ML23166A093

News Release-II-23-003: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Plant Vogtle

ML23166A093
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Site:	Vogtle
Issue date:	03/30/2023
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
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No: II-23-003 March 30, 2023

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Dave Gasperson 404-997-4417 NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Plant Vogtle Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected William Truss as the agencys new resident inspector at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Waynesboro, Georgia. Truss joins NRC Senior Resident Inspector Tom Morrissey at the site, operated by Southern Nuclear Operating Co.

Truss joined the NRC in 2022 as a reactor engineer in the Division of Reactor Projects in the Resident Inspector Development Program at the agencys Region II Office in Atlanta. He completed his initial resident inspector qualifications at Catawba Nuclear Station in South Carolina.

"Bill's recent industry experience, coupled with the hands-on training he received during inspector qualifications, make him a great addition to our talented team of inspectors at Vogtle, "

said NRC Region II Administrator Laura Dudes. "His expertise and dedication to safety will be invaluable to the work of our resident inspectors at the plant."

Before joining the agency, Truss worked as an engineer for nearly a decade in the private nuclear industry at the Farley nuclear power plant in Dothan, Alabama, and the Waterford 3 nuclear power plant in Killona, Louisiana. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Tuskegee University.

The NRC assigns at least two resident inspectors to each operating U.S. commercial nuclear power plant. They serve as the agency's eyes and ears at the facility, conducting regular inspections, monitoring plant operations, major work projects and interacting with plant workers and the public.