Press Release-I-09-042, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station

Press Release-I-09-042: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station

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Issue date:	10/15/2009
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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-09-042 October 15, 2009

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Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 Email: OPA1.RESOURCE@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa.,

have selected Adam Ziedonis as the new resident inspector at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Delta, Pa.

He joins NRC Senior Resident Inspector Fred Bower at the two-unit site, which is operated by Exelon Nuclear.

Ziedonis joined the agencys Region I office in 2004 after earning bachelors and masters degrees in mechanical engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia. He 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. Ziedonis also completed a rigorous NRC inspector qualification program.

Most recently, he was assigned as a reactor inspector in the Region I Division of Reactor Safety, performing engineering inspections.

Adam Ziedonis 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 Peach Bottom, said NRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear 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. Resident Inspectors can be assigned to any one site for up to seven years.

The Peach Bottom resident inspectors can be reached at 717/456-7614.

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