Press Release-IV-07-019, - NRC Names New Resident Inspectors at Cooper Nuclear Station

Press Release-IV-07-019 - NRC Names New Resident Inspectors at Cooper Nuclear Station

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Site:	Cooper
Issue date:	06/12/2007
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NRC NEWS U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 611 Ryan Plaza Drive - Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4005 No. IV-07-019 June 12, 2007

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Victor Dricks E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: 817-860-8128 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTORS AT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has named Nicholas Taylor as the senior resident inspector and Michael Chambers as the new resident inspector at the Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville, Neb.

Taylor previously served as the resident inspector at the plant, which is operated by the Nebraska Public Power District, and as a project engineer in the NRCs Region IV office in Arlington, Texas.

He holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Iowa State University, and a masters degree in management from North Carolina State University.

Prior to joining the NRC in 2004, Taylor served 12 years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy aboard several nuclear submarines.

Chambers served onboard a nuclear submarine in the U.S. Navy and holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas. Prior to joining the NRC in 2006, Chambers worked at the Turkey Point nuclear plant in Florida for eight years and at the South Texas Project nuclear plant where he helped finish initial construction.

The Cooper resident inspectors can be reached at (402) 825-3371.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant has at least two resident inspectors. They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting regular inspections, monitoring significant work activities and interacting with plant workers and the public.

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