ML18093B261

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Forwards Tenative Outline for Biological Assessment of Sea Turtle Occurrences & Operational Impacts at Plant,Per 880920 Request
ML18093B261
Person / Time
Site: Salem  
Issue date: 10/20/1988
From: Miltenberger S
Public Service Enterprise Group
To:
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
NLR-E88466, NUDOCS 8811020316
Download: ML18093B261 (3)


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r' Public Service Electric and Gas Company Steven E. Miltenberger Vice President -

Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609 339-4199 Nuclear Operations October 20, 1988 NLR-E88466 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:

BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT PERTAINING TO SEA TURTLE OCCURRENCES SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 Your letter dated September 20, 1988, requested that PSE&G provide a schedule and outline for the biological assessment pertaining to sea turtles at Salem Generating Station.

An outline for this report is attached for your perusal. It will take approximately twelve weeks to complete the preparation of this report once approval has been received from NRC.

Should you have any questions concerning either the proposed outline or schedule, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely, Attachment

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t TENATIVE OUTLINE FOR "BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT" OF SEA TURTLE OCCURRENCES AND OPERATIONAL IMPACTS AT PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY'S, SALEM GENERATING STATION 1.0

SUMMARY

AND CONCLUSIONS

2.0 INTRODUCTION

3.0 2.1 Regulatory Framework 2.2 Historical Background SITE 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4

3.5 DESCRIPTION

Location Hydrology Salinity Temperature Bathymetry 4.0 SALEM AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION DESCRIPTIONS 4.1 Salem Generating Station 4.1.1 Intake System 4.1.1.1 Circulating Water System 4.1.1.2 Service Water System 4.1.2 Discharge System 4.2 Hope Creek Generating Station 4.2.1 Intake System 4.2.1.1 Circulating Water System 4.2.1.2 Service Water System 4.2.2 Discharge System 5.0 SPECIES 5.1 General Sea Turtle Information 5.2 Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) 5.2.1 Description 5.2.2 Distribution 5.2.3 Foraging and Food Habits 5.2.4 Reproduction 5.2.5 Population Estimates 5.3 Kemps Ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) 5.3.1 Description 5.3.2 Distribution 5.3.3 Diet 5.3.4 Foraging and Food Habits 5.3.5 Population Estimates 5.4 Sea Turtles in the Delaware River Estuary 6.0 ONSITE INFORMATION

7.0 ASSESSMENT

OF POTENTIAL OPERATIONAL IMPACTS 7.1 Entrapment on Trash Racks 7.2 Thermal Effects

7. 3 Other

8.0 CONCLUSION

S 9.0 LITERATURE CITED