Press Release-I-07-056, NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector to Beaver Valley

Press Release-I-07-056 NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector to Beaver Valley

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Site:	Beaver Valley
Issue date:	10/31/2007
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region I
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. I-07-056 October 31, 2007 Contact: Diane Screnci 610/337-5330 Neil Sheehan 610/337-5331 NRC ASSIGNS NEW SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR TO BEAVER VALLEY Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa., have promoted David Werkheiser to Senior Resident Inspector at the Beaver Valley nuclear power plant in Shippingport, Pa. The two-unit site is operated by FirstEnergy.

Werkheiser first joined the NRC in April 2003 as a reactor inspector in the Region I Division of Reactor Safety in King of Prussia, Pa. He has been the Resident Inspector at Beaver Valley since May 2006. Resident inspectors can serve up to seven years at any one site.

"Dave Werkheiser has the experience and commitment to safety that will help the NRC ensure that Beaver Valley conducts operations with the highest safety standards to protect public health and safety," said NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins.

Prior to joining the NRC, Werkheiser was an NRC-licensed senior reactor operator at Penn States Breazeale Nuclear Reactor. He also served in the United States Navy for nearly nine years, including an assignment as a nuclear-qualified engineering supervisor aboard the USS Hawkbill at Pearl Harbor, Hi.

Werkheiser earned bachelors and masters degrees in nuclear engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He also completed a U.S. Department of Energy Graduate Fellowship.

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

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.

The Beaver Valley resident inspectors can be reached at 724/643-2000.

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