MICHAEL HAY NAMED NRC SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT WATERFORD 3
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, have selected Michael Hay as the Senior Resident Inspector at the Waterford 3 nuclear power plant in Taft, Louisiana. He joins Resident Inspector Grant Larkin.

Hay replaces Tom Farnholtz, who has accepted a senior project engineer position in the Region IV office.

Hay joined the NRC's Region IV office in 1995. During his tenure, he has served as a Resident Inspector at Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownsville, Nebraska. He has also worked as a specialist inspector in the Region's Division of Reactor Safety.

Prior to joining the NRC, Hay served as an Instructor/Supervisor, U.S. Navy, A1W Prototype Training Unit, in Idaho Falls and as a Technician/Supervisor, U.S. Navy Nuclear Power Program, with responsibilities for operation and maintenance of nuclear submarine reactor controls on the U.S.S. Albuquerque.

Hay earned an Associate in Science degree from the University of the State of New York, a Bachelors in Science in Health Physics degree from Idaho State University and a Masters in Health Physics degree from Texas A&M University.

Hay and his family live in Gonzales, Louisiana.

Every commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S. has at least two NRC resident inspectors. They have an office and work at the facility, conducting regular inspections and monitoring significant work projects.

The Waterford 3 resident inspectors can be reached at 985/783-6253.

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