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Press Release-II-11-061: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Brunswick Nuclear Plant
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NRC NEWS

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Office of Public Affairs, Region II

245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200

Atlanta, GA 30303-1257

Site: www.nrc.gov

No: II-11-061 October 28, 2011

CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 997-4417 E-mail: OPA2.Resource@nrc.gov

Joey Ledford (404) 997-4416

NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT BRUNSWICK NUCLEAR PLANT

Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected

Mark Schwieg as the resident inspector for Progress Energys Brunswick

nuclear power plant, located in Southport, NC., about 20 miles south of

Wilmington. Schweig joins NRC senior resident inspector Phil OBryan

at the Brunswick site.

Schwieg joined the NRC in August 2009 as a project engineer in

the Resident Inspector Development Program in the NRCs Region II

office in Atlanta. He successfully completed the Resident Inspector

Qualification Program earlier this year. Prior to joining the NRC, Schwieg spent twelve years

working as a system and electronics engineer for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in

Georgia and five years as a submarine officer in U.S. Navy.

Schwieg attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he received a Bachelor

of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Georgia Institute of Technology, where he

received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.

Mark Schwieg has the experience and commitment to carry out the NRC mission of

protecting people and the environment, and to help ensure the safe operation of the Brunswick

nuclear 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 major

work projects and interacting with plant workers and the public. Resident inspectors can serve at

one site for up to seven years.

The Brunswick resident inspectors can be reached at 910-457-9531.

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