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Category:NPDES NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION
MONTHYEARML17241A4851999-10-0101 October 1999 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 990906 & 07,19 Dead Green Sea Turtles Recovered from Unit 1 Intake Well.Cause Not Presently Known.Capture Efforts Increased Behind 5 Inch Net Until Remaining Turtles Recovered ML17241A4391999-08-13013 August 1999 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 990717,dead Loggerhead Turtle Was Recovered from Plant Intake Canal.Caused by Lowered 5-inch Barrier Net.Net Was Cleaned of Accumulated Algae & Raised Into Position on 990719.With 990813 Ltr ML17229B0301999-03-0101 March 1999 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 990207,dead Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Weighing 7.5 Lb Recovered from Plant Intake Canal.Caused by Shoaling of Sediments in Canal Where Capture Net Deployed.Methods of Capture Net Insp Modified ML17229A8711998-10-0101 October 1998 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 980903,08,14 & 18 Differential Pressure Across Intake Travelling Screens Occurred.Caused by Excessive Jellyfish Buildup.Secured 1A1 Cw Pump & Throttled Three of Four Cw Pumps ML17229A8111998-07-23023 July 1998 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 980717,discovered That 15 Juvenile Least Terns Died in Roof Drainage Sys at Plant Screens Placed Around Drains Earlier in Nesting Season to Protect Hatchlings from Entering Drain Gutters ML17229A5821998-01-0808 January 1998 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 971214,discovered Partially Entangled Mantee in Sea Turtle Capture Nets.Caused by Large Openings in Concrete Velocity Caps.Addl Insp of Caps Will Be Made ML17229A5001997-10-17017 October 1997 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 970912 Samples Were Taken for CBOD5 at Influent & Effluent of St Lucie Unit 1 Sewage Treatment Plant.Value Less than Permitted Minimum Due to Increased Number of Personnel.Resample Taken ML17229A3981997-07-0707 July 1997 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 970614 & 30,discovered One Dead Sea Turtle on Each Date.Caused by five-inch Barrier Net Loaded W/Algae.Removed Algae from Net & Hand Drudged Silt to Allow Net to Return to Original Position ML17229A0651996-10-10010 October 1996 Noncompliance Notification:On 960918,adult Female West Indian Manatee Observed in Intake Canal.Newly Installed Turtle Barrier Net Was Instrumental in Retaining Manatee in Safe Location & in Good Condition.Manatee Released ML17228B5761996-07-23023 July 1996 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 960603,effluent Ph of Unit 1 Sewage Treatment Plant Observed to Be 4.03 Std Units. Util Believes Increased Numbers of Personnel at Site During Refueling Outage Resulted in Extra Loading ML17228B4581996-04-0505 April 1996 Unusual or Important Environ Event Re Fish Kill in Plant Intake Canal on 960311.Caused by Extreme Seawater Turbidity Associated W/Storm Conditions,Clogging Gill Surfaces & Suffocating Fish.Well Chlorination Discontinued ML17228B3391995-11-24024 November 1995 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 951016,effluent Ph of Unit 1 Sewage Treatment Plant Observed to Be 5.54 Std Units,Below 6.0 Std Units Required by Wastewater Permit. Increased Ph Monitoring of Aeration Tanks Undertaken ML17228A9501994-12-0808 December 1994 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 941204,2 Millon Gallons of Untreated Parking Lot Runoff Entered Mangrove Impoundment 008E.Aluminum Sheet Pile Will Be Driven Several Inches in Front of Wall ML17228A9341994-11-18018 November 1994 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 941116,untreated Parking Lot Runoff Escaped to Mangrove Impoundment 008E.FP&L Engineering Examining Failure Mode for Event & Will Design Appropriate Mod.Temporary Repairs to Be Completed by 941130 ML17228A9091994-11-0404 November 1994 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 941030,1.5 Million Gallons of Untreated Parking Lot Runoff Entered Mangrove Impoundment 008E.Permanent Corrective Actions Under Review ML17228A3561993-11-0101 November 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 930915,midnight Discharge Canal Sample Collected