ML022350292
| ML022350292 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 08/23/2002 |
| From: | Moroney B NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Powers J US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Moroney B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3974 | |
| References | |
| FOIA/PA-2003-0189 | |
| Download: ML022350292 (3) | |
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August 23, 2002 Joseph E. Powers, Ph. D.
Acting Regional Administrator National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office 9721 Executive Center Drive North St. Petersburg, FL 33702
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR CONSULTATION UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT FOR THE ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT
Dear Dr. Powers:
We have received your letter of July 30, 2002, regarding the incidental take of protected sea turtles at the St. Lucie nuclear plant located on Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie County, Florida.
Based on the clarification provided in your July 30, 2002, letter to the incidental take statement contained in your May 4, 2001, Biological Opinion for the St. Lucie Plant, we request reinitiation of consultation regarding the incidental capture of green and loggerhead turtles (Chelonia mydas and Caretta caretta). Our decision to request reinitiation was communicated by phone to Mr. Robert Hoffman of your staff by Dr. Michael Masnik, NRC, on August 13, 2002.
Within the next couple of months the NRC staff plans to provide the National Marine Fisheries Service with the facts surrounding the green and loggerhead turtle mortalities attributable to plant operation that occurred during calendar year 2001. Additionally, as requested by your letter dated July 30, 2002, the NRC staff will provide you with the details of Florida Power and Light Companys plans to modify the St. Lucie intake canal and the existing turtle excluder (block) net. The planned modifications should result in a reduction of sea turtle mortalities.
If you have any comments or questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3974 or Dr. Masnik at (301) 415-1191.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 cc: See next page
August 23, 2002 Joseph E. Powers, Ph. D.
Acting Regional Administrator National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office 9721 Executive Center Drive North St. Petersburg, FL 33702
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FOR CONSULTATION UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT FOR THE ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT
Dear Dr. Powers:
We have received your letter of July 30, 2002, regarding the incidental take of protected sea turtles at the St. Lucie nuclear plant located on Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie County, Florida.
Based on the clarification provided in your July 30, 2002, letter to the incidental take statement contained in your May 4, 2001, Biological Opinion for the St. Lucie Plant, we request reinitiation of consultation regarding the incidental capture of green and loggerhead turtles (Chelonia mydas and Caretta caretta). Our decision to request reinitiation was communicated by phone to Mr. Robert Hoffman of your staff by Dr. Michael Masnik, NRC, on August 13, 2002.
Within the next couple of months the NRC staff plans to provide the National Marine Fisheries Service with the facts surrounding the green and loggerhead turtle mortalities attributable to plant operation that occurred during calendar year 2001. Additionally, as requested by your letter dated July 30, 2002, the NRC staff will provide you with the details of Florida Power and Light Companys plans to modify the St. Lucie intake canal and the existing turtle excluder (block) net. The planned modifications should result in a reduction of sea turtle mortalities.
If you have any comments or questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3974 or Dr. Masnik at (301) 415-1191.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 DISTRIBUTION:
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Mr. J. A. Stall ST. LUCIE PLANT Florida Power and Light Company cc:
Senior Resident Inspector St. Lucie Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 6090 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 M. S. Ross, Attorney Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Douglas Anderson County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Mr. Donald E. Jernigan, Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. R. E. Rose Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. J. T. Voorhees Acting Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. Don Mothena Manager, Nuclear Plant Support Services Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. J. Kammel Radiological Emergency Planning Administrator Department of Public Safety 6000 SE. Tower Drive Stuart, Florida 34997