ML12048A075

Annual Turtle Incidental Take Report

ML12048A075
Person / Time
Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	02/10/2012
From:	St.Onge R Southern California Edison Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Richard 1.St. Onge Director, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs and

~JEDISON Emergency Planning An EDISON INTERNATIONAL Company February 10, 2012 ATTN: Document Control Desk U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

Subject:

Docket Nos. 50-206, 50-361 and 50-362 2011 Annual Turtle Incidental Take Report San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), Units 1, 2 and 3

Reference:

Letter from Robert Heckler (Southern California Edison), to Sarah Wilkin (National Marine Fisheries Service), dated February 2, 2012

Dear Sir or Madam:

In accordance with a request by Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Division of Site and Environmental Review, Southern California Edison (SCE) is providing a copy of the referenced letter with attached 2011 Annual Turtle Incidental Take Report. This annual report, submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), lists the incidental takes of sea turtles for the year 2011.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Ryan I. Treadway at (949) 368-9985.

Sincerely, Attachment as Stated cc: E. E. Collins, NRC Regional Administrator, Region IV R. Hall, NRC Project Manager, SONGS Units 2 and 3 J. C. Shepherd, NRC Project Manager, SONGS Unit 1 G. G. Warnick, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, SONGS Units 2 and 3 J. E. Whitten, NRC Region IV, Nuclear Material Safety Branch Chief D. T. Logan, NRC Aquatic Biologist, Division of License Renewal H. L. Nash, NRC Division of Site and Environmental Review

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E'U"" ISO N SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA An EDISON INWVERNkATIONA1L Company February 2, 2012 Sarah Wilkin National Marine Fisheries Service 501 West Ocean Blvd. Suite 4200 Long Beach, CA 90802-4213

SUBJECT:

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 2011 Annual Turtle Incidental Take Report

REFERENCE:

National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion for Sea Turtles Dated 9/18/06

Dear Ms. Wilkin:

In accordance with the reference above, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is submitting this annual report on incidental takes of sea turtles for the year 2011. One Green Sea Turtle was entrained during 2011 at SONGS (see attached stranding report). The turtle had skin samples taken and tags injected by National Marine Fisheries Service, then released alive and unharmed at the San Onofre State Beach. Visual inspections on the previous shift 8/30/11, showed no evidence of turtles in the circulating water systems of the applicable unit. Routine monthly offshore surveys conducted offshore of SONGS in the vicinity of the Units 2 and 3 intakes did not note any sea turtles in the vicinity of the plant intakes. Both plants currently have velocity caps which significantly minimize the potential for the entrainment of sea turtles into the Units 2 and 3 circulating water intakes. SONGS also performs visual inspections of the circulating water intakes every shift for turtles and marine mammals. If you have any questions, please contact me at (949) 368-3816.

Sincerely,

'Rbet eckler Manager, Environmental Protection San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station P.O. Box 128 San Clemente, CA 92672

MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING REPORT SID#

FIELD NO. SCE11-TI NMFS REGISTRATION NO.:

COMMON NAME:GREEN SEA TURTLE GENUS: CHELONIA SPECIES:MYDAS EXAMINER Name: J.FRAPPIER/D.GALLION Agency: SO. CALIF. EDISON CO. Phone: (949) 368-3816.

Address: P.O. BOX 128, BLDG. W-44, SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92674-0128.

LOCATION TYPE OF OCCURRENCE State: CA County: SAN DIEGO. Mass Stranding: E] Yes E No #Animals 1 Human City: SAN ONOFRE Interaction: 0 Yes E] No El ?

Locality Details SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR. Check one: El 1. Boat Collision GENERATING STATION [] 2. Shot UNIT 3 E] 3. Fishery interaction N 4. Other Entrainment into power generating station.

Latitude: 330 21' 43" N How determined: Animal discovered in station cooling water system.

Other Causes (if known):

Longitude: 1170 33' 46" W.

DATE OF INITIAL OBSERVATION DATE OF EXAMINATION Yr. 2011 Mo. 8 Day 31 Yr. 2011 Mo. 9 Day I CONDITION: Check one: [ 1. Alive CONDITION: Check one: [ 1. Alive El 2.. Fresh dead El 2. Fresh dead El 3. Moderate decomp. El 3. Moderate decomp.

El 4. Advanced decomp. E] 4. Advanced decomp.

El 5. Mummified El 5. Mummified El ?. Unknown El ?. Unknown LIVE ANIMAL - Condition and Disposition: TAGS APPLIED?: X Yes No Check one or more: [ 1. Released at site TAGS PRESENT?: El Yes [ No El 2. Sick El 3. Injured. Dorsal Left Right E] 4. Died Tag No.(s)

El 5. Euthanized Color(s)

El 6. Rehabilitated and released Type:

El ?. Unknown Transported to: San Onofre Beach Placement: Front/Rear Front/Rear Tag injected by NMFS E] Died [ Released Date: 9/1/11 CARCASS -Disposition: MORPHOLOGICAL DATA:

Check one: El 1. Left at site Sex - Check one: El 1. Male El 2. Buried [E 2. Female El 3. Towed Z ?. Unknown El 4. Sci. collection:

El 5. Edu. collection: Straight Length: 20 E] cm Z in Z est El 6. Other El?. Unknown Weight 20 El kg Z lb Z est NECROPSIED: E Yes Z No PHOTOS TAKEN? x Yes No REMARKS: Turtle successfully returned to ocean from San Onofre beach. (NMFS took skin samples and iniected taq)

DISPOSITION OF TISSUE/SKELETAL MATERIAL: Turtle was found alive, skin samples taken by NMFS