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MONTHYEARML20217J3341999-10-19019 October 1999 Forwards Request for Addl Info Re Sale of Portion of Land Part of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Site Including Portion of Exclusion Area ML20217E0181999-10-0606 October 1999 Provides Nj Dept of Environ Protection Comments on Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station TS Change Request 267 Re Clarifications to Several TS Sections ML20216J7591999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs NRC That Remediation Efforts for Software Sys Etude & Rem/Aacs/Cico Have Been Completed According to Schedule & Now Y2K Ready 05000219/LER-1998-011, Forwards LER 98-011-02, Three Small Bore Pipe Lines Did Not Meet Design Bases for Siesmic & Thermal Allowables. Engineering Std Will Not Be Completed Until End of 4th Quarter of 1999 Due to Scheduling Conflicts1999-09-30030 September 1999 Forwards LER 98-011-02, Three Small Bore Pipe Lines Did Not Meet Design Bases for Siesmic & Thermal Allowables. Engineering Std Will Not Be Completed Until End of 4th Quarter of 1999 Due to Scheduling Conflicts ML20212J6721999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs of Completion of mid-cycle PPR of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station on 990913.No Areas Identified in Which Licensee Performance Warranted Addl Insp Beyond Core Insp Program.Historical Listing of Plant Issues Encl ML20216K1421999-09-29029 September 1999 Provides NRC with Name of Single Point of Contact for Purpose of Accessing Y2K Early Warning Sys,As Requested by NRC Info Notice 99-025 ML20217D1661999-09-27027 September 1999 Forwards Proprietary Completed NRC Forms 396 & 398,in Support of License Renewal Applications for Listed Individuals,Per 10CFR55.57.Encl Withheld ML20217B2531999-09-24024 September 1999 Informs That on 980903,Region I Field Ofc of NRC Ofc of Investigations Initiated Investigation to Determine Whether Crane Operator Qualification/Training Records Had Been Falsified at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station ML20212E1971999-09-16016 September 1999 Forwards Rev 11 of Gpu Nuclear Operational QAP, Reflecting Organizational Change in Which Functions & Responsibilities of Nuclear Safety & Technical Support Div Were Assigned to Other Divisions ML20212A7921999-09-13013 September 1999 Forwards Second RAI Re GL 95-07, Pressure Locking & Thermal Binding of Safety-Related Power-Operated Gate Valves, Issued on 950817 to Plant ML20212B5571999-09-10010 September 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to Oyster Creek Emergency Dose Calculation Manual, IAW 10CFR50,App E,Section V ML20211N2941999-09-0303 September 1999 Responds to NRC 990802 Telcon Request for Environ Impact Assessment of TS Change Request 251 Concerning Movement of Loads Up to 45 Tons with RB Crane During Power Operations ML20211J9831999-09-0202 September 1999 Discusses 990804 Telcon Re Sale of Portion of Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Land.Requests Info Re Location of All Areas within Property to Be Released Where Licensed Radioactive Matl Present & Disposition of Radioactive Matl ML20211J6771999-08-30030 August 1999 Submits Response to NRC 990802 Telcon Request for Gpu to Provide Environ Impact Assessment for Tscr 251 ML20211K2391999-08-23023 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Performance Data Repts for TMI, Oyster Creek & Corporate Headquarters Located in Parsippany, Nj ML20211C0161999-08-19019 August 1999 Advises That Info Submitted by Ltr,Dtd 990618, Licensing Rept for Storage Capacity Expansion of Oyster Creek Spent Fuel Pool, Holtec Rept HI-981983,rev 4,will Be Withheld from Public Disclosure,Per 10CFR2.790 ML20211B9011999-08-18018 August 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to EPIP 1820-IMP-1720.01, Emergency Public Info Implementing Procedure ML20210U4341999-08-17017 August 1999 Responds to to Chairman Dicus of NRC on Behalf of Fm Massari Concern About Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Not Yet Being Fully Y2K Compliant ML20210Q7331999-08-12012 August 1999 Responds to Re TS Change Request (TSCR)264 from Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station.Questions