ML13221A184

Submittal of Impingement Event Report of Shortnose Sturgeon

ML13221A184
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	08/01/2013
From:	Wagner L Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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LR-E13-0111
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PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 O PSEG NuclearLLC LR-E13-0111 EPP 5.4.2 Appendix B AUG 01 2013 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: 7011 1570 0001 8889 9171

SUBJECT:

REPORT OF IMPINGEMENT OF SHORTNOSE STURGEON SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-272 The Nuclear Environmental Event Report, "Report of Impingement of Shortnose Sturgeon" is being submitted pursuant to the requirements of Section 5.4.2 of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, to the Operating License for the Salem Generating Station, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG).

Please find enclosed a letter and two attachments with further information regarding this impingement event.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Kenneth Strait, Manager - Biological Programs at (856) 339-3929.

Sincerely, Lawrence M. Wagner Plant Manager - Salem PSEG Nuclear LLC Attachments (2)

LR-E13-0111 Document Control Desk REPORT OF IMPINGEMENT OF SHORTNOSE STURGEON In accordance with Section 5.4.2 of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, to the Operating License for the Salem Generating Station, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) hereby transmits notification of a nonroutine event, and documents the occurrence and removal of a shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) from the Salem Generating Station circulating water intake structure trash bars.

Consultation pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) between NRC and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on the effects of the operation of Salem Station on threatened and endangered species has been ongoing since 1979. The most recent revision to the Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement issued in January 1999 exempts the specified annual take of shortnose sturgeon and sea turtles. In advance of relicensing for Salem Station, consultation pursuant to Section 7 of the ESA between NRC and NMFS was reinitiated in 2009. On April 6, 2012, the NMFS listed five Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic sturgeon as threatened or endangered under the ESA. In May 2012, NRC requested consultation on the effects of the continued operation of Salem Station on Atlantic sturgeon. The NMFS issued a draft Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement (ITS) in July 2012 that, when finalized, will authorize a specified incidental take of both Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon associated with operation of the Salem Station circulating water intake system.

Pursuant to Section 5.4.2 of the Environmental Protection Plan for Salem Station, nonroutine events which require reporting to other federal agencies shall be reported in accordance with the other agencies' reporting requirements. Accordingly, enclosed please find two (2) attachments. Attachment 1 provides the information requested by the NMFS in Appendix II to the current ITS and in Appendix B, Part 2, to the revised draft ITS. Attachment 2 is a copy of a Sturgeon Salvage Form verbally requested by the NMFS.

There are no commitments contained in this letter.

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LR-E1 3-0111 Document Control Desk CC: Mr. William Dean, Administrator - Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. John Hughey, Licensing Project Manager - Salem U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 0-4D-3 Rockville, MD 20852 USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - Salem Mail Code X24 Mr. P. Mulligan, Manager Bureau of Nuclear Engineering New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection PO Box 420 Mail Code: 33-01 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 Ms. Lynn Lankshear National Marine Fisheries Service Protected Resources Division 55 Great Republic Drive, Suite 04-400 Gloucester, MA 01930 Ms. Karen Greene National Marine Fisheries Service 74 Magruder Road Highland, NJ 07732-4054 Mr. Dave Jenkins Endangered and Nongame Species Program New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 1 Van Syckels Road Clinton, NJ 08809 Salem Commitment Coordinator Mail Code X25

LR-E13-0111 Document Control Desk bc: Salem Site Vice President Salem Plant Manager Director - Regulatory Affairs Manager - Nuclear Environmental Affairs Manager - Biological Programs Regulatory Assurance Manager - Salem Records Management

STURGEON SALVAGE FORM For use in documenting dead sturgeon in the wild under ESA permit no. 1614 (version 05-16-2012)

INVESTIGATORS'S CONTACT INFORMATION Name: First Douglas Last Potts UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (Assigned'by NMFS)

DATE REPORTED:

I Agency Affiliation PSEG subcontractor Email dpottst.ecsi-del.com Address 100 South Cass Street, Middletown, DE 19709 Month 07 Day28 Year2013 Area code/Phone number (302) 378.9881 DATE EXAMINED:

Month 07 Day 28 Year 2013

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I SPECIES: (check one) LOCATION FOUND: []Offshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) Milnshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc) 1] shortnose sturgeon River/Body of Water Delaware River City Hancocks Bridge State NJ LI Atlantic sturgeon Descriptive location (be specific) Removed from Circulating Water Intake Structure (CWIS)

F1 Unidentified Acipenser species Check 'Unidentified' ifuncertain. intake trash racks during routine trash rack cleaning at the Salem Generating Station, PSEG See reverse side of this form for Nuclear LLC.

aid InIdentification. Latitude 390 27'38.17 N (Dec. Degrees) Longitude 750 32'10.08 W (Dec. Degrees)

CARCASS CONDITION at SEX: MEASUREMENTS: Circle unit time examined: (check one) 0 Undetermined Fork length 75.8 cm I] 1 = Fresh dead El Female El Male Total length 83.5 cm L] 2 = Moderately decomposed How was sex determined?

[] Necropsy Length N* actual nI estimate E] 3 = Severely decomposed Mouth width (inside lips, see reverse side) 4.0cm 17 4 =Dried carcass EI Eggs/milt present when pressed

[] Borescope Interorbital width (see reverse side) 5.5cm 171 5 = Skeletal, scutes &cartilage Weight EL actual ni estimate 22kg TAGS PRESENT? Examined for external tags including fin clips? ] Yes [i] No Scanned for PIT tags? 0 Yes L] No Tag # Tag Type Location of tag on carcass CARCASS DISPOSITION: (check one or more) Carcass Necropsied? PHOTODOCUMENTATION:

Ell = Left where found -]Yes MNo Photos/vide taken? Z Yes -- No

[12 =Buried F13 = Collected for necropsy/salvage Date Necropsied: Disposition of PhotosNideo Provided to PSEG Z*4 = Frozen for later examination Nuclear Environmental Affairs and Nuclear E15 = Other (describe) Necropsy Lead: Regulatory Afflars personnel.

SAMPLES COLLECTED? ni- Yes I0 No Sample How preserved Disposition (person, affiliation, use)

Comments: The deceased Shortnose Sturgeon specimen was collected from the Salem Circulating Water Intake Structure, during routine trash rack cleaning, at 08:20am on July 28, 2013. Positive identification was made by Environmental Consulting Services personnel at 10:40am. Photos, length measurements, and an inspection for external/PITtags was made, and none were found. The fish is currently preserved (frozen) at ECSI office waiting for Instruction on further disposition. New Jersey DEP, Division of Fish and Wildlife was notified of the incidental take.

Distinguishing Characteristics of Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeon (version 07-20-2009)

Characteristic Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus Shortnose Sturgeon, Acipenserbrevirostrum Maximum length > 9 feet/ 274 cm 4 feet/ 122 cm Mouth Football shaped and small. Width inside lips <55% of Wide and oval inshape. Width inside lips >62% of bony interorbital width bony interorbital width

• Pre-anal plates Paired plates posterior to the rectum &anterior to the 1-3 pre-anal plates almost always occurring as median anal fin. structures (occurring singly)

Plates along the Rhombic, bony plates found along the lateral base of No plates along the base of anal fin anal fin the anal fin (see diagram below)

Habitat/Range Anadromous; spawn infreshwater but primarily lead a Freshwater amphidromous; found primarily infresh marine existence water but does make some coastal migrations

• From Vecsei and Peterson, 2004 ATLANTIC Bony plates Describe any wounds / abnormalities (note tar or oil, gear or debris entanglement, propeller damage, etc.). Please note if no wounds / abnormalities are found.

