ML20141F190

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 970617,entrapment of Seal at Facility Occurred.Seal Appears to Be Juvenile Weighing About 50 Pounds.Seal Was Intact,But Was Partially Decayed at Time of Recovery

ML20141F190
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	06/24/1997
From:	Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To:	Morris D MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
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LIC-97101, NA-970224, NUDOCS 9707020101
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LIC-97101 NA-970224 kr. Daniel Morris National Marine Fisheries Service i Nonheast Region One Blackbum Drive Gloucester,MA 02173 Seabrook Station Seal Entranment-June 1997 North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (Nonh Atlantic) hereby reports the entrapment of a seal at Seabrook Station. The seal was identified in Seabrook Station's Circulating Water System on June 17,1997 and recovered the same day. North Atlantic notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of this entrapment incident by telephone'. The New England Aquarium was also notified of this seal entrapment in order to schedule a necropsy in the near future. l 3

2 This report is made in response to the National Marine Fisheries Service letter dated January 5.

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2 1995, recommending that North Atlantic report seal entrapment incidents. The attached seal entrapment incident report is enclosed as requested.

3 On Friday, June 13, 1997, North Atlantic submitted a Small Take Exemption Pennit for the

incidental taking of seals pursuant to Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and in accordance with 50 CFR 216.104. The application requests a permit for the incidental taking of a small number of seals as a result of plant operations. l

' Notification of Seal Entrapment Incident, Telephone Conversation Between J. Hart (North Atlantic) and D. Morris (NMFS) on June 17,1997.

2 National Marine Fisheries Service letter dated January 5,1995, Mr. Chris Mantzaris (NMFS) to R.

Jeb DeLoach (North Atlantic).

3 North Atlantic Letter, LIC-97102,"Small Take Exemption Permit," from T. Feigenbaum (North Atlantic)to R. Schmitten (NMFS). [

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. hir. Daniel Morris LIC-97101, NA-970224/Page 2 If you have additional questions, please contact Mr. Terry L. Harpster, Director of Licensing Senices, at (603) 773-7765.

I Very truly yours, NORTH ATLAN ' - GY SERVICE CORP.

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l cc (with Enclosure) l TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Mr. Eric Hutchins I National Marine Fisheries Service Dr. Edward Schmidt Northeast Region NH Dept. of Environmental Services One Blackburn Drive Water Supply & Pollution Control Div. Gloucester, MA 01930 6 Hazen Drive Concord,NH 03302 NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES l

Mr.Jeffrey Andrews SERVICE Supervisor, Industrial Permits Section Dept. of Environmental Services Mr. Daniel Morris Water Supply & Pollution Control Division National Marine Fisheries Service 6 Hazen Drive Northeast Region Concord,NH 03302 One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Mr. Robert Estabrook

NH Dept. of Environmental Services Water Supply & Pollution Control Division SEABROOK ECOLOGICAL ADVISORY 6 Hazen Drive COMMITTEE-Concord,NH 03302 Dr. John Tietjen, Chairman Mr. John Nelson 134 Palisade Avenue NH Fish and Game Department Leonia,NJ 07605 225 Main Street Durham, NH 03824 Dr. W. Huntting Howell 12 James Farm Mr. Bruce Smith Lee,NH 03824 NH Fish and Game Department 225 Main Street Dr. Saul Saila Durham,NH 03824 317 Switch Road Hope Valley, RI 02832 Mr. Frederick Gay NPDES Permit Coordinator Dr. Bernard J. McAlice New Hampshire State Program Unit HC61 Box 109 Environmental Protection Agency Round Pound,ME 04564 John F. Kennedy Building Bostc,n, MA 02203 Dr. Robert Wilce Department of Biology Mr. Jack Paar 221 Morrill Science Center l Environmental Protection Agency University of Massachusetts 60 Westview Street Amherst, MA 01003 Lexington, MA 02173

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1-NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATES l Ms. Marcia Bowen I i Normandeau Associates,Inc.

l 82 Main Street Yarmouth, ME 04096 i

i Paul Geoghegan Normandeau Associates,Inc.

j 25 Nashua Road Bedford, NH 03110-5500

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NEW ENGLAND AOUARIUM Mr. Greg Early

-New England Aquarium Resource and Rehabilitation Central Wharf Boston,MA 02910 U.S. NUCII AR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. A. W. De Agazio Senior Project Manager Division of Reactor Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. H. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 NRC Senior Resident Inspector NAESCO PO Box 300 Seabrook,NH 03874

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e l SEABROOK STATION SEAL ENTRAPMENT INCIDENT REPORT i ONE SEAL--JUNE 17.1997 l 1

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Site of Entrapment

Seabrook Station Circulating Water System Forebay .

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Date ofIdentification and Recovery: June 17,1997 Species Identification: Believed to be a harbor seal Description / Condition of Seals: Seal appears to be ajuvenile weighing about 50 pounds.

The seal was intact, however, it was partially decayed at the time of recovery.

Reporter: Ronald A. Sher, Senior Scientist Recent Seal Observations: One intact seal was recovered on December 31,1996. l An incident repon was submitted to the NMFS 4.

Necropsy results by the New England Aquarium showed  ;

that this seal was a 150 pound adult male harbor seal in '

good health.

Recent Fish Entrapment: Limited numbers of fish were impinged at the approximate time of this seal entrapment incident.

Cooling Water Intake Temperature at Time of Entrapments: 48 F Plant Power Level at Time of Entrapment: Seabrook Station was in a refueling outage and not in l

operation. One of three circulating water pumps was operating.

l 4 North Atlantic letter NYE-97001, dated January 6,1997, " Seal Impingement-December 1996," Mr. I 5

B. Drawbridge (North Atlantic) to Mr. D Morris (NMFS) l