Re Proposed Sale of Property within Site Boundary & Exclusion Area ML20210L6311999-08-0606 August 1999 Discusses Licensee Response to GL 92-01,Rev1,Suppl 1, Rv Structural Integrity, for Plant.Staff Has Revised Info in Rv Integrity Database & Releasing as Rvid Version 2 ML20210D2801999-07-22022 July 1999 Submits Response to Administrative Ltr 99-02 Operating Reactor Licensing Action Estimates. Estimate of Licensing Actions Projected for Fy 2000 Encl.No Projection Provided for Fy 2001 ML20209H5001999-07-14014 July 1999 Forwards Revised TS Pages 3.1-15 & 3.1-17 Which Include Ref to Note (Aa) & Approved Wording of Note H of Table 3.1.1, Respectively ML20210U4411999-07-12012 July 1999 Forwards Article from Asbury Park Press of 990708 Faxed to Legislative Officer by Mutual Constitute Fm Massari Indicating That Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating State Not Fully Y2K Compliant ML20209G1451999-07-0909 July 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to 2000-PLN-1300.01, Oyster Creek Generating Station Emergency Plan. Attachment 1 Contains Brief Summary of Changes,Which Became Effective on 990702 ML20209E0821999-07-0707 July 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 269 for License DPR-16,changing Component Surveillance Frequencies to Indicate Frequency of Once Per Three Months ML20209B7501999-07-0101 July 1999 Responds to NRC Request for Info Re Y2K Readiness at Nuclear Power Plants.Generic Ltr 98-01 Requested Response on Status of Facility Y2K Readiness by 990701.Licensee Y2K Readiness Disclosure for Ocngs,Encl ML20196G1361999-06-23023 June 1999 Provides Status of Corrective Actions Proposed in in Response to Insp Rept 50-219/98-80 & Revised Schedule for Completion of Actions Which Are Not Yet Complete ML20196E6421999-06-22022 June 1999 Forwards Revised Pages of TS Change Request 261,dtd 990618. Replacement Requested Due to Several Dates Being Omitted on Certain Pages ML20195G6541999-06-0707 June 1999 Discusses 981204 Initiation to Investigate Whether Contract Valve Technician,Was Discriminated Against for Raising Concern Re Use of Untrained/Unqualified Workers Performing Valve Repairs.Technician Was Not Discriminated Against ML20195G6631999-06-0707 June 1999 Discusses 981204 Intiation to Investigate Whether Contract Valve Technician Was Discriminated Against for Raising Concern Re Use of Untrained/Unqualified Workers Performing Valve Repairs.Technician Was Not Discriminated Against ML20209B0561999-06-0404 June 1999 Informs That NRR Has Reorganized,Effective 990328.Forwards Organizational Chart ML20195D0551999-06-0303 June 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 226 to License DPR-16,permitting Operation with Three Recirculation Loops.Certificate of Svc & Tss,Encl ML20195C5511999-05-25025 May 1999 Forwards Book of Controlled Drawings Currently Ref But Not Contained in Plant Ufsar.Drawings Were Current at Time of Submittal ML20206N7711999-05-11011 May 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to Oyster Creek Emergency Plan, IAW 10CFR50.47(b) & 10CFR50.54(q).Changes Became Effective on 990413 ML20206H9441999-04-28028 April 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,requesting Approval to Handle Loads Up to & Including 45 Tons Using Reactor Bldg Crane During Power Operations,Per NRC Bulletin 96-002 ML20206B6991999-04-26026 April 1999 Forwards Copy of Rev 11 to UFSAR & Rev 10 to Oyster Creek Fire Hazards Analysis Rept. Without Fire Hazard Analysis ML20206D3801999-04-26026 April 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to UFSAR, & Rev 10 to Fire Hazards Analysis Rept, for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Per 10CFR50.712(e) ML20206A9931999-04-22022 April 1999 Forwards Number of Personnel & Person Rems by Work & Job Function Rept for Period Jan-Dec 1998. Included in Rept Is Listing of Number of Station,Util & Contractor Personnel as Well as Diskette Reporting 1998 Occupational Radiation ML20206C8261999-04-22022 April 1999 Submits Financial Info IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.71(b) & 10CFR140.21 ML20205P8411999-04-15015 April 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 