ML20093K221

Responds to 840918 Request for Addl Info Re Osprey Nesting. Osprey Nesting During 1983 & 84 Summarized in Encl Table 1. Populations in Area Continue to Increase.More Nesting Sites Will Be Required

ML20093K221
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	10/01/1984
From:	Mittl R Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Schwencer A Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8410170227
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@mpw is-MAILING ADDRESS / P.O. Box 570, Newark, NJ 07101 80 Park Plaza, Newark, NJ 07101/ 201430 8217 Robert L. Mittl General Manager Nuclear Assurance and Regulation October 1, 1984

' Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Attention:

Mr. Albert Schwencer, Chief Licensing Branch 2 Division of Licensing Gentlemen:

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-354 During a telephone discussion on September 18, 1984, with Dr. Germain LaRoche and Mr. David Wagner of your staff, PSE&G was requested to provide additional information on osprey nesting in the vicinity of the Hope Creek Generating Station.

As required by the Salem Nuclear Generating Station Environmental Technical Specifications, PSE&G monitors osprey nesting in the vicinity of Artificial Island and reports the results of such monitoring in the Annual Environmental Operating Report (Non-radiological).

Osprey nesting during 1983 and 1984 is summarized in the attached Table 1.

Thirteen active nests were monitored in 1983, and these nests fledged an estimated 13 young.

As shown in Figure 1, ten of the active nests in 1983 were on PSE&G transmission towers.

During 1984, 14 active nests were monitored and produced an estimated 12 young.

The locations of these nests are shown in Figure 2..

Eleven active nests in 1984 were on PSE&G transmission towers.

When monitoring of the osprey population in the area began in 1974, only six nests could be found.

Suitable nesting sites were limited and these nests were on pilings, range lights, and other manmade structures.

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The number of activ.e ~ osprey Lnests= increased ( to nine ' in 1978',[ ten.

-in 198.0,Jandilllby 1982.

'As-the~1983 and 1984: data.show, populations in the. area Leontinue1to: increase'and'morefnesting sites will be;

-required. " Osprey are'notLdisturbed by~the: presence lof any-

-facilities on. Artificial ~ Island and-do not appear:to be limited: by the ' availablei food.. supply.. Although'not-all r

existing: transmission ~towersiare utiliz'ed,Ltowers'along the new Salem-. Deans linelmay be'more desirable'and will~

' provide a wider' selection'of'available nest sites.;

^ Should:you have.any questions-in this regard,.please contact-us.

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4. nests 4 nests

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• 1 young Along Salem -_.New Freedom.

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