Press Release-I-08-059, NRC Assigns New Resident Inspector to Limerick Nuclear Plant
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| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 11/03/2008 |
| From: | Office of Public Affairs Region I |
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No. I-08-059
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Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 November 3, 2008 NRC ASSIGNS NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR TO LIMERICK NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in the Region I Office in King of Prussia, Pa., have selected Nicole Sieller as the Resident Inspector for the Limerick nuclear power plant in Limerick, Pa. She joins Senior Resident Inspector Gene DiPaolo at the two-unit site, which is operated by Exelon Nuclear.
Sieller joined the agencys Region I staff in 2004 after earning a bachelors degree in chemical engineering from Villanova University. Shes expected to earn a masters degree in water resources and environmental engineering from the school in December of next year. Sieller is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society. She is a graduate of the NRCs Nuclear Safety Professional Development Program, a two-year training program that provides specialized training in nuclear safety and a broad perspective of NRC regulatory activities. She also completed a rigorous NRC inspector qualification program. Most recently, Sieller was a project engineer in the Region I Division of Reactor Projects.
Nicole Sieller has the training and commitment to safety that will help the NRC carry out its mission of protecting people and the environment, and ensure the safe operation of Limerick, said NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins.
Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant site has at least two NRC Resident Inspectors.
They serve as the agency's eyes and ears at the facility, conducting regular inspections, monitoring significant work projects, and interacting with plant workers and the public.
Inspectors can serve for up to 7 years at any one site.
The Limerick Resident Inspectors can be reached at 610/327-1344.
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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