267 to License DPR-16,modifying Items in Sections 2 & 3 of Ts,Expanding Two Definitions in Section 1 & Modifying Bases Statements in Sections 2,3 & 4. Certificate of Svc Encl ML20205P5381999-04-14014 April 1999 Ack Receipt of Re Request for Exception to App J. Intended Correction Would Need to Be Submitted as Change to TS as Exceptions to RG 1.163 Must Be Listed in Ts,Per 10CFR50,App J ML20205P9401999-04-12012 April 1999 Informs NRC That Gpu Nuclear Is Modifying Oyster Creek FSAR to Reflect Temp Gradient of 60 F & to Correct Historical Record ML20205P0651999-04-0909 April 1999 Discusses 990225 PPR & Forwards Plant Issues Matrix & Insp Plan.Results of PPR Used by NRC Mgt to Facilitate Planning & Allocation of Insp Resources 05000219/LER-1998-015, Forwards LER 98-015-01,as Original Submittal on 981028 Inadvertently Indicated That Suppl Would Be Submitted.Suppl Should Not Have Been Required as Only Change Is on Cover Page1999-04-0505 April 1999 Forwards LER 98-015-01,as Original Submittal on 981028 Inadvertently Indicated That Suppl Would Be Submitted.Suppl Should Not Have Been Required as Only Change Is on Cover Page ML20205J3281999-04-0101 April 1999 Discusses Arrangements Made on 990323 for NRC to Inspect Licensed Operator Requalification Program at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station During Week of 990524 ML20205H1081999-03-31031 March 1999 Forwards Current Funding Status for Decommissioning Funds Established for OCNPP,TMI-1,TMI-2 & SNEC ML20205F0611999-03-25025 March 1999 Submits Info on Sources & Levels of Property Insurance Coverage Maintained & Currently in Effect for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20205E1171999-03-24024 March 1999 Forwards Rev 39 to Oyster Creek Security Plan & Summary of Changes,Iaw 10CFR50.54(p).Rev Withheld ML20207F0331999-03-0404 March 1999 Forwards Insp Rept 50-219/98-12 During Periods 981214-18, 990106-07 & 20-22.Areas Examined During Insp Included Implementation of GL 89-10 & GL 96-05.No Violations Noted ML20207K2471999-02-25025 February 1999 Forwards Fitness for Duty Performance Data Repts for TMI, Oyster Creek & Corporate Headquarters Located in Parsippany, Ny 1999-09-30
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MONTHYEARML20217E0181999-10-0606 October 1999 Provides Nj Dept of Environ Protection Comments on Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station TS Change Request 267 Re Clarifications to Several TS Sections 05000219/LER-1998-011, Forwards LER 98-011-02, Three Small Bore Pipe Lines Did Not Meet Design Bases for Siesmic & Thermal Allowables. Engineering Std Will Not Be Completed Until End of 4th Quarter of 1999 Due to Scheduling Conflicts1999-09-30030 September 1999 Forwards LER 98-011-02, Three Small Bore Pipe Lines Did Not Meet Design Bases for Siesmic & Thermal Allowables. Engineering Std Will Not Be Completed Until End of 4th Quarter of 1999 Due to Scheduling Conflicts ML20216J7591999-09-30030 September 1999 Informs NRC That Remediation Efforts for Software Sys Etude & Rem/Aacs/Cico Have Been Completed According to Schedule & Now Y2K Ready ML20216K1421999-09-29029 September 1999 Provides NRC with Name of Single Point of Contact for Purpose of Accessing Y2K Early Warning Sys,As Requested by NRC Info Notice 99-025 ML20217D1661999-09-27027 September 1999 Forwards Proprietary Completed NRC Forms 396 & 398,in Support of License Renewal Applications for Listed Individuals,Per 10CFR55.57.Encl Withheld ML20212E1971999-09-16016 September 1999 Forwards Rev 11 of Gpu Nuclear Operational QAP, Reflecting Organizational Change in Which Functions & Responsibilities of Nuclear Safety & Technical Support Div Were Assigned to Other Divisions ML20212B5571999-09-10010 September 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to Oyster Creek Emergency Dose Calculation Manual, IAW 10CFR50,App E,Section V ML20211N2941999-09-0303 September 1999 Responds to NRC 990802 Telcon Request for Environ Impact Assessment of TS Change Request 251 Concerning Movement of Loads Up to 45 Tons with RB Crane During Power Operations ML20211J6771999-08-30030 August 1999 Submits Response to NRC 990802 Telcon Request for Gpu to Provide Environ Impact Assessment