During Biocide Application Indicated Concentration of 0.53 Ppm.Communications Between Individuals Involved Increased ML17228A2081993-07-0606 July 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 930503,sewage Treatment Plant Effluent Tested & Found to Have Ph Value of 3.6 Std Units.Util Believes That Acidic Solution Mistakenly Poured Down Plant Drain.Sodium Carbonate Added to Sys ML17227A8021993-04-14014 April 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:Sea Turtle Captures in Intake Canal Increased Dramatically Beginning in Fall 1992. During First Quarter 1993,165 Turtles Removed from Canal. Mods to Ocean Intake Velocity Caps Completed in Feb 1992 ML17227A7601993-03-0505 March 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 930114,neutralization Basin,Containing 220,000 Gallons of Water,Discharged to Intake Canal at Ph of 10.20 Std Units.Caused by Miscommunication.Procedure Developed to Address Discharge ML17227A6891993-01-14014 January 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 921221,chemical Feed Tank Inadvertently Discharged Through Drain Left in Open Position,Resulting in Release of Approx 20 Gallons of Amerzine to West Storm Pond.Personnel Counseled ML17227A6051992-09-22022 September 1992 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 920826,time Allowed for Condenser Chlorination Exceeded.Caused by Human Error. Operating Procedure Re Hypochlorite Sys Operation Revised, Operations Light Order Issued & Chlorination Log Revised ML17227A5201992-07-17017 July 1992 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 920714,discovered Loss of Pump Suction on Hydrazine Chemical Feed Sys Tanks, Resulting in Discharge of 72 Lbs of Hydrazine to Storm Drain Sys.Caused by Open Drain Valve.Investigation Underway ML17227A4731992-06-24024 June 1992 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 920507,effluent Ph of Sewage Treatment Plant Noted Below 6.0 Std Units Required by NPDES Permit.Sodium Carbonate Added & Average Flow from Sewage Plant Diluted by Circulating Water Flow ML17309A6791992-06-0505 June 1992 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 920409,between 920501-07 Inadvertent Release of Hydrazine to Onsite East Stormwater Basin Detected.Caused by Need to Drain Sg.Operating Procedures Will Be Modified to Ensure Full Control ML17223B2671991-09-24024 September 1991 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 910831,West Indian Manatee Observed in Intake Canal.Fl Dept of Natural Resources Observed Animal to Be in No Immediate Danger. Animal Taken to Zoo in Tampa,Fl for Observation & Treatment ML17223B2431991-08-12012 August 1991 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 910715,at Least Two Terns Found in Site Evaporation/Percolation Ponds & Died. Util Evaluating Feasibility of Installing Oily/Water Separator on Turbine Lub Oil Sump ML17223A8831990-08-10010 August 1990 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 900616,main Condenser Chlorinated Twice for 220 Minutes Exceeding Permit Limit. Procedure Modified to Allow Only Chemistry Personnel to Alter or Move Signs Indicating Order of Chlorination ML17223A6721990-05-20020 May 1990 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 900317 & 18,chlorination Discontinued W/O Collecting Required Samples for Free Available Oxidants at Point of Discharge.Instructions for Weekend Collections Will Be Defined to Prevent Recurrence ML17223A5851990-03-13013 March 1990 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 900212,fishkill Observed in Intake Canal of Plant.Caused by Depletion of Dissolved O2.In Event of Closure of 16 Ft Diameter Ocean Intake Pipe, Sluice Gate Will Be Gradually Raised Assuring Adequate O2 ML17223A3591989-10-16016 October 1989 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 890803 & 04,plant Discharge Canal Temp Exceeded 113 F Limit.Unit 1 down- Powered to Clean Condenser Water Boxes ML17223A2301989-05-31031 May 1989 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 890517 & 25,iron Concentration from Radwaste Batch Discharge Exceeded Max Concentration Limit.Source of Iron in Effluent Stream Under Investigation ML20247F5211989-05-11011 May 1989 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 890309,effluent Ph of Unit 1 Sewage Treatment Plant Observed to