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News Release-I-24-010: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Ginna Nuclear Power Plant

ML24142A149
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Site:	Ginna
Issue date:	05/16/2024
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region I
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No: I-24-010 May 16, 2024 CONTACT: Diane Screnci, 610-337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, have selected Chris Swisher as the new senior resident inspector at the Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in Ontario, New York. The single-unit site is operated by Constellation Nuclear.

Chris is a highly capable inspector who demonstrated his technical and leadership skills and professionalism while he was the resident inspector at Ginna, said Region I Administrator Ray Lorson. Coupled with his experience at the shipyard and his educational background, he has all the tools to assure the plant continues to operate safely and in accordance with our regulations.

Swisher began his NRC career in September 2020 as a project engineer in the NRCs Region I office and completed a rigorous training program before being selected as a resident inspector at Ginna.

Prior to joining the NRC, Swisher worked as a nuclear shift test engineer at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and as a shift refueling engineer at the Naval Reactors Facility in Idaho. He earned a bachelors degree in nuclear engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology and was an NRC-licensed operator at the universitys research reactor.

At least two NRC resident inspectors are assigned to each operating U.S. commercial nuclear power plant. They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections, monitoring major work projects, and interacting with plant workers and the public.

Resident inspectors can serve at a reactor site for up to seven years.