for Tscr 251 ML20211K2391999-08-23023 August 1999 Forwards fitness-for-duty Performance Data Repts for TMI, Oyster Creek & Corporate Headquarters Located in Parsippany, Nj ML20211B9011999-08-18018 August 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to EPIP 1820-IMP-1720.01, Emergency Public Info Implementing Procedure ML20210D2801999-07-22022 July 1999 Submits Response to Administrative Ltr 99-02 Operating Reactor Licensing Action Estimates. Estimate of Licensing Actions Projected for Fy 2000 Encl.No Projection Provided for Fy 2001 ML20209H5001999-07-14014 July 1999 Forwards Revised TS Pages 3.1-15 & 3.1-17 Which Include Ref to Note (Aa) & Approved Wording of Note H of Table 3.1.1, Respectively ML20210U4411999-07-12012 July 1999 Forwards Article from Asbury Park Press of 990708 Faxed to Legislative Officer by Mutual Constitute Fm Massari Indicating That Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating State Not Fully Y2K Compliant ML20209G1451999-07-0909 July 1999 Forwards Rev 1 to 2000-PLN-1300.01, Oyster Creek Generating Station Emergency Plan. Attachment 1 Contains Brief Summary of Changes,Which Became Effective on 990702 ML20209E0821999-07-0707 July 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 269 for License DPR-16,changing Component Surveillance Frequencies to Indicate Frequency of Once Per Three Months ML20209B7501999-07-0101 July 1999 Responds to NRC Request for Info Re Y2K Readiness at Nuclear Power Plants.Generic Ltr 98-01 Requested Response on Status of Facility Y2K Readiness by 990701.Licensee Y2K Readiness Disclosure for Ocngs,Encl ML20196G1361999-06-23023 June 1999 Provides Status of Corrective Actions Proposed in in Response to Insp Rept 50-219/98-80 & Revised Schedule for Completion of Actions Which Are Not Yet Complete ML20196E6421999-06-22022 June 1999 Forwards Revised Pages of TS Change Request 261,dtd 990618. Replacement Requested Due to Several Dates Being Omitted on Certain Pages ML20195D0551999-06-0303 June 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 226 to License DPR-16,permitting Operation with Three Recirculation Loops.Certificate of Svc & Tss,Encl ML20195C5511999-05-25025 May 1999 Forwards Book of Controlled Drawings Currently Ref But Not Contained in Plant Ufsar.Drawings Were Current at Time of Submittal ML20206N7711999-05-11011 May 1999 Forwards Rev 0 to Oyster Creek Emergency Plan, IAW 10CFR50.47(b) & 10CFR50.54(q).Changes Became Effective on 990413 ML20206H9441999-04-28028 April 1999 Forwards Application for Amend to License DPR-16,requesting Approval to Handle Loads Up to & Including 45 Tons Using Reactor Bldg Crane During Power Operations,Per NRC Bulletin 96-002 ML20206D3801999-04-26026 April 1999 Forwards Rev 11 to UFSAR, & Rev 10 to Fire Hazards Analysis Rept, for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Per 10CFR50.712(e) ML20206B6991999-04-26026 April 1999 Forwards Copy of Rev 11 to UFSAR & Rev 10 to Oyster Creek Fire Hazards Analysis Rept. Without Fire Hazard Analysis ML20206C8261999-04-22022 April 1999 Submits Financial Info IAW Requirements of 10CFR50.71(b) & 10CFR140.21 ML20206A9931999-04-22022 April 1999 Forwards Number of Personnel & Person Rems by Work & Job Function Rept for Period Jan-Dec 1998. Included in Rept Is Listing of Number of Station,Util & Contractor Personnel as Well as Diskette Reporting 1998 Occupational Radiation ML20205P8411999-04-15015 April 1999 Forwards TS Change Request 267 to License DPR-16,modifying Items in Sections 2 & 3 of Ts,Expanding Two Definitions in Section 1 & Modifying Bases Statements in Sections 2,3 & 4. Certificate of Svc Encl ML20205P9401999-04-12012 April 1999 Informs NRC That Gpu Nuclear Is Modifying Oyster Creek FSAR to Reflect Temp Gradient of 60 F & to Correct Historical Record 05000219/LER-1998-015, Forwards LER 98-015-01,as Original Submittal on 981028 Inadvertently Indicated That Suppl Would Be Submitted.Suppl Should Not Have Been Required as Only Change Is on Cover Page1999-04-0505 April 1999 Forwards LER 98-015-01,as Original Submittal on 981028 Inadvertently Indicated That Suppl Would Be Submitted.Suppl Should Not Have Been Required as Only Change Is on Cover Page ML20205H1081999-03-31031 