Press Release-I-11-039, New NRC Senior Resident Inspector Assigned to Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant

Press Release-I-11-039: New NRC Senior Resident Inspector Assigned to Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	10/12/2011
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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: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. I-11-039 October 12, 2011

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Diane Screnci (610) 337-5330 Email: opa1.resource@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan (610) 337-5331 NEW NRC SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR ASSIGNED TO PEACH BOTTOM NUCLEAR PLANT Samuel L. Hansell has been assigned as the new Nuclear Regulatory Commission Senior Resident Inspector at the Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant in Delta, Pa. He joins NRC Resident Inspector Adam Ziedonis at the two-unit site, operated by Exelon Nuclear.

NRC Region I Administrator Bill Dean said, "Sam Hansell has the experience and commitment to safety to carry out the NRC mission of protecting people and the environment by ensuring safe operation at Peach Bottom.

Hansell first joined the NRC in April 1990 as a licensed operator examiner in Region I.

Most recently, he was the chief of the operations branch in the Region I Office. He has also served as a senior resident inspector at the Limerick nuclear plant in Sanatoga, Pa., and the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Berwick, Pa. Prior to joining the agency, Hansell worked for Public Service Electric and Gas as a reactor operator and senior reactor operator at Hope Creek Nuclear Plant in Hancocks Bridge, N.J.

Hansell is a graduate of Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, N.J., where he earned a bachelors degree in nuclear engineering technology.

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.

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

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