Press Release-I-07-069, NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant

Press Release-I-07-069: NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant

ML073600894
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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	12/26/2007
From:	Diane Screnci, Neil Sheehan Office of Public Affairs Region I
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region I 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, Pa. 19406 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. I-07-069 Dec. 26, 2007

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Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 NRC ASSIGNS NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR TO FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa.,

have selected Scott Rutenkroger as the new Resident Inspector at the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant. He joins Senior Resident Inspector Gordon Hunegs at the site in Scriba, N.Y.

Scott Rutenkroger is a great complement to the NRCs on-site inspection team, said NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins.

He has the training and commitment to safety that will help the NRC ensure that FitzPatrick conducts operations with the highest safety standards to protect public health and safety."

Rutenkroger joined the NRCs Region IV office in Arlington, Texas, in June 2004 as a reactor inspector in the Division of Reactor Safety. He earned a doctorate in electrical engineering, as well as masters and bachelors degrees in nuclear engineering, from the University of Missouri - Rolla. Rutenkroger is a graduate of the NRCs Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program, a two-year training program that provides a broad and a specialized perspective of NRC activities. He also completed a rigorous NRC inspector qualification program.

Each of the nations commercial nuclear plants has Resident Inspectors who serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting regular inspections, monitoring significant work projects and interacting with plant workers and the public.

The FitzPatrick Resident Inspectors can be reached at 315/342-4907.