ML18096A578
| ML18096A578 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 03/16/1992 |
| From: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NLR-E92076, NUDOCS 9203250083 | |
| Download: ML18096A578 (3) | |
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company Steven E. Miltenberger Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609-339-1100 Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER:
P 632 876 313 MAR" 1 6 1992 NLR-E92076 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555
- Gentlemen:
SECTION.7 BIOLOGICAL CONSULTATION, BIOLOGICAL OPINION, PROPOSAL
.FOR ADDRESSING CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATION ITEM 1 SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-354 On January 2, 1991, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a Biological Opinion in accordance with Section 7 (b) (4) of the Endangered Species Act.
Included in the Biological Opinion is an Incidental Take Statement and a.Conservation Recommendation which lists recommendations suggested by the NMFS designed to potentially reduce the incidental take of sea turtles at the Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations.
The NRC transmitted this Biological Opinion to PSE&G on April 11, 1991, and requested that PSE&G propose changes to the Environmental Protection Plan, Appendix B of the Salem and Hope Creek licenses, which would reflect the Incidental Take statement.
The proposed EPP changes were submitted to the NRC in PSE&G letters dated June 12, 1991 (NLR-E91163,and NLR-E91162).
In addition, NRC requested that PSE&G determine the feasibility of developing a program suggested in item 1) of the Conservation Recommendations.
Attached is the program outline for conservation studies to be performed by PSE&G during the summer of 1992.
PSE&G is requesting that the NRC concure or differ concurrance to NMFS that the attached program outline will satisfy the conditions of Item 1 of the Conservation Recommendation.
PSE&G is supportive of NMFS efforts to protect threatened and endangered species and looks forward to working
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MAR 1 6 1992 If you have any questions concerning this material, please feel free to contact Mike Haberland - Licensing and Regulation, at extension (609) 339-1055.
Sincerely, Attachment C
Mr. T. T. Martin, Administrator - Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. J. c. Stone, Licensing Project Manager -
Salem U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. T. P. Johnson (S09)
USNRC Senior Resident Inspector Mr. Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Environmental Quality Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 Ms. Colleen Coogan National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation Branch One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298
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~PROGRAM OUTLINE ADDRESSING SECTION 7 CONSULTATION CONSERVATION
'RECOMMENDATION ITEM 1, TO BE PERFORMED BY PSE&G DURING THE SUMMER OF 1992 The following is a brief description of PSE&G's program to address Item 1 of the Section 7, Conservation Recommendations during the summer of 1992. The purpose of this program is to determine if Salem Generating Station is an attraction factor to sea turtles. The study will look at dietary habits and habitat utilization of sea turtles in the vicinity of Artificial Island.
All or part of this study will be applied to all healthy turtles collected.
At the end of the study, data will be compiled and compared by species.
Species previously collected from the Artificial Island area of the Delaware Bay include the loggerhead (Caretta caretta), Kemps ridley (Lepidochelys kempi), and green (Chelonia mydas).
DIETARY STUDY Upon recovery from the circulating water intake structure (CWS),
the sea turtles will be individually held in 800 gallon tanks for 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br />.
During this time fecal samples will be collected. The samples will be sorted and the dietary components identified to species.
TAGGING Before release back into the Delaware Bay, standard tagging procedures will be followed for all sea turtles recovered from the generating station.
A metal tag engraved with a unique identification number will be attached to each front flipper.
The id numbers will be recorded, along with other pertinent information (carapace length, width, weight, etc.).
This information will be sent to a central sea turtle information center in Florida.
HABITAT UTILIZATION STUDY Three methods of tracking will be used to monitor habitat utilization by sea turtles in the vicinity of Artificial Island and the head of the Delaware Bay.
These include sonic, radio (VHF), and satellite transmitters.
Depending on the size of the turtle, a combination of two or all three transmitters will be attached to the carapace by a tether and trail behind the animal.
The turtles will be tracked by sonic and/or radio transmitters for 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> upon release.
The satellite transmitter will maintain a daily fix on the turtle that will allow it to be relocated weekly for an additional 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> of intensive tracking.
Attempts will be made to recover the turtles after one month to obtain additional growth measurements and fecal samples.
This data will provide information on the habitat exploitation.
The turtles will be tracked for three months or just prior to their migration out of the Bay.