3F1107-03, Unit 3 - Sea Turtle Mortality Report
| ML073130043 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Crystal River  |
| Issue date: | 11/01/2007 |
| From: | Herrin D Progress Energy Florida |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| 3F1107-03 | |
| Download: ML073130043 (2) | |
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Progress Energy Crystal River Nuclear Plant Docket No. 50-302 Operating License No. DPR-72 November 1, 2007 3F1 107-03 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001
Subject:
Crystal River - Unit 3 - Sea Turtle Mortality Report
Dear Sir:
Florida Power Corporation (FPC), doing business as Progress Energy Florida, Inc., hereby provides a copy to the NRC of a sea turtle mortality report that was submitted to the U. S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The report to the NMFS is required by NMFS's Crystal River - Unit 3 (CR-3) Biological Opinion, dated August 8, 2002, Terms and Conditions, Item 2. Reporting to the NRC is required by the CR-3 Operating License, Appendix B - Part H, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological) Technical Specifications, Section 4.0, Environmental Conditions, Item 4.1, Significant Environmental Events.
This letter establishes no new regulatory commitments.
If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Lee Hughes, Superintendent, Environmental and Chemistry at (352) 563-4715.
Sincerely, Dennis W. Herrin Acting Supervisor, Licensing & Regulatory Programs Crystal River Nuclear Plant DWH/ff Attachment xc:
Regional Administrator, Region II Senior Resident Inspector NRR Project Manager Progress Energy Florida, Inc.
Crystal River Nuclear Plant 15760 W. Powerline Street Crystal River, FL 34428
Progress Energy November 1, 2007 LRP07-0037 U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service South East Regional Office Attn: Assistant Regional Administrator Protected Resources Division 263 13th Avenue, South Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701
Subject:
Crystal River Unit 3 - Sea Turtle Mortality Report
Dear Sir:
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Crystal River Energy Complex (CREC) completed an Endangered Species Act Section 7 formal consultation process.. In the Biological Opinion, issued August 8, 2002 by the NMFS, terms and conditions were included which required that if any listed species are apparently injured or killed in the CREC intake canal or the Crystal River Unit 3 (CR-3) bar racks, a report summarizing the incident must be provided to the NMFS within 30 days of the incident.
On October 5, 2007, at 4:30 P.M., a Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) was recovered from the CR-3 intake bar racks.
Resuscitation techniques were performed without success and the turtle was
.determined to be deceased. The Green turtle, weighing 14 lbs. with a carapace length of 20 inches, exhibited no visible blunt force or collision injuries, but had numerous papillomas around every soft tissue exposed. A necropsy was performed to assist in determining the cause of death.
The necropsy concluded that the turtle had an enormous amount of tumors, a lung disorder, and parasites, and most likely was pushed into the CREC intake canal by wind or tides, or the flow of water. The turtle appeared to be feeding due to food in the stomach and it had water in its lungs.
The turtle was severely compromised and most likely -was not strong enough and unable to swim away from the bar racks. The final determination indicates drowning; therefore, the determination is causally related to CR-3 operations.
Currently, this is the only causally related mortality for CR-3 in 2007.
Progress Energy continues to implement the reasonable and prudent measures described in the current incidental take statement to minimize impacts on sea turtles from facility operations.
If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Mr. Lee Hughes, Superintendent, Environmental and Chemistry at (352) 563-4715.
Sincerely Dennis W. Herrin Acting Supervisor, Licensing & Regulatory Programs Crystal River Nuclear Plant DWHI/ff xc: NOAA Progress Energy Florida, Inc.
Crystal River Nuclear Plant 15760 W. Powerline Street Crystal River, FL 34428