At the time of observation and data collection, the sturgeon was deceased. The specimen did not show any evidence of severe external damage (lacerations or missing fins), but did show minor bruising ventrally near the head, on the sides and stomach, between the pectoral and pelvic fins, around the vent, and the anal fins, and along the top of the caudal fin (locations identified in the Illustration above.)

Data Access Policy: Upon written request, information submitted to National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) on this form will be released to the requestor provided that the requestor credit the collector of the infonnation and NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries will notify the collector that these data have been requested and the intent of their use.

Submit completed forms (within 30 days of date of investigation) to: Northeast Region Contacts - Shortuose Sturgeon Recovery Coordinator (Jessica Pruden, Jessica.Prdgg ~noaa.978-282-8482) or Atlantic Sturgeon Recovery Coordinator (Lynn Lankshear, ynn, MV,9fiear~noaa.gov, 978-282-8473); Southeast Region Contacts- Shortnose Sturgeon Recovery Coordinator (Stephania Bolden, StephaniaBoldernknoaagov. 727-824-5312) or Atlantic Sturgeon Recovery Coordinator (Kelly Shotts, Kelly.Shotts@noaa.gov 727-551-5603).

ATTACHMENT 1 (Sturgeon)

Observer's full name:Douglas E. Potts Reporter's full name:Douglas E. Potts Species Identification (Key attached):Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)

Site of Impingement (Unit I or 2, CWS or DWS, Bay #, etc.):Unit 1, 12B intake bay Date animal observed:7/ 2 8 / 13 Time animal observed: 08:15 Date animal collected: 7 /2 8 / 1 3 Time animal collected: 0 8 :2 0 Date rehab facility contacted: Time rehab facility contacted:

Date animal picked up: Time animal picked up:

Environmental conditions at time of observation (i.e., tidal stage, weather):

Air Temp - 23.3°C; Sal. - 3.Oppt; Wind - South; Sky - Overcast; Wave - Slight; Tide - Ebb2 (89.1) 71 2 81 1 3 - 08:00 Date and time of last inspection of screen:

26 0 Water temperature (°C) at site and time of observation: . °C Number of pumps operating at time of observation: Unit 16 Unit 2 6 Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit at time of observation:

Unit 1100 Unit 2 100 Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit over the 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> previous to observation: Unit 1100 Unit 2 100 Sturgeon Information:

Species Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)

Fork length (or total length) FL (758mm) / TL (835mm) Weight 2.2 kg Condition of specimen/description of animal Specimen was collected alive, and showed no severe external damage. Some evidence of minor bruising was observed along the sides and belly of the fish, between the pectoral and pelvic fins, anterior to the anal fin, and along the top of the caudal fin.

Fish Decomposed: NO SLIGHTLY MODERATELY SEVERELY Fish tagged: YES / NO Please record all tag numbers. Tag #

Photograph attached: YES / NO (please label species, date, geographicsite and vessel name on back of photograph)

ATTACHMENT 1 (Sturgeon) continued Photos Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) collected on 7-28-13 at 08:20am by Salem yard crew during routine trash rack cleaning at PSEG Salem CWIS. Full view showing size and overall condition.

Ventral view of fish, showing wide mouth, as well as some of the external bruising observed.

Shortnose sturgeon; collected on 7-28-13. View of left side of head.

View of bruising around vent and between pelvic and anal fin. Also shows lack of bony plates along anal fin.

Shortnose sturgeon, collected on 7-28-13. Dorsal view of head.

ATTACHMENT I (Sturgeon) continued Draw wounds, abnormalities, tag locations on diagram and briefly describe below L R Description of fish condition:

At the time of observation and data collection, the sturgeon was deceased. The specimen did not show any evidence of severe external damage, such as lacerations, but did show minor bruising ventrally near the head, on the sides and stomach, between the pectoral and pelvic fins, around the vent, and the anal fins, and along the top of the caudal fin.

No fin taas were observed, and the oresence of PIT tacis were not Indicated when scanned. a