Press Release-IV-12-004, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Cooper Nuclear Station

Press Release-IV-12-004: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Cooper Nuclear Station

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Issue date:	01/18/2012
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 1600 E. Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4511 Telephone: (817) 860-8100 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. IV-12-004 January 18, 2012

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Victor Dricks (817) 200-1128 E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov Lara Uselding (817) 200-1519 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Chris Henderson as the new resident inspector at the Cooper Nuclear plant located 23 miles south of Nebraska City, Neb.

Chris Hendersons background and 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.

Henderson joined the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in February 2010 as a Reactor Operations Engineer in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. He worked in the Division of Inspection Regional Support where he qualified as Reactor Oversight Process Engineer. In June, Henderson was selected to be a participant in the Resident Inspector Development Program in Region IV where he worked as a Project Engineer in the Division of Reactor Projects.

Prior to joining the NRC, Henderson served in the U.S. Navy aboard the Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Annapolis, based in Groton, Conn., and at Commander Submarine Group Seven in Yokosuka, Japan. Henderson holds both a masters degree in Nuclear Engineering and a bachelors degree in Nuclear Engineering from Kansas State University.

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

Henderson joins senior resident inspector Jeff Josey. They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections and monitoring significant work projects.

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

News releases are available through a free Listserv subscription or by clicking on the EMAIL UPDATES link on the NRC homepage (www.nrc.gov). E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website. For the latest news, follow the NRC on www.twitter.com/NRCgov.

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region IV 1600 E. Lamar Blvd.

Arlington, TX 76011-4511 Telephone: (817) 860-8100 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. IV-12-004 January 18, 2012

Contact:

Victor Dricks (817) 200-1128 E-Mail: OPA4.Resource@nrc.gov Lara Uselding (817) 200-1519 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT COOPER NUCLEAR STATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Chris Henderson as the new resident inspector at the Cooper Nuclear plant located 23 miles south of Nebraska City, Neb.

Chris Hendersons background and 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.

Henderson joined the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in February 2010 as a Reactor Operations Engineer in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. He worked in the Division of Inspection Regional Support where he qualified as Reactor Oversight Process Engineer. In June, Henderson was selected to be a participant in the Resident Inspector Development Program in Region IV where he worked as a Project Engineer in the Division of Reactor Projects.

Prior to joining the NRC, Henderson served in the U.S. Navy aboard the Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Annapolis, based in Groton, Conn., and at Commander Submarine Group Seven in Yokosuka, Japan. Henderson holds both a masters degree in Nuclear Engineering and a bachelors degree in Nuclear Engineering from Kansas State University.

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

Henderson joins senior resident inspector Jeff Josey. They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections and monitoring significant work projects.

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

News releases are available through a free Listserv subscription or by clicking on the EMAIL UPDATES link on the NRC homepage (www.nrc.gov). E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website. For the latest news, follow the NRC on www.twitter.com/NRCgov.