Press Release-I-11-040, New Inspector Named at Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant

Press Release-I-11-040: New Inspector Named at Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant

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Site:	FitzPatrick
Issue date:	10/24/2011
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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-11-040 October 24, 2011

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Diane Screnci (610) 337-5330 Email: opa1.resource@nrc.gov Neil Sheehan (610) 337-5331 NEW INSPECTOR NAMED AT FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission Officials in King of Prussia, Pa.,

have appointed Beth E. Sienel as the new resident inspector at the James A.

FitzPatrick nuclear power plant in Scriba, N.Y. The plant is operated by Entergy Nuclear Generation Company.

Sienel joins Senior Resident Inspector Ed Knutson at FitzPatrick.

She replaces Resident Inspector Scott Rutenkroeger, who was promoted to Senior Resident Inspector at Vermont Yankee.

"Beths experience and commitment to safety will help the NRC in carrying out its mission of protecting people and the environment, and ensuring the safe operation of nuclear power plants, said NRC Region I Administrator Bill Dean.

Sienel joined the NRC in 1990 as a Reactor Engineer Intern in the Regional Office in King of Prussia, Pa. Following completion of the intern program, Sienel was a reactor engineer in the Region I Systems Section. She has worked as a resident inspector at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Millstone Station and Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station.

Sienel is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., where she earned a bachelor of science degree in nuclear engineering.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant has at least two NRC resident inspectors.

They serve as the agencys eyes and ears at the facility, conducting regular inspections, monitoring significant work projects and interfacing with plant workers and the public.

The resident inspectors at FitzPatrick can be reached at 315-342-4907.

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