Press Release-I-13-031, New NRC Inspector Assigned to Salem Nuclear Plant

Press Release-I-13-031: New NRC Inspector Assigned to Salem Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	08/28/2013
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region I
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No: I-13-031 August 28, 2013 CONTACT: Diane Screnci 610-337-5330 Neil Sheehan 610-337-5331 New NRC Inspector Assigned to Salem Nuclear Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa., have selected Adam Ziedonis as the new resident inspector at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station in Hancocks Bridge, N.J. He joins NRC Senior Resident Inspector Pat Finney at the two-unit site, which is operated by PSEG Nuclear.

Most recently, Ziedonis was a resident inspector at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Delta, Pa. He 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. He also worked as a reactor inspector in the NRC Region I Division of Reactor Safety, performing engineering inspections.

Adam Ziedonis has the training, experience and commitment to safety that is needed for the NRC to carry out its mission of protecting people and the environment, and he will help ensure the safe operation of the Salem units, said NRC Region I Administrator Bill Dean.

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 Salem resident inspectors can be reached at 856-935-5151.