Morning Report for August 23, 2006

Headquarters Daily Report

• REGION III

REGION III

Change in Site Vice President at Braidwood Station

Licensee/Facility: EXELON GENERATION CO., LLC Braidwood 1, Braidwood 2 BRACEVILLE, Illinois Dockets: 05000456, 05000457 [1] W-4-LP, [2] W-4-LP License No:

Notification: MR Number: 3-2006-0013 Date: 08/22/2006 Resident Inspctr.Tel.,E-MAIL

Discussion:

Mr. Tom Coutu has been named Site Vice President at Braidwood Generating Station. Mr. Coutu is replacing Keith Polson who has decided to leave the organization to pursue other interests. Mr. Coutu has 28 years of experience within the commercial nuclear power industry. He joined Exelon Nuclear in 2005 as the Vice President for Exelon Nuclear's Midwest Operations in which he was responsible for corporate support to the Braidwood, Byron, Clinton, Dresden, LaSalle, Quad Cities, and Zion Nuclear Stations. Prior to joining the organization, Mr. Coutu was the Site Vice President at Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant, where he had also served as the Plant Manager and Operations Manager. He spent 24 years of his career at Duke Power Company's Oconee Nuclear Station, where he was a Licensed Senior Reactor Operator on each of the three units.

Mr. Coutu holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Clemson University.

Regional Action: Notification

Contact: Issued for information only and no further action by the staff is anticipated.

Accession Numbers:

Accession No	Accession Date
ML062350270	08/22/2006

Contacts:

Name	Office Abbrev	Phone No	E-Mail
SKOKOWSKI, RICHARD A	R3	(630) 829-9620	RAS@nrc.gov
RAY, STEVEN	R3	(815) 458-2852	SPR@nrc.gov