In early 2001, Mr. Ron Bath, an NRC contractor employee, was fired after reporting criminal misconduct on the part of NRC employees. He was fired at the direct request of one of the NRC employees he blew the whistle on. The NRC Inspector General (IG) concluded that Mr. Bath was fired in direct retaliation for his disclosures. Then, the three NRC employees who he had accused were arrested, and all were either convicted or pled guilty. Although his allegations were found to be true, and the IG found he had in fact been retaliated against as a consequence of blowing the whistle, the NRC continues to fight Ron Bath’s case - because first of all, NRC contractors do not have whistleblower protections, and second of all, because Mr. Bath was a contractor retaliated against by a federal employee – and that situation was never considered when the whistleblower laws were written.      

 *Excerpt from Press Release of US Congressman Ed Markey (D) Massachusetts Seventh District

    My Silence Must Be Broken!.

My name is Ron Bath...   I was fired by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region 4, in Arlington, Texas in retaliation for making true allegations of criminal misconduct of NRC employees.  These government officials were arrested on criminal felony violations.

After four years of faithful service to the NRC, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, I was fired on December 21, 2000 in retaliation by my supervisor, for turning him and his fellow criminals in for felony criminal misconduct.

I had remained silent for the first three years while I have pursued every honorable and possible legal avenue that my attorney and I could think of. I waited patiently in limbo, placing my families lives on hold while waiting for resolution and remedy to my case that was never to come. I believe that the NRC deliberately planned to keep me hanging on until they starved me into quiet submission.  Through the hope of a fair settlement, hanging over my head, I guess the NRC thought they had control over me and had successfully secured my silence. 

In 2004 I read an "official turn down letter" that  Chairman Nils J. Diaz, of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission sent my attorney, Billie Pirner Garde.  It was sent shortly after Chairman Diaz sent a letter of reply to Congressman Edward Markey (D) MA which was essentially a scam, in my opinion and belief. Its brevity made  quick reading.  His answer to my request was No!  At least that was the bottom line to his "weasel worded" reply.

In his response to this third letter of congressional inquiry, over a dozen detailed questions requiring detailed responses were ignored with wording that made it appear that he could not respond due to my "pending" legal claim with the NRC being under their consideration. To add insult to injury, Chairman Diaz's letter of response was almost two months late for the "no later than" date requested by Congressman Markey for Diaz's reply. 

Diaz surely knew he was planning to deny my Tort Claim, and merely used this ploy to keep from answering, in my opinion and belief, some very embarrassing questions about his organizations' highly questionable actions with respect to my being fired.

Congressman Markey never followed up after the official rejection by Commissioner Diaz.  I wonder to this day why Congressmand Markey and Billy Pirner Gard, my attorney stopped their efforts to help me. It's as thought they both just gave up and gave in. I cannot accept, nor do that.  My site will continue tell of of the corruption within the NRC until justice has been done!

Enough is enough!  David took on Goliath.

I went public with my knowledge of the NRC's alleged dirty tricks, secret double standard and acts of obstruction of justice. 

I continue asking for media and public support;  your support!