iran. The money was intended to buy land, Bajestani had said.

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I know, it happens in all industries, not just within the nuclear industry.

That is exactly the point.