Press Release-I-06-006, New NRC Resident Inspector Assigned to Hope Creek Nuclear Plant

Press Release-I-06-006: New NRC Resident Inspector Assigned to Hope Creek Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	02/10/2006
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa.

www.nrc.gov No. I-06-006 February 10, 2006

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Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 Email: opa1@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 NEW NRC RESIDENT INSPECTOR ASSIGNED TO HOPE CREEK NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa., have selected Ted Wingfield as the new resident inspector at the Hope Creek nuclear power plant in Hancocks Bridge, N.J. He joins NRC Senior Resident Inspector George Malone at the site.

Wingfield first joined the NRC as a Reactor Engineer in the Region I Division of Reactor Safety in August 2003. Most recently he was a project engineer in the regional office.

Ted Wingfield has the experience and commitment to safety that will help the NRC ensure that Hope Creek conducts operations with the highest safety standards to protect public health and safety," said NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins.

Prior to joining the NRC, Wingfield worked at Exelon Nuclears Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in several positions including cycle manager, senior reactor operator and operations coordinator. He also worked as a sales engineer at BOC Gases in Lyle, Ill. He served in the United States Navy for five years.

Wingfield earned a bachelors degree in mathematics from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., and a masters in business administration from the University of Delaware.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant has at least two NRC resident inspectors. 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.

The Hope Creek resident inspectors can be reached at 856/935-5373.