ML18092A212
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/31/1983 |
| From: | Liden E Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | Bores R, Murley T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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- 1983 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
January 1 through December 31, 1983 SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311 Operating License Nos. DPR-70, DPR-75 PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY P.O. Box 236 Hancock's Bridge, New Jersey 08038 June 13, 1984 c ----* ~-
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SECTION 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.0 2.1 2.1.1 2.1. 2 2.1. 3
. 2.1. 4 2.2 2.2.1.
2.2.2 2 ~ 2 *. 3
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SALEM.NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NON-RADIOLOGICAL)
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE GENERAL ************************.* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
- 1-1 INTRODUCTION *** ~ ********************* * *** ~.~ 1-1
SUMMARY
.................................... * *. 1-1 CONCLUSIONS ********* *...................... 1.:...2 BIOTIC MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS ** 2-1 DIAMON.DBACK TERRAPIN NESTING STUDY
. ( ETS s.ect ion. 3. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1) ********************
Study Area *..*........*.*.*..*...*....*..*.
Materials and Methods ****** ~ ********** ~ ****
Data Reduction ******, **********************
Results and Discussion *********************
OSPREY AND BALD EAGLE SURVEY 2-1 2-1 2-2 2...:2 2-2
{ETS Section 3.1.2.1~2.2) ******** ~ *********** 2-4 Study Area.......................*.. * **.... 2-5 Mate.rials and Methods * ~ *************** _.. * *
- 2-5 Results and Discussion ********************* 5 LITERATURE CITED.............................. 2-7 i
TABLES AND FIGURES
_Table 2.1-1 Summary of nesting, depredation, and hatching data for diamondback terrapin on Sunken Ship Cove Beach, New Jersey in 1983.
Table 2.1-2 Summary of nesting, depredation, and hatching data for diamondback terrapin on a beach north of Liston Point, Delaware in 1983.
Figure 2.1-1 Diamondback terrapin study sites and osprey nests -
1983.
Figure 2.1-2 Nesting activity of diamondback terrapin near Sunken Ship Cove -
1983.
Figure 2.1-3 Nesting activity of diamondback terrapin near Liston Point -
1983.
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1.1 INTRODUCTION
SECTr'ON l ~ 0
. GENERAL This report is submitted in accordance with the Environmental Technical Specifications (Appendix B to Operating Licenses DPR-70 and DPR-75) for Salem Nuclear Generating Station.
Included are the results of non-radiological environmental monitoring programs required by the Environmental Technical
- Specifications (ETS).
The reporting requirements of Appendix B to Operating License DPR-70 became effective on December 11, 1976, and thbse of Operating License DPR-75 on August 2, 1980, when the respective units reached initial criticality.
Much of the equipment and resources utilized by Salem 1 are shared by Salem 2.
Although differences in ETS reporting requirements for both units. exist, no distinction is made for the purpose of assessing environmental impacts.
This.report covers Unit 1 and Unit 2 for the period from January h 1983, through December 31, 1983.
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SUMMARY
During 1983, Salem Unit 1 generated 5,376~459 megawatt-hours
- of net electrical energy, while Unit 2 generated 743,604 megawatt-hours.
In accordance with the requirements qf Section 5.3 of the Unit 2 ETS, all 1983 recommended design changes were reviewed for potential environmental impact.
None would involve a change in the ETS if implemented or pose an unreviewed environmental question.
No changes to the Salem environmental permits were made in 1983.
Amendments 51 and 18, for Units 1 and 2, respectively, were issued on March 11, 1983.
These amendments deleted ETS requirements which pertained to non-radiological water-quality-related requirements.
The basis for the deletion of water quality limits and monitoring programs was that. these aquatic requirements were under the jurisdiction of the u.s. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as established by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.
EPA delegated this authority to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) in March 1981.
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During the 1983 year, copies of monthly NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR's) were submitted to the NRC.
Operati6nal problems were experienced with certain systems causing discharges.which exceeded permit limitations.
The systems involved included the sewage treatment plant, the circulating water system, and the non-radioactive liquid waste
- basin.
PSE&G has made a commitment to. the EPA and NJDEP to resolve the situation and has received temporary effluent limitations, through a consent order, to accommodate the period of change.
A September 30, 1983 deadline had been agreed upon for completion of modifications to the sewage treatment plant~ which will ensure-effluent quality consistent with the original permit.
A new circulating water system intake-discharge temperature monitorir:ig scheme was implemented on November 1, 1983~ modifications* to the non-radioactive waste basin are to be completed by June 1, 1985.