March 1999 Forwards Current Funding Status for Decommissioning Funds Established for OCNPP,TMI-1,TMI-2 & SNEC ML20205F0611999-03-25025 March 1999 Submits Info on Sources & Levels of Property Insurance Coverage Maintained & Currently in Effect for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station,Iaw 10CFR50.54(w)(3) ML20205E1171999-03-24024 March 1999 Forwards Rev 39 to Oyster Creek Security Plan & Summary of Changes,Iaw 10CFR50.54(p).Rev Withheld ML20207K2471999-02-25025 February 1999 Forwards Fitness for Duty Performance Data Repts for TMI, Oyster Creek & Corporate Headquarters Located in Parsippany, Ny ML20206S2541999-01-20020 January 1999 Confirms Resolution of Thermo-Lag Fire Barriers in Fire Zones OB-FZ-6A & OB-FZ-6B (480 Switchgear Rooms) IAW Previous Commitments Contained in Gpuns Ltrs to NRC & 971001 ML20199J2631999-01-18018 January 1999 Requests That Listed Changes Be Made to Correspondence Distribution List for Oyster Creek Generating Station ML20199D0271999-01-11011 January 1999 Requests Listed Addl Info in Order to Effectively Review TS Change Request 264 Re Ownership of Property within Exclusion Area ML20199A6521999-01-0707 January 1999 Notifies That Reactor Operators G Scienski,License SOP-11319 & D Mcmillan,License SOP-3919-4 Have Terminated Licenses at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Effective 990101 ML20198T1061999-01-0606 January 1999 Forwards Rev 15 to Gpu Nuclear Corporate Emergency Plan for TMI & Oyster Creek Nuclear Station. with Summary of Changes Which Reflect Use of EALs Approved in NRC Ltr to Gpun on 980908 & Other Changes Not Related to Use of New EALs ML20198K0331998-12-23023 December 1998 Forwards Change Request 268 for Amend to License DPR-16. Amend Would Change TS to Specify Surveillance Frequency of Once Per Three Months ML20198H0181998-12-22022 December 1998 Forwards Attachment Addressing New Info & Modifying 980505 Submittal Re Request for Change to Licensing Bases for ECCS Overpressure,In Response to NRC Bulletin 96-03, Potential Plugging of ECCS by Debris in Bwrs ML20198H8521998-12-16016 December 1998 Dockets Completion of Physical Inventory Performed in July 1997,as Addl Info to Nuclear Matl Balance Rept Submitted on 980416 ML20196H4461998-12-0202 December 1998 Provides Final Response to NRC GL 96-01, Testing of Safety-Related Logic Circuits ML20196B4471998-11-23023 November 1998 Provides Required Response 2 to NRC Bulletin 96-003, Potential Plugging of ECC Suction Strainers in Bwrs. During Recently Completed 17R Refueling Outage,New Strainers Were Installed ML20195J8451998-11-12012 November 1998 Forwards Rev 11 to 1000-PLN-7200.01, Gpu Nuclear Operational QA Plan, as Change Previously Made Without Appropriate Notification to NRC ML20195C7201998-11-11011 November 1998 Forwards 120-day Required Response to GL 98-04, Potential for Degradation of ECCS & CSS After LOCA Because of Construction & Protective Coating Deficiencies & Foreign Matl in Containment, ML20195E1221998-11-10010 November 1998 Notifies NRC of First Time Usage of Code Case N-504 & Inclusion Into OCNGS ISI Program,As Accepted by RG 1.147, Inservice Insp Code Case Acceptability ML20155J6851998-11-0505 November 1998 Forwards TS Change Request 266,to Modify Safety Limits & Surveillances of LPRM & APRM Sys & Related Bases to Ensure APRM Channels Respond within Necessary Range & Accuracy & Verify Channel Operability ML20155H5641998-11-0202 November 1998 Informs That Bne Has No Comments on Proposed Change 259 to Ts,Correcting Required Water Level in Condensate Storage Tank So That Design Basis Is Correctly Implemented ML20155G3741998-10-29029 October 1998 Forwards Response to NRC 980619 RAI Re GL 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability & Containment Integrity During Design-Basis Accident Conditions 1999-09-30
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GPU Nuclear Corporation y 3 J QQgf Post Office Box 388 Route 9 South j l
Forked River, New Jersey 08731-0388 609 971-4000 Writer's Direct Dial Number: I l
August 31, 1994 I 6530-94-2105 !
l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission )
Att: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555
Dear Sir:
Subject:
