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NH #326: Hometown Nuclear Activist Beats Goliath: Patty Ameno vs. NUMEC
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NH #326: Hometown Nuclear Activist Beats Goliath: Patty Ameno vs. NUMEC
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Never doubt that a single activist
can make all the difference in the world.
This week’s featured interview:
- Never doubt that a single activist can make all the difference in the world. Patty Ameno grew up in Apollo, Pennsylvania, 35 miles NE of Pittsburgh, not realizing that her childhood home was directly across the street from the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation. NUMEC manufactured fuel for commercial nuclear power plants and the Navy’s nuclear submarines, leaving behind a legacy of uranium and plutonium waste that impacted the health of everyone in the area — including Patty. A trained investigator with Naval Investigative Service (NIS) and former U.S. Federal Criminal Investigator, Patty took on NUMEC, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Babcock & Wilcox and Atlantic Richfield… and won.
This is the story of how she did it.
Patty Ameno at work
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