Be 3.6 Std Units. Unknown Quantity of Effluent W/Ph Less than 6.0 Std Units Discharged.Sodium Carbonate Added to Correct Ph to 6.2 ML17222A6161988-11-14014 November 1988 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 881021,10,000 Gallons of Ph 10.4 Water Released Into Intake Canal.Caused by Pipe Break in Valve Pit.Plant Work Order Issued to Repair Pipe ML17219A3131987-01-15015 January 1987 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:Max Temp Rise Limitation Exceeded in Aug 1986.Caused by Failure of Circulating Water Pump & Condenser Fouling ML20083L6261984-04-0606 April 1984 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 840217,high Discharge Canal Water Levels Experienced While Using Multiport Diffuser Under Certain Plant Operating Conditions.Cause Not Stated.Multiport Diffuser Discharge Sys Inspected 1999-08-13
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MONTHYEARML17241A4851999-10-0101 October 1999 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 990906 & 07,19 Dead Green Sea Turtles Recovered from Unit 1 Intake Well.Cause Not Presently Known.Capture Efforts Increased Behind 5 Inch Net Until Remaining Turtles Recovered ML17241A4391999-08-13013 August 1999 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 990717,dead Loggerhead Turtle Was Recovered from Plant Intake Canal.Caused by Lowered 5-inch Barrier Net.Net Was Cleaned of Accumulated Algae & Raised Into Position on 990719.With 990813 Ltr ML17229B0301999-03-0101 March 1999 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 990207,dead Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Weighing 7.5 Lb Recovered from Plant Intake Canal.Caused by Shoaling of Sediments in Canal Where Capture Net Deployed.Methods of Capture Net Insp Modified ML17241A3621998-12-31031 December 1998 Revised Attachment C, Results from Interlaboratory Comparison Program 1998, of 1998 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Rept. ML17229B1091998-12-31031 December 1998 1998 Annual Environ Operating Rept for St Lucie Unit 2. ML17229B0781998-12-31031 December 1998 1998 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept for St Lucie Plant Units 1 & 2. with 990331 Ltr. Pages 8 of 12 Through 12 of 12 in 2nd,3rd & 4th Quarters of Incoming Submittal Not Included ML17229B0351998-12-31031 December 1998 Combined Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Period Jan-Dec 1998. ML17229B0231998-12-31031 December 1998 1998 Std Format for Reporting Number of Personnel & Man-Rem for Work & Job Functions. ML17229A8711998-10-0101 October 1998 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 980903,08,14 & 18 Differential Pressure Across Intake Travelling Screens Occurred.Caused by Excessive Jellyfish Buildup.Secured 1A1 Cw Pump & Throttled Three of Four Cw Pumps ML17229A8111998-07-23023 July 1998 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 980717,discovered That 15 Juvenile Least Terns Died in Roof Drainage Sys at Plant Screens Placed Around Drains Earlier in Nesting Season to Protect Hatchlings from Entering Drain Gutters ML17229A5821998-01-0808 January 1998 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 971214,discovered Partially Entangled Mantee in Sea Turtle Capture Nets.Caused by Large Openings in Concrete Velocity Caps.Addl Insp of Caps Will Be Made ML17229A6941997-12-31031 December 1997 1997 Annual Environ Operation Rept, for St Lucie,Unit 2 ML17229A6371997-12-31031 December 1997 Combined Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Period 970101-1231. ML17229A5001997-10-17017 October 1997 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 970912 Samples Were Taken for CBOD5 at Influent & Effluent of St Lucie Unit 1 Sewage Treatment Plant.Value Less than Permitted Minimum Due to Increased Number of Personnel.Resample Taken ML17229A3981997-07-0707 July 1997 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 970614 & 30,discovered One Dead Sea Turtle on Each Date.Caused by five-inch Barrier Net Loaded W/Algae.Removed Algae from Net & Hand Drudged Silt to Allow Net to Return to Original Position ML17229A2451996-12-31031 December 1996 1996 Man-Rem Rept. W/970224 Ltr ML17229A2431996-12-31031 December 1996 Combined Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Period 960101-1231. ML17309A8851996-12-31031 