Press Release-IV-09-025, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant

Press Release-IV-09-025: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Fort Calhoun Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Fort Calhoun
Issue date:	06/29/2009
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region IV
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Press Release-IV-09-025
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011-4125 Telephone: (817) 860-8128 No. IV-09-025 June 29, 2009

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Victor Dricks E-Mail: opa4@nrc.gov Phone: (817) 860-8128 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT FORT CALHOUN NUCLEAR PLANT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has assigned Jacob Wingebach as a resident inspector at the Fort Calhoun nuclear plant. The plant, operated by the Omaha Public Power District, is located about 20 miles north of near Omaha, Neb.

Jacob Wingebachs technical and regulatory experience will assist the NRC in carrying out its mission of protecting people and the environment and ensuring the safe operation of nuclear power plants, said NRC Region IV Administrator Elmo E. Collins.

Wingebach joined the NRC as a reactor engineer in the Region III office in Lisle, Illinois, in 2008, where he was assigned to the Division of Reactor Projects. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Engineering and served as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy.

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. Wingebach joins Senior Resident John Kirkland at the site.

The Fort Calhoun resident inspectors can be reached at: (402) 426-9611.

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