Press Release-II-19-005, NRC Names Senior Resident Inspector at Farley Nuclear Plant
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Issue date: | 03/01/2019 |
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No: II-19-005 March 1, 2019
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Roger Hannah, 404-997-4417 Joey Ledford, 404-997-4416 NRC Names Senior Resident Inspector at Farley Nuclear Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected Peter Meier as the agencys senior resident inspector at Southern Nuclear Operating Co.s Farley nuclear power plant, located near Columbia, Ala., about 20 miles east of Dothan.
Meier joins NRC Resident Inspector Ken Miller at the two-unit site.
Meier joined the NRC in May 2015 in the Region I (King of Prussia, Pa.) Office as a project engineer. Before accepting the Farley position, Meier was the NRC resident inspector at the Seabrook nuclear plant in New Hampshire.
Prior to joining the agency, Meier was a licensed senior reactor operator and system engineer at the Turkey Point nuclear plant in Homestead, Fla. He also previously held various engineering positions with Maersk Lines, Red River Shipping, and Drew Marine Chemical.
He earned a bachelors degree in marine engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy and later earned a U. S. Coast Guard chief engineers license, unlimited horsepower.
Each operating 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 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.
The NRC resident inspectors at the Farley plant can be reached at 404-997-5140.