December 1996 1996 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept. W/970411 Ltr ML17309A8841996-12-31031 December 1996 1996 Annual Environ Operating Rept. W/970417 Ltr ML17229A0651996-10-10010 October 1996 Noncompliance Notification:On 960918,adult Female West Indian Manatee Observed in Intake Canal.Newly Installed Turtle Barrier Net Was Instrumental in Retaining Manatee in Safe Location & in Good Condition.Manatee Released ML17228B5761996-07-23023 July 1996 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 960603,effluent Ph of Unit 1 Sewage Treatment Plant Observed to Be 4.03 Std Units. Util Believes Increased Numbers of Personnel at Site During Refueling Outage Resulted in Extra Loading ML17228B4581996-04-0505 April 1996 Unusual or Important Environ Event Re Fish Kill in Plant Intake Canal on 960311.Caused by Extreme Seawater Turbidity Associated W/Storm Conditions,Clogging Gill Surfaces & Suffocating Fish.Well Chlorination Discontinued ML17228B4681995-12-31031 December 1995 1995 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept St. Lucie Plant,Units 1 & 2. W/960412 Ltr ML17228B4231995-12-31031 December 1995 Corrected 1995 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept. ML17228B4051995-12-31031 December 1995 1995 Annual Operating Rept, Including Primary Chemistry Info,Mangrove Photographic Survey Results & Man-Rem Rept.W/ 960222 Ltr ML17309A8241995-12-31031 December 1995 Annual Radiological Effluent Release Rept. W/960228 Ltr ML17309A8291995-12-31031 December 1995 1995 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept St Lucie Plant Units 1 & 2. W/960321 Ltr ML17309A8341995-12-31031 December 1995 Annual Environ Operating Rept. W/960423 Ltr ML17228B3321995-11-30030 November 1995 Assessment of Impacts of St Lucie Nuclear Generating Plant on Sea Turtle Species Found in Nearshore Waters of Florida. ML17228B3391995-11-24024 November 1995 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 951016,effluent Ph of Unit 1 Sewage Treatment Plant Observed to Be 5.54 Std Units,Below 6.0 Std Units Required by Wastewater Permit. Increased Ph Monitoring of Aeration Tanks Undertaken ML17228B1321994-12-31031 December 1994 Annual Environ Operating Rept 1994 - Vol I. ML17228B1331994-12-31031 December 1994 Annual Environ Operating Rept (FPL-94),Vol Ii. ML17309A7841994-12-31031 December 1994 1994 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept St Lucie Plant Units 1 & 2. W/950419 Ltr ML17228A9501994-12-0808 December 1994 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 941204,2 Millon Gallons of Untreated Parking Lot Runoff Entered Mangrove Impoundment 008E.Aluminum Sheet Pile Will Be Driven Several Inches in Front of Wall ML17228A9341994-11-18018 November 1994 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 941116,untreated Parking Lot Runoff Escaped to Mangrove Impoundment 008E.FP&L Engineering Examining Failure Mode for Event & Will Design Appropriate Mod.Temporary Repairs to Be Completed by 941130 ML17228A9091994-11-0404 November 1994 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 941030,1.5 Million Gallons of Untreated Parking Lot Runoff Entered Mangrove Impoundment 008E.Permanent Corrective Actions Under Review ML17228A4771993-12-31031 December 1993 Personnel Radiation Monitoring Rept CY93, 1993 man-rem Rept Required by Reg Guide 1.16,submitted in 1993 Annual Operating rept.W/940302 Ltr ML17309A7331993-12-31031 December 1993 Annual Environ Operating Rept 1993, Vols 1 & 2.W/940426 Ltr ML17309A7311993-12-31031 December 1993 1993 Annual Radiological Environ Operating Rept St Lucie, Units 1 & 2. W/940420 Ltr ML17309A7251993-12-31031 December 1993 Combined Semiannual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Period Jul-Dec 1993. W/940228 Ltr ML17228A6121993-12-31031 December 1993 Correction to 1993 Semi-Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept & Response to Brookhaven Natl Lab Request for Info ML17228A3561993-11-0101 November 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 930915,midnight Discharge Canal Sample Collected During Biocide Application Indicated Concentration of 0.53 Ppm.Communications Between Individuals Involved Increased ML17228A2081993-07-0606 July 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 930503,sewage Treatment Plant