BSEP 12-0003, 2011 Sea Turtle Annual Report

2011 Sea Turtle Annual Report

ML12031A169
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	01/11/2012
From:	Frisco J Progress Energy Carolinas
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, State of FL, National Marine Fisheries Services
References
BSEP 12-0003
Download: ML12031A169 (4)

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Progress Energy JAN 1 12012 SERIAL: BSEP 12-0003 NMFS South Regional Office Protected Resources Section 263 13 th Avenue South Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701

Subject:

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 2011 Sea Turtle Annual Report

Dear Sir or Madam:

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Incidental Take Statement issued as part of the January 20, 2000, Biological Opinion, Carolina Power & Light Company, now doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., is enclosing the 2011 Sea TurtleAnnual Report for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant. This report lists data for all sea turtle takings at the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant during the year, recorded by species, size, and date.

Please contact Mr. Marty McGowan at (910) 457-2538, if there are any questions concerning the data contained in this submittal.

Sincerely, Joseph M. Frisco, Jr.

Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant RMM

Enclosure:

Brunswick Steam Electric Plant 2011 Sea Turtle Annual Report Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.

Brunswick Nuclear Plant PO Box 10429 Southport, NC 28461 Lt4.

4.j NMFS South Regional Office BSEP 12-0003 / Page 2 cc: U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mrs. Farideh E. Saba (Mail Stop OWFN 8G9A) 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Mr. Victor M. McCree, Regional Administrator 245 Peachtree Center Ave, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Mr. Philip B. O'Bryan, NRC Senior Resident Inspector 8470 River Road Southport, NC 28461-8869 Dr. Matthew Godfrey Sea Turtle Biologist NC Wildlife Resources Commission 1507 Ann St.

Beaufort, NC 28516

4' ENCLOSURE BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT 2011 SEA TURTLE ANNUAL REPORT

-4 -1 BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT 2011 SEA TURTLE ANNUAL REPORT No. Date Species Length Width Weight D/A Tag No. Location Disposition/Comments cm cm lbs 1 04/21/11 LK 32.5 31.0 12.0 A *4A72550E35 Trash Racks Atlantic Ocean off Oak Island, NC, *Previous stranded and tagged 2 04/21/11 CM 38.0 29.5 14.5 A 470D486961 Trash Racks Atlantic Ocean off Oak Island, NC 3 04/25/11 LK 29.5 27.4 6.0 A 4A3C4F7653 Trash Racks Atlantic Ocean off Oak Island, NC 4 04/27/11 LK 31.5 27.6 9.0 A 4A5COD5171 Trash Racks Atlantic Ocean off Oak I_ Island, NC 5 05/02/11 LK 31.0 29.1 8.5 A 4A7F18120B Trash Racks Atlantic Ocean off Oak Island, NC 6 05/09/11 LK 22.5 20.0 3.0 D NA Trash Racks NCSTC necropsy determined not causal to BSEP plant operations 7 12/08/11 CC 63.5 53.8 67 A 4A166C7972 Boat Dock Atlantic Ocean off Oak Island, NC 8 12/19/11 CC 50.1 45.0 44 A 4A336E4D39 Trash Racks Atlantic Ocean off Oak Island, NC

• D-Dead / A-Alive

• LK-Kemp's ridley

• CC-Loggerhead

• CM-Green