An environmentally related non-routine report was submitted to the NRC during the 1983 year.
This report concerned the impingement bf a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), July 11, 1983, an Atlantic Ridley (Lepidochelys kempi), July 13, 1983, and another loggerhead, July 19, 1983, on the circulating water system intake trash bars.
As explained in the report, it is likely these turtles were dead or weakened prior to impingement.
On sev.eral occasions in 1983, restrictions in water flow from accumulation of shells of American oyster (Crassostrea virginica), ribbed mussel (Modiolus striatus) and barnacles (Balanus spp.) resulted in operating problems with varidus components of the service water systems of both units *. These problems were detected during routine surveillance or maintenance inspections and were remedied by fast-flush chlorination (Unit 1) and disassembling and cleaning affected piping and components (Unit 2).
- A continuous chlorination program has been instituted to prevent recurrence of this problem.
- 1. 3 CONCLUSION No significant environmental impacts attributable to the operation of Salem Nuclear Generating Station Unit Nos. 1 and 2 were observed during 1982.
The required biotic monitoring (i.e., diamondback terrapin and osprey studies) was conducted in accordance with the ETS.
No significant changes in terrestrial ecology in the vicinity of the Salem Nuclear Generating Station were observed.
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SECTION 2. 0 BIOTIC MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS 2.1 DIAMONDBAC~ TERRAPIN NESTING STUDY (ETS Section 3.1.2.1.2.1)
Northern diamondback terrapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin, inhabit brackish water along the Atlantic Coast from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras.
Nesting begins in early to mid-June and continues through July.
Hatching usually begins in mid-to late August and may continue into November.
Cold weather ~ay cause the young to hibernate in or near the nest and emerge the following spring (Carr, 1952~ Lawler and Musick, 1972).
In 1983, diamondback terrapin activity was monitored at two beaches on the Delaware River within 4.8 km of Salem during the period May 26 through November 23~
Nesting was recorded from June 14 through mid-July and evidence suggests greatest activity in mid-and late June.
The level of nesting activity varied greatly between sites but remained within the range recorded annually since 1975.
Number of females estimated to utilize each beach was 66 at Liston Point and five at Sunken Ship Cove.
In 1983, eight females were tagged a Liston Point and none were tagged a Sunken Ship Cove.
Age ranged from 11 years to well over 20 years.
One turtle tagged previously was recaptured in 1983~ its tag was missing and time to recapture could not be determined.
Hatching was observed to occur from mid-August through early October, and evidence of 72 hatchlings was noted.
Track evidence indicated a similar assemblage of predators as recorded in previous years, i.e., raccoon, red fox, Norway rat, crows, gulls, and herons.
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2.1.1 Study Area Monitoring in 1983 was at two nesting beaches.
Observ~tions were made from May. 26 through November 23 at Sunken Ship Cove, New Jersey, and Liston Point, Delaware (Fig. 2.1-1).
For a description of these locations see Volume 2 of the 1977 Annual Environmental Operating Report.
2.1. 2 Materials and Methods The two sites were searched during daylight hours from late May through November.
Searches for evidence of nesting were conducted weekly from May through August and monthly from September through November.
Effort was made to minimize site disturbance to allow females to finish nesting before being examined.
Nesting females were caught by hand, and the length and width o,f the carap(ice and plastron were measured.
Each turtle was
~arked with an individual binary code which consisted of holes drilled in one or. more of the 10 post-dorsal marginal laminae.
These plates are located so as to be easily dril.led with little or no injury to the turtle.
Tag information is used to record turtle movements and nesting beach fidelity.
For further description of the study methods see Volume 2 of 1977 Annual Environmental Operating Report.
2.1.3 Data Reduction The following formula was developed to provide a relative estimate of the number of nesting ~emales (N) utilizing each site:
N=
(8+2 R-S) D 3V where s is the number of turtles sighted, R is the number of tracks counted, D is the known number of days of nesting activity, 3 is the estimated mean number of nests laid per female during the nesting season, and V is the number of times the beach was *visited over the study period.
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2.1. 4 Results and Discussion Nesting in 1983, as inferred from the presence of crawl tracks, first.occurred on June 14 at Liston Pein~ beach, and was last noted on July 20.
At Sunken Ship Cove beach, tracks were noted on only one date, July 7 (Fig. 2.1-2).
Nesting activity, also inferred from the number of crawl tracks, varied greatly but generally was highest in *mid-to late June (Fig. 2.1-3).
