Press Release-I-15-009, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant

Press Release-I-15-009: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Beaver Valley, Oyster Creek
Issue date:	03/27/2015
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region I
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No: I-15-009 March 27, 2015 CONTACT: Diane Screnci 610-337-5330 Neil Sheehan 610-337-5331 NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa., have selected Elizabeth Andrews as the new Resident Inspector at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township, N.J.

Liz Andrews training and technical expertise will assist the NRC in carrying out its mission to protect people and the environment by ensuring the safe operation of Oyster Creek, said NRC Region I Administrator Dan Dorman.

Andrews joined the Region I office in July 2012 after graduating from Villanova University with a bachelors degree in chemical engineering. She is a graduate of the NRCs Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program and has completed a rigorous inspector qualification program. She was an acting Resident Inspector at the Beaver Valley nuclear plant. Most recently, she was a project engineer in the Region I Division of Reactor Projects.

Andrews joins Senior Resident Inspector Amar Patel at Oyster Creek. Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant site has at least two NRC Resident Inspectors. They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections, monitoring significant work projects, and interacting with plant workers and the public.