Two directors of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina, a state-owned company that manages the country’s three nuclear power plants, were suspended last week over allegations of corruption.

According to an internal complaint filed by ATE, the state workers’ union, the company paid 1,000% more than originally budgeted for a software service and hired a cleaning company that charged 140% more than current market prices.

The suspended directors, general manager Marcelo Famá and administrative coordination manager Hernán Pantuso, were appointed by the head of Nucleoeléctrica, Demian Reidel, who is close to President Javier Milei. Reidel has also been the target of criticisms among workers in the country’s nuclear institutions, who accuse him of slashing budgets and salaries, as well as terminating signature projects.

Workers also reported potential irregularities in the bidding process for cleaning services at the Atucha and Embalse power plant sites and the hotel where visitors to Embalse stay, suggesting........

© Buenos Aires Herald