Press Release-I-10-001, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant

Press Release-I-10-001: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	01/11/2010
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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 Site: http://www.nrc.gov No. I-10-001 January 11, 2010

Contact:

Diane Screnci, 610/337-5330 E-mail: opa1@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan, 610/337-5331 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa.,

have selected Josephine Ambrosini as the new resident inspector at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township, N.J. Ambrosini joins Senior Resident Inspector Jeff Kulp at Oyster Creek, which is operated by Exelon.

Ambrosini joined the NRCs Region I office in 2000 after earning a bachelors degree in chemical engineering from Villanova University. After completing a rigorous NRC inspector qualification program, she worked as a reactor inspector at plants throughout the Northeast carrying out engineering inspections. Ambrosini then was accepted into the NRC Graduate Fellowship Program, which is designed to retain highly qualified individuals who aspire to work in areas requiring highly specialized technical knowledge and skills. This developmental program combines a graduate education and a return to a position that uses the knowledge gained through graduate study. Through the Fellowship Program, Ambrosini earned a masters degree in chemical engineering from Villanova University. Upon her return to the agency, she worked in the Region I Division of Nuclear Materials Safety performing inspections of independent spent fuel storage installations and other materials facilities. Most recently she worked as a project engineer in the Regional Division of Reactor Projects.

Jo Ambrosini has the training, experience 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 Oyster Creek, 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 seven years at any one site.

The Oyster Creek resident inspectors can be reached at 609/693-0702.

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