Press Release-IV-11-037, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Columbia Generating Station

Press Release-IV-11-037: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Columbia Generating Station

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Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	08/02/2011
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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 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. IV-11-037 August 2, 2011

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Victor Dricks (817) 860-8128 E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov Lara Uselding (817) 276-6519 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Jeremy Groom as the new senior resident inspector at the Columbia Generating Station located 12 miles northwest of Richland, Wash.

Jeremy Grooms background 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.

Groom joined the NRC in 2005 as an intern in Region IV.

He worked as a project engineer in the Division of Reactor Projects and as a reactor inspector in the Division of Reactor Safety. Most recently, Groom was the resident inspector at the Callaway nuclear plant near Fulton, Mo. Prior to joining the NRC, Groom served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Jefferson City attack submarine. Groom attended the University of Texas at Austin and Syracuse University and earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering.

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

Groom joins resident inspector Mahdi Hayes. They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections and monitoring significant work projects.

The Columbia resident inspectors can be reached at: (509) 377-2627.

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