Press Release-II-11-061, NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Brunswick Nuclear Plant

Press Release-II-11-061: NRC Names New Resident Inspector at Brunswick Nuclear Plant

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Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	10/28/2011
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No: II-11-061 October 28, 2011 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 997-4417 E-mail: OPA2.Resource@nrc.gov Joey Ledford (404) 997-4416 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT BRUNSWICK NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected Mark Schwieg as the resident inspector for Progress Energys Brunswick nuclear power plant, located in Southport, NC., about 20 miles south of Wilmington. Schweig joins NRC senior resident inspector Phil OBryan at the Brunswick site.

Schwieg joined the NRC in August 2009 as a project engineer in the Resident Inspector Development Program in the NRCs Region II office in Atlanta. He successfully completed the Resident Inspector Qualification Program earlier this year. Prior to joining the NRC, Schwieg spent twelve years working as a system and electronics engineer for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Georgia and five years as a submarine officer in U.S. Navy.

Schwieg attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.

Mark Schwieg has the experience and commitment to carry out the NRC mission of protecting people and the environment, and to help ensure the safe operation of the Brunswick nuclear plant, said NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree.

At least two NRC resident inspectors are assigned to each U.S. commercial nuclear plant.

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 serve at one site for up to seven years.

The Brunswick resident inspectors can be reached at 910-457-9531.

News releases are available through a free listserv subscription or by clicking on the EMAIL UPDATES link on the NRC homepage (www.nrc.gov). E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website. For the latest news, follow the NRC on www.twitter.com/NRCgov.

NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs, Region II 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No: II-11-061 October 28, 2011 CONTACT: Roger Hannah (404) 997-4417 E-mail: OPA2.Resource@nrc.gov Joey Ledford (404) 997-4416 NRC NAMES NEW RESIDENT INSPECTOR AT BRUNSWICK NUCLEAR PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in Atlanta have selected Mark Schwieg as the resident inspector for Progress Energys Brunswick nuclear power plant, located in Southport, NC., about 20 miles south of Wilmington. Schweig joins NRC senior resident inspector Phil OBryan at the Brunswick site.

Schwieg joined the NRC in August 2009 as a project engineer in the Resident Inspector Development Program in the NRCs Region II office in Atlanta. He successfully completed the Resident Inspector Qualification Program earlier this year. Prior to joining the NRC, Schwieg spent twelve years working as a system and electronics engineer for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Georgia and five years as a submarine officer in U.S. Navy.

Schwieg attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.

Mark Schwieg has the experience and commitment to carry out the NRC mission of protecting people and the environment, and to help ensure the safe operation of the Brunswick nuclear plant, said NRC Region II Administrator Victor McCree.

At least two NRC resident inspectors are assigned to each U.S. commercial nuclear plant.

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 serve at one site for up to seven years.

The Brunswick resident inspectors can be reached at 910-457-9531.

News releases are available through a free listserv subscription or by clicking on the EMAIL UPDATES link on the NRC homepage (www.nrc.gov). E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website. For the latest news, follow the NRC on www.twitter.com/NRCgov.