Press Release-IV-15-023, NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant

Press Release-IV-15-023: NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant

ML15229A348
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Site:	Wolf Creek
Issue date:	08/17/2015
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region IV
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No: IV-15-023 August 17, 2015 CONTACT: Victor Dricks 817-200-1128 Lara Uselding 817-200-1519 NRC Names New Senior Resident Inspector at Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Douglas Dodson as the new Senior Resident Inspector at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station located in Burlington, Kan.

Douglas Dodson's technical experience and regulatory perspective will assist the NRC in carrying out its mission of protecting people and the environment and ensuring the safe operation of Wolf Creek, said NRC Region IV Administrator Marc Dapas.

Dodson joined the NRC in 2007 as an engineer in the Office of New Reactors in Rockville, Md., as part of the Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program. Most recently he was a Resident Inspector at the Ginna nuclear power plant outside Rochester, N.Y. Prior to that, he was the temporary Resident and Senior Resident Inspector at Fitzpatrick and Hope Creek stations. He holds a bachelors of science degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a bachelors degree in religious studies from the University of Missouri.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant has at least two Resident Inspectors. Dodson joins Resident Inspector Fabian Thomas at the site. 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 Wolf Creek resident inspectors can be reached at 620-364-8653.