That was not our intent. Jim King, the company's Portsmouth site manager, said that comments he made to workers about not speculating or going outside their areas of expertise might have been misunderstood. He said he told employees to be cooperative. Many who attended the meetings, however, left thinking that cooperation wasn't the theme of the day, said the employee who was present, who asked not to be identified. I don't know how you de-chill something that's been chilled,'' the worker said.
Workers know what's been said.
I am writing to express my deep concern that . . . Bechtel Jacobs management may have discouraged workers' full and free participation in an investigation by the department's oversight team,'' the letter said. G. Leah Dever, who oversees the plant for the Energy Department, sent a letter to Nemec and King on Monday, chiding them about the meetings. Workers should feel free to participate in these interviews openly,'' she wrote. The other employees work for USEC, the plant operator.