Press Release-IV-14-026, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

Press Release-IV-14-026: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	12/15/2014
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No: IV-14-026 December 15, 2014 CONTACT: Victor Dricks, 817-200-1128 Lara Uselding, 817-200-1519 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Charles Peabody as the new Senior Resident Inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Wintersburg, Ariz.

Charles Peabodys technical experience and regulatory perspective will assist the NRC in carrying out its mission to protect people and the environment by ensuring the safe operation of Palo Verde, said NRC Region IV Administrator Marc Dapas.

Peabody joined the NRCs Region II office in Atlanta, Ga., in 2003, as a Co-Op Student. He became a full-time NRC employee in May 2004, serving as an engineering inspector in the Division of Reactor Safety. He was assigned as the Resident Inspector at the Wolf Creek Generating Station in May 2009. In February 2013, Peabody was promoted to be the Senior Resident Inspector at Wolf Creek. He holds a bachelors degree in nuclear and radiological engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant has at least two Resident Inspectors. Peabody joins Resident Inspectors David You and Dustin Reinert. They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting inspections, monitoring significant work projects, and interacting with plant workers and the public.

The Palo Verde Resident Inspectors can be reached at 623-386-3638.