RA-11-053, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2011-2

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Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2011-2
ML11196A004
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 07/08/2011
From: Peak R
Exelon Nuclear
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-11-053
Download: ML11196A004 (8)


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Oyster Creek Generating Station www.exeloncorp.com Exelon.

Route 9 South Nuclear PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 10 CFR 50.2 July 8, 2011 RA-1 1-053 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-1 6 NRC Docket No. 50-219

Subject:

Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2011-2 The attached report provides detailed information regarding the recent incidental take of a dead Kemp's ridley sea turtle at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS) on June 9, 2011.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Malcolm Browne at (609) 971-4124.

Sincerely, Russell R. Peak Plant Manager Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

Enclosures:

Incidental Take Report 2011-2 with photographs and diagram; MMSC Stranding Report MMSC-1 1-146

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cc: Julie Crocker U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region

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-Gloucester, MA 01930 Kate Sampson U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region Protected Resources Division One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Administrator, Region 1 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 G. Edward Miller Senior Project Manager US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 8-B1 Washington, DC 20555 Jeff Kulp Senior Resident Inspector Oyster Creek Generating Station PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Jeanette Bowers-Altman NJ Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife P.O. Box 400 Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 Regulatory Assurance File No. 11053

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Observer's full name: William Tolbert Reporters full name: David Shaffer Species Identification (Key Kemp's ridley attached):

Site of Impingement (CWS DWS or DWS):

Bay Number: 4 Date animal observed: 9-Jun-11 Time animal observed: 17:34 Date animal collected: 9-Jun- 1I Time animal collected: 17:34

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Tidal Stage: . High Tide Cloud conditions: Sunny Precipitation:, None Intake water temperature: 80.8 F / 27.1 C Other conditions None recorded Number of CW pumps 4 running:

Number of DW pumps 2 running:

Reactor power level at 100%

observation:

Reactor power previous 100%

48-hours:

Date of last screen inspection: 9-Jun-li Time of last screen 16:15 inspection:

Date of last trash raking: 9-Jun- 11 Time of last trash raking: 17:00

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Date Brigantine MMSC 9-Jun-i 1 contacted:

Time Brigantine MMSC 17:45 contacted: 17:45 Date Animal picked up by 9-Jun-i 1 MMSC:

Time Animal picked up by 19:50 MMSC:

State of animal when first Dead with some pre-existing observed: wounds State of animal when Dead with some pre-existing collected: wounds State of animal when Dead with some pre-existing picked up: wounds State of animal arriving at Dead with some pre-existing MMSC: wounds

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MMSC and buried at north end of Brigantine Island, NJ Carapace Length - Curved 22.5 cm' Carapace Length - 21.5.cm Straight __21.5 cm________________

Carapace Width - Curved: 22.3 cm...

Carapace Width - Straight: 19.3 cm-Weight - lbs (kgs) 3.0 lbs (1.4 kg)

Existing Tag Number No tag Photograph attached Yes Diagram of wounds, abnormalities, tag Yes locations attached Deceased juvenile Kemp's Description of Animal ridley sea turtle, determined by necropsy to be female All information sent to:

National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region; Protected Resources Division; Yes Attention: Endangered Species Coordinator; One Blackburn Drive; Gloucester, MA 01930

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SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETW'ORK -STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S NAME I ADDRESS i PHONE: .. STRANDING:DATE:

First Bill M.l.___. Last Deer.r Year 20 11 Month. 06 bay' 09 Affiliation Marine Mammal Stranding Center Turtle number by day 01.;

Address PO Box 773, 3625 Brigantine Blvd., Brigantine, NJ 08203 Field ID# MMSC-1 1-146 Coordinatormust be notified within 24 hrs; this Area code/Phone number -(609) 266-0538 was done.by 0 phone (609)266-0538 E-lemail [-fax SPECIES: (check one) STRANDING LOCATION: r-Offshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) ;lnshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)

El CC= Loggerhead State New Jersey , County Ocean L1 CM = Green Descriptive location (be specific) Forked River, Oyster Creek NPGS El DC = Leatherback 17 El = Hawksbill 0 LK = Kemp's Ridley Latitude 39.81417*N Longitude 74.20700"W

[1 LO = Olive Ridley El UN= Unidentified Check Unidentified if not positive. Do Not Guess. CONDITION: (check one) FINAL DISPOSITION: (check).

El 0 =Alive Eli = Left on beach where found; painted? ErYes* ErNo(5)

El 1 =Fresh dead 02 = Buried: 0 on beach / El off beach; Carcass necropsied? OYesElNo 0 2 = Moderately decomposed carcass painted before buried? El Yes* E No Photos taken? [Yes ElNo El 3 = Severely decomposed 03 = Salvaged: El all/I part(s), what/why?

Species verified by coordinator? El 4 = Dried carcass muscle-genetics testing Z Yes El No El 5 = Skeleton, bones only E]4 = Pulled up on beach/dune; painted? E]Yes* ElNo E16 =Alive, released SEX: E]7 =Alive, taken to rehab, facility, where?

TAGS: Contact coordinatorbefore El Undetermined disposingof any tagged animal! 1]8 = Left floating, not recovered; painted? E]Yes* ElNo 0 Female El Male Checked for flipper tags? [0 Yes E] No Does tail extend beyond carapace? El9 = Disposition unknown, explain Check all 4 flippers. Iffound, record tag El Yes; how far? Elcm/lnin number(s) / tag location / return address *Ifpainted,what color?

0 No How was sex determined?

PIT tag scan? Z Yes El No ED Necropsy Iffound; record number / tag location El Tail length (adult only) CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)

Coded wire tag scan? E] Yes 0 No Using calipers Circle unit Ifpositive response, record location (flipper) Straight length (NOTCH-TIP) 21.5 Scm Elin Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) ____ cmE]in Unable to check for Checked for living tag? NYes [] No Straight width (Widest Point) 193 _cm Elin Iffound, record location (scute number &side)\ Using non-metal measuring tape Circle unit Curved length (NOTCH-TIP) 22.5 0cm Elin Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) __ Ecm Elin Curved width (Widest Point) 22.3 0cm Ein Circle unit Weight E] actual / 0 est. 3.0: -kg Elb Mark wounds / abnormalities on diagrams at left and describe below (note tar or oil, gear or debris entanglement, propeller damage, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please note if no wounds / abnormalities are found.

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(early code 3 decomposition). Necropsy by MMSC: organs starting to autolyze, lungs collapsed, trachea empty, stomach contained small amount of tan liquid, proximal intestines were full of clear liquid. There was an old injury under the RFF and two old wounds on the carapace. No tags present.

Buried on beach.