Press Release-II-14-033, NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Surry Nuclear Power Plant

Press Release-II-14-033: NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Surry Nuclear Power Plant

ML14168A402
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Site:	Surry
Issue date:	06/16/2014
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No: II-14-033 June 16, 2014 CONTACT: Roger Hannah 404-997-4417 Joey Ledford 404-997-4416 NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Surry Nuclear Power Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected Clinton Jones as the resident inspector for Dominions Surry nuclear power plant, located near Surry, Va.

The Surry plant is located about 17 miles northwest of Newport News, and Jones joins NRC Senior Resident Inspector Phil McKenna at the site.

Clinton Jones joined the NRC in 2012 as a project engineer in the Resident Inspector Development Program in the Region II office.

Before joining the agency, Jones was attached to the Department of the Navy as a qualified senior shift refueling engineer based out of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. As a civilian engineer for the Navy, he refueled Ohio class ballistic missile submarines and defueled and deactivated Los Angeles class submarines. He also served as the lead reactor vessel head maintenance engineer for Improved Los Angeles class subs and Nimitz class aircraft carriers in the Atlantic fleet.

Jones received a Bachelor of Science degree in ocean engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va.

Clinton Jones has the experience and commitment to carry out the NRC mission of protecting people and the environment by helping to ensure the safety of the Surry plant, said NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree.

At least two NRC resident inspectors are assigned to each operating U.S. commercial nuclear 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.

The Surry resident inspectors can be reached at 757-357-2101.