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Docket No. 50-219 Sea Turtle Assessment Report GPU Nuclear (GPUN) submits the attached information in response to the NRC staff request for additional information regarding our draft Biological Assessment entitled " Assessment of the Impact of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station on Kemp's ridley and Loggerhead Sea Turtles", dated March 1994.
Attachment I provides the information requested in each of the general and detailed comments or describes how the Biological Assessment will be revised to address those comments.
Attachment II is the newly developed Sea Turtle Surveillance, Handling, and Reporting Instructions for Operations Personnel. These instructions were prepared in order to define the responsibilities of operations personnel with regard to sea turtles as well as to provide for the documentation of those activities. GPUN believes that these instructions address many of the questions and concerns raised in the comments from the NRC and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The revised Biological Assessment will include these instructions as an Appendix to the document.
Given the need to gather the requested additional information from a variety of outside sources as well as the need to develop new drawings and photographs, we anticipate that we will be able to complete the revision of l the Biological Assessment on or before October 31, 1994.
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' If you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Malcolm Browne (609-971-4124) or Jay Vouglitois (609-971-4021) of our Environmental Affairs Department.
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Attachment cc: Mr. Douglas Beach U.S. Department of Commerce l Nat'l Oceanic & Atmos. Admin.
National Marine Fisheries Ser.
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One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Administrator, Region 1 Senior NRC Resident Inspector Oyster Creek NRC Project Manager Mr. Michael Masnick, NRC Mr. John Moulton, NRC Mr. Richard Hyjack, NJDEPE i
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ATTACHMENT I GPUN Responses to Request for AdditionalInformation and Revisions Regarding Bioloeical Assessment of Sea Turtles 4
General Comments s
- 1. Update the assessment to include information on recent sea tunle takes at Oyster Creek and any completed necropsy repons.
RESPONSE: This information will be included in the revised Biological Assessment.
- 2. Revise document such that metric units are followed by English equivalents in parenthesis.
RESPONSE: The document will be revised as requested.
- 3. Address the capability to adequately observe the intake stmetures during mking operations and the ability to see below the surface, especially at night. Does someone observe the trash rake while operating so that it can be stopped if a sea tunle is sighted?
Also, lighting at the intake does not appear adequate. Are there any plans to upgrade the lighting? Are portable spot lights utilized? l RESPONSE: The trash rake units are designed to allow the operator to observe the l trash bars as they are cleaned. Newly developed Sea Turtle ,
Surveillance, Handling and Reponing Instructions for Operations l 1
Personnel (Attachment II; Section 4.0) direct personnel cleaning the 3 trash bars to observe the rake during the cleaning operation so that it i may be stopped if a sea turtle is sighted. The trash rake units are fitted !
with floodlights which provide adequate lighting of the intake bays as I they are cleaned; the floodlights can be seen in the photographs that will be provided in response to detailed comment #4. There are no plans to install additional lighting. The Sea Tunie Surveillance, Handling, and Reponing Instructions direct operations personnel to utilize portable spot lights during night inspections of the intake trash bars. The ability to see below the surface, however, is limited by l 1
water column transparency (average Secchi depth approximately 1.14 m or 3.7 ft.) and the amount of debris on the trash bars. The Biological Assessment will be revised to include this information.
