ML18096B010
| ML18096B010 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 09/18/1992 |
| From: | Thomson F Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | Beach D MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| References | |
| NLR-E92273, NUDOCS 9210020204 | |
| Download: ML18096B010 (3) | |
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-~o PS~G Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Nuclear Department CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: p 063 762 4 77 SEP 1 8 1992 -
NLR-E92273 Mr. Douglas W. Beach National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat and Protected Resources Division One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 SALEM GENERATING STATION TAKES OF KEMP'S RIDLEY AND GREEN SEA TURTLES
Dear Mr. Beach:
As you are aware, three dead sea turtles (two Kemp's Ridley and one green sea turtle) were r~moved from the trash racks of the Salem Generating Station during the week of August 21 to September 6, 1992.
All three of these animals were dead when recovered.
Subsequently, the annual incidental take allowance in the August 4, 1992 Biological Opinion issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service for Kemp's Ridley sea turtles was exceeded.
Discussions on this matter with your staff on September 4 lead to a preliminary agreement to increase the visual monitoring of the intake structure from once per two hours to once per hour.
It was hoped that this action would reduce the likelihood of further lethal takes of sea turtles.
Following this preliminary agreement, discussions on this matter were held between Salem Operations, Nuclear site services and Licensing.
As a result of these discussions, PSE&G has decided -that it would also be prudent to increase the frequency of cleaning the trash racks from once to twice per day.
Both these measures will be performed by PSE&G throughout the remainder of September 1992.
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SEP 1 8 1992 Should you have any additional questions on this matter, please contact Jim Eggers at (609)339-1339.
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National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation Branch One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 Ms. Jo Ann Frier-Murza, Chief NJ Department of Environmental Protection & Energy Endangered and Nongame Species Program CN 400 Trenton, NJ 08625-0400
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