Press Release-IV-17-018, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Cooper Nuclear Power Plant
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| Site: | Cooper  |
| Issue date: | 09/20/2017 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region IV |
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No: IV-17-018 September 20, 2017
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Victor Dricks, 817-200-1128 NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Cooper Nuclear Power Plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Michael Stafford as its resident inspector at the Cooper nuclear power plant, located in Brownville, Neb.
Stafford joined the agencys Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, in 2015. He has served as acting resident inspector at Diablo Canyon in California, Callaway in Missouri and Grand Gulf in Mississippi, and worked as a shift test engineer at Norfolk Naval Shipyard prior to joining the NRC. He holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Ohio State University.
Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant has at least two resident inspectors. Stafford will work with senior resident inspector Patricia Voss at Cooper. They conduct inspections, monitor plant operations and significant work projects, and interact with plant employees and the public.