Effluent Tested & Found to Have Ph Value of 3.6 Std Units.Util Believes That Acidic Solution Mistakenly Poured Down Plant Drain.Sodium Carbonate Added to Sys ML17309A7081993-06-30030 June 1993 Combined Semiannual Radioactive Release Rept for Jan-June 1993 for St Lucie Plant,Units 1 & 2. W/930826 Ltr ML17227A8021993-04-14014 April 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:Sea Turtle Captures in Intake Canal Increased Dramatically Beginning in Fall 1992. During First Quarter 1993,165 Turtles Removed from Canal. Mods to Ocean Intake Velocity Caps Completed in Feb 1992 ML17227A7601993-03-0505 March 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 930114,neutralization Basin,Containing 220,000 Gallons of Water,Discharged to Intake Canal at Ph of 10.20 Std Units.Caused by Miscommunication.Procedure Developed to Address Discharge ML17227A6891993-01-14014 January 1993 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 921221,chemical Feed Tank Inadvertently Discharged Through Drain Left in Open Position,Resulting in Release of Approx 20 Gallons of Amerzine to West Storm Pond.Personnel Counseled ML17227A7061992-12-31031 December 1992 1992 Man-Rem Rept. ML17227A7051992-12-31031 December 1992 Statistical Whole Body Monitoring Rept for CY92. ML17309A6961992-12-31031 December 1992 Combined Semiannual Radioactive Effluent Release Rept for Jul-Dec 1992. W/930226 Ltr 1999-08-13
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NPDES noncompliance notification:on 970614 6 30,discovered one dead sea turtle on each date. Caused by five-inch barrier net loaded w/algae. Removed .algae from net & hand drudged silt to allow net to return to original position.
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Florida Power 5 Light Company, 6501 South Ocean Orive, Jensen Beach, FL 34957 July 7, 1997 L-97-172 10 CFR 50.36b EPP 4.1 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 RE: St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 Environmental Protection Plan Report Event Dates; June 14, 1997 and June 30, 1997 Unusual or Im ortant Environmental Events The attached Report is being submitted pursuant to the requirements of Section 4.1 of the St.
Lucie Unit 1 and Unit 2 Environmental Protection. Plans (EPP) to provide a description of reportable green sea turtle mortalities at the St. Lucie Plant.
Should you have any questions on this information, please contact us.
Very truly yours, J. A. Stall Vice President St. Lucie Plant JAS/GRM Attachment cc: Regional Administrator, Region II, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC,"St. Lucie Plant 9707i50009 970707 05000335 PDR ADOCK 8 PDR llllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllll an FPL Group company
St. I ucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 L-97-172 Attachment Page 1 Mortality of Green Sea Turtles in the St. Lucie Plant Intake Canal EVENT DATES: June 4, 1997 and June 30, 1997 EVENT DESCRIPTION:
A dead small green sea turtle weighing 5.6 pounds was removed from the 5-inch mesh barrier net at approximately 1410 hours0.0163 days <br />0.392 hours <br />0.00233 weeks <br />5.36505e-4 months <br /> on June 4, 1997. The turtle was found just under the water near the top of the net. The apparent cause of death was drowning. The turtle appeared to be in good condition otherwise. Another green sea turtle weighing 20 pounds was found on the bottom of the canal 50 feet west of the end of the 16-foot diameter headwall catwalk structure at approximately 1345 hours0.0156 days <br />0.374 hours <br />0.00222 weeks <br />5.117725e-4 months <br /> on June 30, 1997. This turtle had become entangled in fishing line that was snagged on the rocky bottom in this area and drowned. It too appeared to be in good condition otherwise. From the condition of the carcass, the turtle appeared to have drowned the day before.
These are the third and fourth mortalities for this species in 1997. The proposed limits for mortalities for this species in the National Marine Fisheries Biological Opinion, which was transmitted to FPL by the NRC on May 30, 1997, is 3 or 1.5% of the total captured whichever is greater. In order to allow the fourth mortality, FPL would have to capture 267 or more green turtles. As of June 30, 1997, we have captured 141 green turtles.
