U.S. NRC Region III Radiation Protection Manager’s Meeting & Invited Guests
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (UTILITY & INVITED GUESTS) 08:00 – 15:00 CST
Lisle Hyatt, 1400 Corporetum Drive, Lisle, Illinois 60532 (630-852-1234)
Ask for Group Rate of $105 + tax/night https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/LISLE/G-USRE
7:00 Continental Breakfast (sponsored by vendors)
8:00 Meeting Objectives and Norms John Moser, RPM, LaSalle Station, Constellation
8:05 Welcome TBA, Senior Vice President
8:15 Introduction of attendees from Region III, NRC Health Physics All
8:30 Region III Regulatory Update Team Lead, Region III, NRC
8:45 NRC Observations on RP Programs, Practices All NRC Inspectors
and Performance at U.S. Nuclear Plant
9:15 RP - Related Observations and Findings in Region III John Cassidy, Sr. Health Physicist
Including fall refueling outages
9:30 Discussion of Health Physics Inspector Observations NRC
10:00 Coffee Break (sponsored by vendors)
10:30 NEI Update on Radiation Protection Regulations Revisions Mike Smith, NEI (Invited)
11:00 Plant Status Reports All RPMs
Palisades – Jerry Wright, RPM
Braidwood – Randy Johnson, RPM
Byron – Jake Burton, Acting RPM
Monticello – Matthew Pilgreen, RPM
11:30 Vendor Face to Face
12:00 Lunch (sponsored by vendors)
13:00 Vendor Face to Face (continued)
13:30 Plant Status Reports (continued)
Prairie Island – Brett LaVigne, RPM
Perry – Eli Crosby, RPM
Dresden – Joe Jaegers, RPM
Duane Arnold – Michael Casey, RPM
Davis Besse – Tylor Whitmer, RP Supervisor
Quad Cities – Kyle Johnson, RPM
LaSalle – John Moser, RPM
Clinton – Renee Melgoza, RPM
Cook – Jim Bowers, RPM
Fermi – Jason Chapman, RPM
Point Beach – Eric Salzwedel, Chemistry & Radiation Protection Manager
Kewaunee – Darren Peterson, RPM; Jim Kruse
14:00 Utility/Vendor Networking with vendors in pre-function area
15:00 Meeting Adjourn***
*RPMs – Please bring 20 copies of your plant status reports to the meeting (along with sending a copy to Amy Keep via email).
***Next Meeting:
Thursday, January 21, 2027, Palo Verde Nuclear Plant Education Center, Pheonix, Az.
Tuesday, August 24, 2027, Lisle, Illinois
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Keep (almoeller88@gmail.com or cell: 269-930-0753) or David Miller (dmiller@illinois.edu or cell 217-855-3238)
