Press Release-I-09-043, NRC Assigns New Inspector to Indian Point, Unit 2

Press Release-I-09-043: NRC Assigns New Inspector to Indian Point, Unit 2

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Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	10/30/2009
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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 Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. I-09-043 October 30, 2009

Contact:

Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 NRC ASSIGNS NEW INSPECTOR TO INDIAN POINT 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa.,

have selected Odunayo (Ayo) Ayegbusi as the new resident inspector at Indian Point Unit 2 in Buchanan, N.Y.

He joins Senior Resident Inspector George Malone at Indian Point

2. Two resident inspectors are also assigned to Indian Point 3. Both units are operated by Entergy Nuclear.

Ayegbusi joined the NRCs Region I office in 2005 after earning a bachelors in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland. He is a graduate of the NRCs Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program, a two-year training program that provides specialized training in nuclear safety and a broad perspective of NRC regulatory activities. He also completed a rigorous NRC inspector qualification program. Most recently, Ayegbusi was a reactor inspector in the Region I office, taking part in engineering inspections.

Ayo Ayegbusi has the training and commitment to safety that will help the NRC carry out its mission of protecting people and the environment, and ensure the safe operation of Indian Point 2, said NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant site has at least two NRC Resident Inspectors.

The NRC considers each Indian Point unit separately under the agencys reactor oversight program. Therefore, four resident inspectors are assigned to the site. They serve as the agency's eyes and ears at the facility, conducting regular inspections, monitoring significant work projects, and interacting with plant workers and the public. Inspectors can serve for up to 7 years at any one site.

The Indian Point 2 resident inspectors can be reached at 914/739-9360.

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