Press Release-II-12-039, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant

Press Release-II-12-039: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant

ML12153A207
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	05/31/2012
From:	Roger Hannah, Joey Ledford Office of Public Affairs Region II
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Press Release-II-12-039
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NRC NAMES NEW SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR POWER PLANT U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected David E. Dumbacher as the senior resident inspector for Browns Ferry nuclear power plant, located near Athens, Ala., about 32 miles west of Huntsville. Dumbacher will join resident inspectors Charles Stancil, Lundy Pressley and Phillip Niebaum at the Browns Ferry site beginning in early June. Dumbacher joined the NRC in December 2002 as a project engineer. In September 2004, he was assigned as resident inspector at the Callaway Plant in Missouri and promoted to senior resident inspector at the Callaway plant in August 2007. Before joining the NRC, Dumbacher was a naval officer on the USS Texas. He then worked 17 years for Exelon Corp. at the Zion and Braidwood nuclear power plants as a staff engineer, licensed control room supervisor and fuel handling supervisor. Dumbacher graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, mathematics in 1980. Dave and his wife, Julie, have three children and live in Madison, Ala. David Dumbacher has the experience and commitment to carry out the NRC mission of protecting people and the environment by helping to ensure the safety of the Browns Ferry NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No: II-12-039 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 997-4417 Joey Ledford (404) 997-4416 May 31, 2012 E-mail: OPA2.Resource@nrc.gov At least two NRC resident inspectors are assigned to each U.S. commercial nuclear plant. They serve as the agency's eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections, monitoring major work projects and interacting with plant workers and the public. Resident inspectors can serve at one site for up to seven years. The Browns Ferry resident inspectors can be reached at 256-729-6196. ### NOTE: Anyone wishing to take photos or use a camera to record any portion of a NRC meeting should contact the Office of Public Affairs beforehand. 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.