Press Release-II-08-046, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Near Chattanooga

Press Release-II-08-046: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Near Chattanooga

ML082610130
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	09/10/2008
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region II
To:
Category:Press Release
References
Press Release-II-08-046
Download: ML082610130 (2)

Text

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta GA 30303 Web Site: www.nrc.gov No: II-08-046 September 10, 2008 CONTACT: Ken Clark (404) 562-4416 E-mail: OPA2@nrc.gov Roger Hannah (404) 562-4417 Joey Ledford (404) 562-4487 NRC NAMES NEW SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT NEAR CHATTANOOGA The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed Cale Young to the post of Senior Resident Inspector at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant near Chattanooga, Tenn..

Young joined the NRC as a reactor engineer in the NRCs Region IV Office in Arlington, Texas, in January 2005. He later held the positions of project engineer and resident inspector at Arkansas Nuclear One near Russellville, Ark. Prior to joining the NRC, Young served in the U.S. Navys nuclear submarine service for eight years, and also served as a senior instructor on the U.S. Naval Academys mechanical engineering department faculty. Young holds a bachelors degree in marine engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a masters degree in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M.

Cale Young is a talented and dedicated professional with a strong commitment to safety, said Region II Administrator Luis Reyes. He will work hard to help ensure that Sequoyah continues to meets the NRCs high standards.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant site has at least two NRC resident inspectors, and three of the NRC-regulated fuel cycle facilities in the U.S. have at least one resident inspector. 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.

The Sequoyah Nuclear Plant senior resident inspector can be reached at (423) 842-8001.

News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address:

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's Web site.