The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Leanne
Flores as the new resident inspector at the South Texas Project
nuclear power plant in Bay City, Texas.
“Leanne brings strong technical expertise and experience to
this important role. I am confident that she will excel at carrying out
NRC’s inspection program to ensure that South Texas Project
continues to operate safely,” said NRC Acting Region IV
Administrator Rob Lewis.
Flores joined the NRC in April 2019 as a project engineer in the Resident Inspector
Development Program in the Region IV office in Arlington, Texas. Most recently, she worked for
the division of operating reactor safety as a reactor inspector. She has also served as the acting
resident inspector at other nuclear power plants including Cooper Nuclear Station and Columbia
Generating Station.
Prior to that, Flores was a shift test engineer at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for 10 years and
worked as a project engineer for several years in the private sector. She holds a bachelor’s degree in
chemical engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant site has at least two NRC resident inspectors.
Flores will work with senior resident inspector Greg Kolcum. They serve as the agency’s eyes and
ears at the facility, conducting inspections, monitoring significant work projects, and interacting
with plant workers and the public.
