ML18016A070

Press Release-I-18-001: New NRC Inspector Named at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant

ML18016A070
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Site:	Nine Mile Point
Issue date:	01/16/2018
From:	Office of Public Affairs Region I
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Press Release-I-18-001
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No: I-1 8-00 1 January 16 , 201 8 Contact: Diane Screnci , 610-337-5330 Neil Sheehan, 610-337-5331 N ew NRC Inspector Named at Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials in King of Prussia, Pa., have appointed Beth E. Sienel as the new resident inspector at the Nine Mile Point nuclear power plant in Scriba, N.Y. The two

-unit plant is operated by Exelon Generation. Sienel joins Senior Resident Inspector Eric Miller at Nine Mile Point.

"Beth's extensive experience as a resident inspector coupled with her commitment to safety will help ensure that the Nine Mile Point units continue to operate safely," said NRC Acting Region I Administrator David Lew.

Since joining the NRC in 1990 as a reactor engineer intern in Region I, Sienel has been a reactor engineer in the Division of Reactor Safety, and a resident inspector at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, Millstone Station, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, and most recently at the James A. FitzPatrick plant. She is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., where she earned a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering.

Each U.S. commercial nuclear power plant 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.