Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
This video recording is from the technical session held at the NRC Regulatory Information Conference in 2024. 90% of the closed captions are accurate. More information on the technical session is provided below.
T1 Celebrating 50 Years of the Resident Inspector Program
The Atomic Energy Commission piloted the first resident inspector at a nuclear facility in 1974. Fifty years later, the program is still a critical part of the mission of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to protect public health and safety. With a panel of former and current NRC leaders and resident inspectors, as well as external stakeholders, we will explore the history of the program and how it has become ingrained into the NRC’s culture. Then we will explore how the program may continue to grow in the future.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the history of the program.
Understand the original intent of the program.
Understand the current purpose of the program.
Discuss the considerations for stationing a resident inspector at a site.
Discuss resident inspectors in the future.
Takeways:
The Resident Inspector program is an important part of the NRC’s history.
Resident inspectors will continue to be a critical part of the NRC’s mission.
SESSION CHAIR(S):
Zachary Hollcraft, Senior Reactor Operations Engineer, Reactor Inspection Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC
Opening Remarks
SPEAKER(S):
David A. Wright, Commissioner, OCM/NRC
Opening Remarks
Scott Morris, Deputy Executive Director for Operations, OEDO/NRC
George Wilson, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, TerraPower, LLC
Jennifer England, Senior Resident Inspector – Susquehanna, Project Branch 4, Division of Operation Reactor Safety, RI/NRC
Billy Dickson, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch II, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC
SESSION CORDINATORS(S):
Zachary Hollcraft, Senior Reactor Operations Engineer, Reactor Inspection Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC e-mail: Zachary.Hollcraft@nrc.gov
Sarah Obadina, Reactor Operations Engineer, Reactor inspection Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC e-mail: Sarah.Obadina@nrc.gov
This video recording is from the technical session held at the NRC Regulatory Information Conference in 2024. 90% of the closed captions are accurate. More information on the technical session is provided below.
T1 Celebrating 50 Years of the Resident Inspector Program
The Atomic Energy Commission piloted the first resident inspector at a nuclear facility in 1974. Fifty years later, the program is still a critical part of the mission of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to protect public health and safety. With a panel of former and current NRC leaders and resident inspectors, as well as external stakeholders, we will explore the history of the program and how it has become ingrained into the NRC’s culture. Then we will explore how the program may continue to grow in the future.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the history of the program.
Understand the original intent of the program.
Understand the current purpose of the program.
Discuss the considerations for stationing a resident inspector at a site.
Discuss resident inspectors in the future.
Takeways:
The Resident Inspector program is an important part of the NRC’s history.
Resident inspectors will continue to be a critical part of the NRC’s mission.
SESSION CHAIR(S):
Zachary Hollcraft, Senior Reactor Operations Engineer, Reactor Inspection Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC
Opening Remarks
SPEAKER(S):
David A. Wright, Commissioner, OCM/NRC
Opening Remarks
Scott Morris, Deputy Executive Director for Operations, OEDO/NRC
George Wilson, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, TerraPower, LLC
Jennifer England, Senior Resident Inspector – Susquehanna, Project Branch 4, Division of Operation Reactor Safety, RI/NRC
Billy Dickson, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch II, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC
SESSION CORDINATORS(S):
Zachary Hollcraft, Senior Reactor Operations Engineer, Reactor Inspection Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC e-mail: Zachary.Hollcraft@nrc.gov
Sarah Obadina, Reactor Operations Engineer, Reactor inspection Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC e-mail: Sarah.Obadina@nrc.gov
