ML18094A610
| ML18094A610 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 08/08/1989 |
| From: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NLR-N89152, NUDOCS 8908170042 | |
| Download: ML18094A610 (4) | |
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Steven E. Miltenberger Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236. Hancocks Bridge. NJ 08038 609-339-4199 Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer August 8, 1989 NLR-N89152 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
REPORT OF IMPINGEMENT OF SEA TURTLES SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NO. 50-272 AND 50-31~
This report is being submitted pursuant to the requirements of Salem Unit 2 Environmental Technical Specifications, Sections 4.1.1 and 5.4.2a, b and c.
This report is required within thirty (30) days of discovery.
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c Mr. J. c. Stone, Licensing Project Manager Ms. K. Halvey Gibson, Senior Resident Inspector Mr. W. T. Russell, Administrator Region I Mr. Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Environmental Quality Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 Mr. Richard Delgado NJ Department of Environmental Protection 08-08-89
REPORT:
OCCURRENCE DATE:
FACILITY:
IMPINGEMENT OF SEA TURTLES August 2, 1989 July 25, 1989 Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Public Service Electric and Gas Company Hancock's Bridge, NJ 08038 IDENTIFICATION OF OCCURRENCE:
One Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle was impinged on the Circulating Water System (CWS) intake trash bars at Salem Generating Station on July 25, 1989.
The loggerhead is federally listed as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended.
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE:
July 25, 1989 - unit 1, Unit 2, DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE:
98 percent power 100 percent power On July 25, 1989, at 0530 hours0.00613 days <br />0.147 hours <br />8.763227e-4 weeks <br />2.01665e-4 months <br />, one loggerhead sea turtle was reported on the trash bars of the CWS intake.
Both units were at or near full power at the time the turtle was found.
The turtle was recovered during the cleaning of the trash racks by the on-duty intake operator.
The Senior Shift Supervisor, Licensing and Regulation personnel, and the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) of Brigantine, New 'Jersey were immediately notified.
The turtle was then brought to the MMSC where it was fed and maintained until July 28, 1989, when it was released. 'The turtle was a female in excellent condition, weighing 38 lbs., with a carapace length of 19 inches.
It was re~eased offshore of Brigantine, New Jersey.
The following agencies have been notified regarding this occurrence:
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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APPARENT CAUSE OF OCCURRENCES:
sea turtles are a summer migrant, *common to Delaware Bay.
Small numbers typically occur in the lower Delaware River near Salem during July through September.
Past experience indicates that healthy sea turtles are usually abl~ to avoid the approach velocity of the CWS intake, although occasionally one.will become entrapped in the area of the trash bars.
Some turtle mortalities are also attributed to animals which are injured by boats or commercial fishing operations, and. then float into the area of the circulating water intake.
ANALYSIS OF OCCURRENCE:
The cws intake is monitored for accumulation of debris, which is periodically removed.
Any turtles which are observed in the area of the trash bars are recovered immediately.
Between 1979 and present, a total of 46 sea turtles have been collected at or in the immediate vicinity of the plant.
Of the forty turtles coll~cted at the intake, twenty-eight (70%) were loggerhead sea turtles and twelve (30%) were Kemp's ridley sea turtles.
CORRECTIVE ACTION The trash bars are observed at least once per eight hour shift and cleaned at least once per day.
Any sea turtle observed on the trash bars is removed immediately.
Resuscitation will be attempted if the turtle is not-unquestionably dead.
In accordance with standard procedure, all specimens will be held under appropriate conditions and turned over to the MMSC.