- 4. Provide details of the location that turtles have been found in the intake bays as well as their orientation and behavior when found.
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i RESPONSE: To the extent that this information is available, it will be included in Section 6.0 of the Biological Assessment. However, when turtles are mmoved from more than a few feet below the surface or if they are obscured by debris, 6etailed information on their exact location and orientation may not be available. The OCNGS Sea Tunie Incidental Sighting / Capture Report Form, an attachment to the Sea Turtle Surveillance, Handling and Reporting Instructions (Attachment II), was developed in order to standardize the gathering of data related to future
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- 5. Explain in more detail the trash raking process. Also, are inspections performed on the trash that is dumped from the trash bars to ensure that tunles are not confused with J i
horseshoe crabs?
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RESPONSE: The description of the trash raking process in the Biological Assessment will be expanded to include more details such as the use of the floodlights installed on the trash rake unit, the requirement to observe j the trash rake during the cleaning operation, etc. In addition, as indicated in Section 4.0 of the Sea Tunle Surveillance, Handling and l Reponing Instmetions (Attachment II), the debris removed from the 3
trash bars is hand raked into the trash car hopper. Operators are l instructed to observe the material during this process to ensure that sea turtles are not present and that they am not mistaken for horseshoe crabs. The Biological Assessment will be revised to include this j information.
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- l. Page 1-3, third complete paragraph. Delete the word " Mitigating" from the first
, sentence. The development of reponing/ notification procedures do not mitigate. i
, RESPONSE: The Biological Assessment will be revised as requested.
- 2. Figure 3-2 is very difficult to understand. A better schematic is needed.
RESPONSE: A better schematic is being developed and will be included in the revised Biological Assessment.
- 3. Page 4-1, Sectiou 4.1.1. Indicate and discuss the maximum permissible delta T, under the existing NPDES permit.
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- 4. Page 4-2, Section 4.1.1.1. Provide a drawing of the trash bars and trash rake apparatus.
- Describe in more detail the current trash bar inspection program. Who p
- rforms the e inspections and how are they performed? How does he/she know what to look for, how
! are results recorded and reponed. What is he/she supposed to do with a captured l specimen (include specific handling procedures).
- RESPONSE: Drawings and/or photographs of the trash bars and trash rake apparatus
! are being prepared and will be included in the revised Biological l Assessment.
} The tmh bar inspection program is described in detail in l Attachment II, "Sca Turtle Surveillance, Handling, and Reponing i Instructions for Operations Personnel." These instmetions were developed in order to define the surveillance, handling and reponing requimments for operations personnel as well as to provide for the
- documentation of the results of those activities. The instructions are
! being adopted as a Standing Order for Oyster Creek Station personnel j and will be included as an appendix to the revised Biological j Assessment. GPUN believes that these instmetions address all of the l questions raised in this comment, j
i Please note that the Sea Tunie Surveillance, Handling, and j Reponing Instmetions call for the conduct of two inspections of the j trash bars and intake bays at both the Circulating Water Intake and
- Dilution Pump Intake Structures during each 8-hour work shift (Section j 3.1 of Attachment II) throughout the sea tunle season. This represents i an increase in the frequency of intake stmeture inspections previously l described in Section 7.3.6 of the Biological Assessment. This inemase
- in the frequency of inspections is a response to the incidental capture j of two Kemp's ridley sea turtles during July of this year. Previously,
! incidental captures of this species had only occurred during the month i of October and we had proposed increasing the frequency of inspections j during that month. The most recent data suggest that we could expect
{ to find Kemp's ridley sea tunles in the vicinity of our intake structures i throughout the June-October period. Section 7.0 of the Biological
- Assessment will be revised accordingly.
