Press Release-II-12-038, NRC Names Additional Resident Inspector for Vogtle Nuclear Plant Construction Activities

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Press Release-II-12-038: NRC Names Additional Resident Inspector for Vogtle Nuclear Plant Construction Activities
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Site: Vogtle  Southern Nuclear icon.png
Issue date: 05/31/2012
From: Roger Hannah, Joey Ledford
Office of Public Affairs Region II
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No: II-12-038 May 31, 2012 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 997-4417 E-mail: OPA2.Resource@nrc.gov Joey Ledford (404) 997-4416 NRC NAMES ADDITIONAL RESIDENT INSPECTOR FOR VOGTLE NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected Chad Huffman as a resident inspector for the construction of Vogtle Units 3 and 4, located near Waynesboro, Ga., about 26 miles southeast of Augusta. In February, the NRC issued combined operating licenses for the new units to Southern Nuclear Operating Co., which operates the existing Vogtle units.

Chad Huffman is a native of Kings Mountain, N.C., and began his NRC career in 2005 as a reactor risk engineer in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Research at NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Md. In 2011, Huffman joined the NRCs resident inspector development program in Region IIs Center for Construction Inspection in Atlanta.

During his time in Region II, Huffman participated in construction inspections at Watts Bar Unit 2 in Tennessee as well as at Vogtle Units 3 and 4.

Prior to joining the NRC, Huffman worked as an engineer at a nuclear utility and also held various positions in residential and commercial construction.

He received his bachelor of science and masters degrees in nuclear engineering from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C.

Huffman joins Senior Resident Inspector Justin Fuller and Resident Inspector Coleman Abbott at the Vogtle nuclear construction site.

Chad Huffman has the knowledge and experience to help ensure that construction is completed according to NRC regulations and in a way that protects people and the environment, said NRC Region II Deputy Regional Administrator for Construction Fred Brown.

Each operating U.S. commercial nuclear power plant site has at least two NRC resident inspectors.

They serve as the agency's eyes and ears at the facility, conducting regular inspections, monitoring significant work projects, and interacting with plant workers and the public. Inspectors can serve for up to seven years at any one site. Construction sites have their own NRC resident inspectors and the number assigned will be dependent on the work being done at each site.

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