ML18102A145

Requests Continued Relief from Daily Trash Rack Cleaning Until Startup of Unit 2,due to Be on Line Sept 1996

ML18102A145
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	05/30/1996
From:	Dawn Powell Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Silva L COMMERCE, DEPT. OF, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
References
LR-E96085, NUDOCS 9606040008
Download: ML18102A145 (2)

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Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-0236 Nuclear Business Unit CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: P 229 409 992 MAY 3 0 1996 LR-E96085 Ms. Laurie Silva National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation Branch One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298

Dear Ms. Silva:

PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCI<ET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 7 CONSULTATION, BIOLOGICAL OPINION TRASH RACK CLEANING RELIEF On June 30, 1995, the National Marine Fisheries Service issued PSE&G relief from daily trash rack cleaning. The cleaning requirement was terminated except for test phases when circulating pumps were operating or when general operations resumed. At this time, PSE&G would like to update the schedule and continue the relief until the startup of Salem Unit 2, due to be on-line in September 1996. Unit 1 is scheduled to be-on-line in the second quarter 1997 due to the replacement of the steam generators.

The current circulating pump operating schedule for the summer of 1996 is limited. Salem Unit 2 will be operating one circulating pump until mid-July when additional circulators will be cycled into service to facilitate startup of the unit. Salem Unit 1 currently plans to have no circulating pumps operating until August, when up to one pump will be placed into service.

During the summer of 1995 relief time frame, Salem recovered one dead loggerhead sea turtle while cleaning 22A trash rack, which was an opeLating circulator pump. The turtle was severed in half and badly decomposed from a possible prop cut.

Due to the limited number of circulating pumps being scheduled to operate this summer and the results of last year, PSE&G requests relief from daily trash rack cleaning. This relief should not jeopardize any endangered or threatened sea turtles or shortnose sturgeon.

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• L. Silva 2 LR-E96085 MAY 3 0 1996 If you have -any further questions or comments, please contact Robert Boot of my staff at (609) 339-1169.

Sincerely, D. R. Powell Manager -

Licensing and Regulation C Mr. Charles L. Miller, Director Project Directorate, I-2 Division of Reactor Projects -I/II Off ice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Mr. T. T. Martin, Administrator - Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. L. N. Olshan, Licensing Project Manager - Salem U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 14E21 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. C. Marschall (X24)

USNRC Senior Resident Inspector