CAUSE OF THE EVENT:
The root cause of the first event was the condition of the 5-inch barrier net. Since early in the week of May 26, the net had been heavily loaded with a fine, filamentous algae that had caused the current to stretch the net so it was in a more vertical plane. The net was originally built to a 1:1 slope to allow the water current to help carry weak or injured turtles to the surface. The stretching of the net could have held the turtle in place thereby drowning it. It cannot be certain that this was the cause of death because the turtle did not appear to be entangled or held in place by the net. Therefore, it was possible that it could have drowned on its 3 to 5 minute trip through the intake pipe and then came to rest against the net where it was found. In addition to the loading on the net from the algae, divers also found the bottom of the net was being held down by a layer of silt that had been deposited on the bottom and that the nylon net strands had been stretched out of shape. This was the first event of this magnitude for this type of algae since the 5-inch mesh net was installed in January 1996. Divers were initially delayed in removing the algae due to plant operational considerations. It was thought that during the algae removal
St. Qucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 L-97-172 Attachment Page 2 additional algae would be released into the intake canal and could cause increased blockage of the intake cooling water system strainers.
The root cause of the second event was the presence of the fishing line in that area of the canal.
The fishing line most likely resulted from hook and line fishing by the Land Utilization Department as part of a fish tagging and release program. This is a voluntary, mitigative program to remove fish entrained in the canal and return them to the wild. Both fish traps and hook and line fishing have been used to remove the fish from the canal. The catwalk that forms part of the headwall structure is the best area to fish with hook and line, but the rocky bottom in that area tends to snag fishing tackle. Part of the line remains when either the line breaks in trying to retrieve the tackle or is cut loose when the tackle cannot be freed.
ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE REPORTED EVENTS:
For the first mortality:
The filamentous algae was removed from the 5-inch net.
- 2. To correct the siltation holding down the bottom of the net, divers have hand dredged the silt allowing the net to return to its original position.
For the second mortality:
- 1. The immediate area where the turtle was found was surveyed by the diver that found the turtle and any other tackle in that vicinity was removed. All use of hook and line tackle for the fish tagging and release program was immediately suspended until completion of the analysis of the event.
- 2. Other areas of the canal with similar bottom characteristics or that were known to contain other possible hazards; such as rope, pieces of netting, or other similar debris, were surveyed by divers and the material removed.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO PRECLUDE REPETITION OF THE EVENTS'.
The Land Utilization Department has an existing inspection and maintenance program for the'5-inch mesh barrier net. This program will be enhanced in the following ways:
A. A means has been developed to determine the slope of the net during future inspections and to measure any significant deviation from the as-built conditions.
St. I ucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 L-97-172 Attachment Page 3 The new methods will be incorporated into the net inspection process by July 30, 1997.
B. Land Utilization will maintain closer communication with Operations and increased vigilance in the intake canal to provide earlier information about the onset of potential net fouling conditions. When conditions are found that indicate the need for immediate corrective action, Land Utilization Department will more actively pursue support through the Work Control Group.
- 2. The two primary methods used to capture fish for the tag and release program are hook and line and fish traps. Use of hook and line was immediately discontinued; however, even the traps have a large enough opening that a small turtle could be caught and drowned. For that reason, since the fish tagging and release program is a voluntary program, it will be discontinued except under very controlled conditions; such as the active netting that is used by several aquariums that are obtaining specimens from the intake canal. These nets are manned by divers who immediately remove anything caught in them so that if a turtle were caught, it would not have a chance to drown.
- 3. Since the number of green turtle mortalities for 1997 is now over the proposed limit of the Incidental Take Statement included with the National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion dated February 7, 1997, FPL requests the NRC to begin the necessary steps to reinitiate formal consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act.
AGENCIES NOTIFIED'n accordance to the requirements in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Marine Turtle Permit 1099, their local office in Tequesta, FL was notified within 12.hours of when each of the turtles were found. Their preliminary response was a request to place the carcasses in a freezer for later pick up and possible evaluation of cause of death. This was done.
A 72-hour notification for the first mortality was made to the NRC at 1330 hours0.0154 days <br />0.369 hours <br />0.0022 weeks <br />5.06065e-4 months <br /> on June 6, 1997. This notification was made to Mr. L. A. Wiens, the NRC Project Manager. The second mortality was reported to Mr. R. E. Martin, NRC-NRR, at 1335 hours0.0155 days <br />0.371 hours <br />0.00221 weeks <br />5.079675e-4 months <br /> on July 1, 1997. Both of these notifications were per the Environmental Protection Plan, Section 4.1.