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- 5. Page 4-4, section 4.1.2. Expand the dilution pump explanation. This is an unusual
- system unlike any other nuclear plant. Provide an explanation of the operating schedule i
and explain when the dilution pumps are used. Provide a better drawing than Figure 4-5,-
l more along the lines of Figures 4-3 and 4-4. Include a better line drawing of the trash i bars.
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J RESPONSE: A detailed explanation of the operation of the dilution pumps, including l, the operational schedule, will be included in the revised Biological Assessment. As required by the Station's NJPDES Permit, when the temperature in Oyster Creek exceeds 87 F, as measured at the U.S.
a Route 9 bridge, one dilution pump will be put into operation. If, after
- one dilution pump has been in operation for at least two hours, the
- temperature measured at such point continues to exceed 87*F, a second j dilution pump will be put into operation. Also, when the ambient (intake) water temperature is less than 60 F, two dilution pumps are put into operation.
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Improved drawings of the dilution pumps and trash bars am i being developed and will be included in the revised Biological Assessment.
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- 6. Figures 4-6 and 4-7 are not applicable and can be deleted.
RESPONSE: These figures will be deleted.
- 7. Page 5-1, section 5-1, third paragraph. It should either be "...and the genus a Dermochelys..." or "Q. coriacea" or "Dermochelys sa". The genus Dermochelvs is monotypic so it would be acceptable use "D. coriac_ea".
RESPONSE: The Biological Assessment will be revised to reflect this comment.
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- 8. Page 5-5, section 5.2.5, f~irst sentence of the fifth paragmph. Delete the word "Although", and insert the word "and" after "(Frazer,1986),".
j RESPONSE: The Biological Assessment will be revised accordingly.
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- 9. Figure 5-1, Is there stranding data for 19937 If so, provide this information (by county, if available).
RESPONSE: GPUN is attempting to obtain this information and will include j whatever is available in the revised Biological Assessment.
- 10. Figure 5-5. Is there nesting information for 1992, and 1993? If so, provide this information, as well as delineating any New Jersey specific nests.
2 RESPONSE: GPUN is attempting to obtain this information and will include whatever is available in the revised Biological Assessment.
I1. Table 6-1. Include time of day and water temperature for each collection date.
RESPONSE: Table 6-1 has been revised to include time of day and water temperature for each collection date.
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- 12. Page 7-6, section 7.3.2. The dip net mentioned was not observed at the intake structure.
Where is it kept and how accessible is it to the individuals inspecting the trash bars?
Also it is not clear whether the dip net is only adequate for retrieving turtles fmm the surface. Explain.
RESPONSE: As indicated in Section 4.1.1 of the Sea Turtle Surveillance, Handling, ,
and Reporting Instructions (Attachment II), a rescue sling suitable for j larger turtles (in excess of 40 pounds) is kept in the fish sampling pool at the Circulating Water Intake stmeture. Long handled dip nets suitable for the smaller turtles most commonly encountered are also available. We are pmsently working with the Security Department to !
provide for their storage, attached to the security fence adjacent to the l sea turtle identification /msuscitation postings at the Circulating Water j and Dilution Pump intake stmetures.
Both the rescue sling and the long handled dip nets are only '
adequate for retrieving turtles from the surface or 2-3 feet below the I l surface because the use of either device requires that the sea turtle be visible from the surface. ;
- 13. Page 7-7, section 7.3.5. Update section to reflect comments made at our meeting. We are concerned about shift surveillances made more or less at the same time. Perhaps it l would be best to propose some wording and discuss it with the staff befom submitting l a revision.
l l RESPONSE: As indicated in Section 3.2 of the Sea Turtle Surveillance, Handling, and Reporting Instructions (Attachment II), the first inspection should i normally be conducted one to two hours into each 8-hour work shift; the second inspection should normally be conducted five to six hours l into each 8-hour work shift. This should prevent the successive surveillances from being made more or less at the same time. Note that the instructions also call for documenting the time that each inspection is completed. Section 7.3.5 of the Biological Assessment will be revised to reflect these instmetions and the instmetions will be
' included as an Appendix to the document. We welcome comments from the NRC and NMFS staff regarding the proposed wording.
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