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News Release-II-23-031: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Surry Power Station

ML24052A269
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Site:	Surry
Issue date:	10/24/2023
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
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No: II-23-031 October 24, 2023

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Dave Gasperson, 404-997-4417 NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Surry Power Station

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Derrick Jung as the new resident inspector at the Surry nuclear power plant. The plant, operated by Dominion Energy, is located in southeastern Virginia.

Jung joined the NRC in March 2022 as a project engineer through the Resident Inspector Development Program in the Region II office in Atlanta.

Before joining the NRC, he was a control systems engineer at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia, and a nuclear engineer at the Naval Reactors Laboratory Field Office in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Jung earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Old Dominion University.

D errick brings to Surry a robust engineering background and a keen understanding of the critical safety protocols that underlie our mission at the NRC, said NRC Region II Administrator Laura Dudes. Our resident inspectors are the frontline of ensuring saf e and secure operations, and we are confident that Derrick will excel in this vital role.

Jung joins Senior Resident Inspector Silas Kennedy at Surry. Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant has at least two NRC resident inspectors who monitor day-to-day operations at the plant. They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections, monitoring significant projects, and interacting with plant workers and the public.