Daily and seasonal nesting activity remained within the range recorded in previous years *.
The annual estimate of *nesting terrapins was again. highest at Liston Point with 66 while Sunken Ship Cove had five.
These estimates are, by nature of the program, conserva_tive on the low side.
The data collected on nesting activity at Sunken Ship Cove is quite sparse.
The beach at Sunken Ship Cove, locally a popular fishing spot, had fishermen present on 17 percent (one of six visits) of the survey dates during the nesting season in 1983.
This disturbance probably deterred some turtle.s from nesting.
An indication of egg production at each site c~n be inferred from egg shell counts of depredated nests and counts of eggs from viable nests.
A total of 258 nests were recorded during 1983 and contained approximately 1,900 eggs and/or remnants.
Liston Point had the highest egg counts with ca. 1,890 from 256 nests while Sunken Ship Cove with ca. 14 from two nests.
Depredated nests, which.are much easier to detect than viable nests, accounted for 93 percent 6f the nests at Liston Point and 0.0 percent at Sunken Ship Cove.
Nesting and depredation data is summarized in Tables 2.1-1 and 2'.1-2.
Track evidence in 1983 indicated an assemblage of predators similar to previous ~ears. At Liston Point, raccoon, Procyon lotor; red fox, Vulpes fulva; and Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus were common.
Raccoon and Norway rat were common at Sunken Ship Cove.
Other probable hatchling predators include gulls, Larus spp; crows, Corvus ssp. and herons (Ardeidae).
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No sign of hatchling depredation was noted at either site in 1983.
A total of eight terrapins were bi~ary-code tagged during 1983, all at Liston Point.
One turtle that had been tagged prior to 1982 with a Floy tag was recaptured in 1983 at Liston Point but the tag had been lost.
All turtles captured were females, with mean carapace length and width of 18.0 cm and 14.4 cm, respectively; and mean plaston length and width of 16.l cm and 9.3 cm,
~espectively.
The youngest female captured on a nesting beach was approximately 11 years old; the oldest appeared well in excess of 20 years.
Exact age determination of older specimens is difficult since the ridged annuli on the carapace scutes become less distinct with age~
Eventually, the shell becomes completely smooth which may indicate age to perhaps 40+ years (Hildebrand, 1932).
A total of 72 sets of hatchling tracks were noted from August 17 to October 4; all at Liston Point (Tables 2.1-2).
Incubation.period for four marked nests was between 56 and _78 days.
2.2 OSPREY AND BALD EAGLE SURVEY (ETS Section 3.1.2.1.2.2)
The study objectives are to record the occurrence of osprey and bald eagle and to monitor nesting 6f os~rey in the vicinity of *Artificial Island.
The North American osprey, Pand~on haliaetus carolinensis, had been classified as "status undetermined" (USDI, 1973) but has since been deleted from the federal list; it is still considered endangered by the State of New Jersey (NJDEP, 1979).
The southern bald eagle, Haliaeetus..!..!_ leucocephalus, is federally classified as "endangered" (USDI, 1979).
Osprey were observed in the study area from March 31 through August, 26.
Thirteen nests were occupied, six of which fledged 13 young.
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No bald eagles were sighted in the study area during 1983.
2.2.1 Study Area The study area extends 16.1 krri n_orth, 12.9 km south, and 8.0 km east and west from Salem station.
The. northern boundary is near Finn$ Point, New Jersey and the southern boundary is just north of Woodland Beach, Delaware (Fig. 2.1-1).
The area features bay, riverine, march, upland field and wooded habitats.
Pilings, range and powerline towers are common.
2.2.2 Materials and Methods Known osprey nests were surveyed by helicopter twice in March and monthly from April through August.
During flights the area was surveyed for any new osprey nesting sites and bald eagle sightings.
The number of adults and young in each nest were recorded.
To avoid undue stress on the birds, the helicopter remained at a discrete distance (> 50 yds) from the nes~ and paused only briefly to allow the nest to be viewed with binoculars.
Sightings of osprey and bald eagle were also recorded in the course of other field work and are included here.
2.2.3 Results and Discussion In 1983, osprey were sighted in the area from March 31 through August 26, typically on or near nesting structures.
The number of adult sightings was greatest in May (n=24) at the height of the nesting season.
Eighteen nests were located~ 13 were occupied and appeared active, while the remainder may have been constructed as housekeeping nests by sexua'lly immature birds or as secondary nests by adjacent breeding adults~
Of the 13 occupied nests.(Fig. 2.1-1) it is estimated that six were successful and fledged 13 young.
