ML18096A407

Corrects 910706 NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 910623 & 24,sea Turtles Discovered in Trash Rack 23b of Recirculating Water Sys.Turtles Tagged & Released 3 1/2 Miles from Plant

ML18096A407
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	12/24/1991
From:	Thompson F Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NLF-E91311, NLR-E91311, NUDOCS 9201060055
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Nuclear Department DEC 2 4 1991 NLR-E91311 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:

CORRECTED SEA TURTLE DATA SHEET ATTACHMENT 2 TO PSE&G LETTER NLR-N91119 A recent review of our files revealed an error with an impingement report dated July 6, 1991 (NLR-N91119), from s.

Miltenberger to the NRC.

The report documents the incidental take of two sea turtles at the Salem Generating Station circulating water intake structure.

The incidents occurred on June 23 and 24, 1991.

Inadvertently the data sheets, Attachment 2 of the report, are duplicates of the June 24 incident.

To correct this error, the data sheet for the June 23 sea turtle occurrence is enclosed.

Please replace the first data sheet in the original report with the enclosed to complete your records.

If you have any questions regarding this transmittal, please contact us.

Attachment Sincerely,

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Mr. J. C. Stone Licensing Project Manager Mr. T. Johnson Senior Resident Inspector 2

Mr. T. Martin, 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 Colleen Coogan National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation Branch One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 DEC 2 4 199T.

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.. v NLR-E91311 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:

Appendix II to Section 7 Consultation Photographs should be taken and the information requested below should be collected in association with all protected species (sea turtles and shortnose sturgeon) impingements.

This documentation should be sent to the_National Marine Fisheries Service, Habitat Conservation Branch One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 Protected Species Impingements, Salem and Hope Creek Generating stations Observers full name:

Bryan Willbanks -

Lead Engineer Reporters full name:

Jennifer Griff in - Licensing & Regulation Species Identification:

Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)

Site of impingement:

Salem Generating Station - Unit 2 Circulating Water System, Trash Rack #23b Date and time impingement was observed:

6/23/91; 1245 hours0.0144 days <br />0.346 hours <br />0.00206 weeks <br />4.737225e-4 months <br /> Date and time animal was collected:

6/23/91; 1230 hours0.0142 days <br />0.342 hours <br />0.00203 weeks <br />4.68015e-4 months <br /> Tidal stage at time of observation:

3.4 feet, ebbing Date and time of last observation of screen: 6/23/91; 1000 hours0.0116 days <br />0.278 hours <br />0.00165 weeks <br />3.805e-4 months <br /> Water temperature at site and time of impingement:

76 F Average percent of power generating capacity achieved uer 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 impingement: Unit 1-0%, Unit 2-100%

Condition of animal:

Good Sea TUrtle Measurements (indicate cm. or in.):

Carapace length: curved:

Straight:

Carapace width:

curved:

Straight:

Tag number and location, if tagged:

Tag # PPX911; Loran Coordinates -

27400.2 / 43062.6 46.4 cm.

Remarks:

The turtle was tagged and released approximately three and one half miles southeast of Salem Generating station, one half mile off shore in twenty feet of water.

The turtle weighed approximately 39.75 pounds.

Results of necrousv (include stomach contents if available at the time of the report, or as soon as possible):

Not applicable

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