NRC NAMES NEW SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR ATNORTH ANNA NUCLEAR

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NRC NAMES NEW SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR ATNORTH ANNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANTNuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected Gregory Kolcum as the senior resident inspector for Dominion’s North Anna nuclear power plant, located near Louisa, Va., about 40 miles northwest of Richmond. Kolcum joins resident inspector Rodney Clagg at the NorthAnna site.Kolcum joined the NRC in 2007 as a reactor engineer in the NRC’s Region III office in Lisle, Ill. Before being named the senior resident inspector at North Anna, Kolcum was the resident inspector at theBrunswick nuclear power plant near Southport, N.C. Prior to joining the NRC, Kolcum served in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear-trained surface warfare officer and also worked in the commercial and defense electronics industry. Kolcum holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and engineering management from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.“Greg Kolcum has the experience and dedication to carry out the NRC mission of protectingpeople and the environment by helping to ensure the safe operation of the North Anna plant,” said NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree. 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 majorwork projects and interacting with plant workers and the public. Resident inspectors can serve at one site for up to seven years. The North Anna resident inspectors can be reached at 540-894-5421. ###