This compared with five fledged in 1982, six fledged -in 1981 and seven fledged in 1980.
This large increase in the number of osprey fledged in 1983 as compared with the three previous years demonstrates the reproductive vi~bility of the osprey population near Salem.
No bald eagles were sighted in the study area during 1983.
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2.3 LITERATURE CITED Carr, A. 1952.
Handbook of turtles.
Comstock Publishing Assoc., Cornell Univ. Press. Ithaca, NY. 542 p.
Hildebrand, s. F. 1932.
Growth of diamondback terrapins, size attained, sex ratios, and longevity.
Zoologica 9(15):551-563.
Lawler, A. R., and_ J. A. Musick.
1972.
Sand beach hibernation by a northern diamondback t~rtapin, Malaclemys terrapin terrapin (Schoepff).
Copeia 1972(3):389-390.
NJDEP (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection).
1979.
Endangered, threatened, peripheral, and under-termined_ wildlife species in New Jersey.
Endangered and Nongame Species Project. 6 p.
PSE&G (Public Service Electric and Gas Co.). 1978.
1977 Annual environmental operating report (non-radiological)
January 1 through December 31, 1977.
Salem Nuclear Generating Station -
Unit No. *l Vol. 2.
Biotic environmental surveillance. 679 p.
- USDI (United States Department of Interior).
1973.
Threatened wildlife of the United States.
Bur. Sport Fish. Wi idl.
Resource Puhl. 114.
289 p.
1979.
List of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants.
Federal Register 44(12).
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Table 2.1-1
~ummary of nesting, depredation, and hatching data for diamondback terrapin on Sunken Ship Cove Beach, New Jersey in 1983.
Period No. of Non-No. of No. of Non-No. of No. of No. of of No. of De predated De predated De predated De predated Turtles Tracks Observation Visits Neste Nests Egge Egge In Area Observed Nesting Period May 16 - 31 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
June 1 - 15 3
1 0
7 0
0 0
16 - 30 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
July 1 - 15 2
1 0
7 0
0 4
16 - 31 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
Subtotal 10 2
0 14 0
0 4
Hatchi!!S-Period August 1 - 15 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
16 - 31 3
0 0
0 0
0 0
September 1 - 15 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
e1 16 - 30 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
October 1 - 15 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
16 - 31 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
November 1 - 15 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
16 - 30' 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
Subtotal 8
0 0
0 0
0 0
TOTAL 18 2
0 14 0
0 4
Table 2.1-2 Summary of nesting, depredation, and hatching data for diamondback terrapin on a beach north of Liston Point, Delaware in 1983.
Period No. of Non-No. of No. of Non-No. of No. of No. of of No. of Depredated Depredated Depredated Depredated Turties Tracks Observation Visits Nests Nests Esss Egse In Area Observed Nesting Period May 16 -
3,1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
June 1 - 15 3
4 l
38 9
4 31 16 -
30 2
8 80 49 589 6
20 July 1 - 15 2
5 106 14 860 0
4 16 -
31 2
1 33 10 219 0
5 Subtotal 10 18 220 111 1,677 10 60 Hatchi!!15 Period August 1 - '15 2
0 13 0
78 0
0 16 - 31 3
0 5
0 21 0
49 September e
1 - 15 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
16 - 30 1
0 0
0 0
0 19 October
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0 0
0 0
0 4
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31 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
November l - 15 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
16 - 30 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
Subtotal 8
0 18 0
99 0
72 TOTAL 18 18 238 111 1, 776 10 132
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- Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Nuclear Department Dr. Thomas E. Murley Regional Administrator June 13, 1984
- u. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406 Attention:
Mr. Robert J. Bores, Chief Independent Measurement and Environmental Protection Section
Dear Dr. Murley:
UNITS NO. 1 AND 2 SALEM GENERATING STATION DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 1983 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATING REPORT (NON-RADIOLOGICAL) JANUARY 1 THRU DECEMBER 31, 1983 As required by the Environmental Technical Specifications (Appendix B to Operating Licenses DPR-70 and DPR-75) for Salem Generating Station, Public Service Electric and Gas Company is submitting one copy of the 1983 Annual Environmental Operating Report (Non-radiological).
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Attachment The Energy People.
Sincerely, E. A. Liden Manager - Nuclear Licensing and Regulation 95*21 68 (80 Mi 11-82
Dr) Thomas C Mr. Donald c. Fischer Licensing Project Manager Mr. James Linville Senior Resident Inspector
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