ML20151Z625

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 980912,observed Seal in Seabrook Station Circulating Water Sys Pumphouse Screen Wash Trench.New England Aquarium Notified to Pick Up Seal in Order to Perform Necropsy in Near Future

ML20151Z625
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	09/18/1998
From:	Hart J NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To:	Sandorf S MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
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AR-#98017042, LIC-98453, NUDOCS 9809220049
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AR #98017042 i i Mr. Scott Sandorf NationalMarine Fisheries Service NortheastRegion One Blackburn Drive Gloucester,MA 02173 l

I Seabrook Station Seal Entrapment-Sectember 12.1998 North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (North Atlantic) hereby reports the entrapment of one  !

seal at Seabrook Station. The seal was observed in Seabrook Station's Circulating Water System  !

Pumphouse screen wash trench on September 12,1998, and was recovered the same day. North Atlagtic notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of this entrapment incident by telephone'.

The New England Aquarium was notified to pick up the seal in order to perform a necropsy in the near future.

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

January 5,1995 , recommending that North Atlantic report seal entrapmentincidents. The attached seal entrapment incident report is enclosed as requested.

3 North Atlantic submitted an application for a Small Take Exemption Permit on June 13,1997 for

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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.

, Notification of Seal Entrapment Incident, Telephone Notification by J. Hart (North Atlantic) to S. Sandorf(NMFS) on September 14,1998. Ib l f 2

National Marine Fisheries Service letter dated January 5,1995, Mr. Chris Mantzaris (NMFS) to R. Jeb DeLoach (North Atlanti.:). ,

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

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if you have additional questions,please contact me at (603) 773-7762.

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l SEABROOK STATION l SEAL ENTRAPMENT INCIDENT REPORT I SEPTEMBER 12.1998 I

l Site of Entrapmentand Circulating Water System Pumphouse Screen Wash Trench Date ofidentification: (September 12,1998).

Date of Recovery Seal recovered on September 12,1998 immediately following )

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SpeciesIdentification: Believed to be a young-of-the-yearharbor seal.

Description / Condition of Seal: Intact and in good condition. ,

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l Reporter: Ronald A. Sher, Senior Scientist Last SealObservation: A young-of-the-yearharbor seai was recovered on Au, gust 20, i 1998. An incident report was submitted to the NMFS ,

Recent Fish Impingement: During the three days since the previous screen wash (9/9/98)

{ fourteen fish were impinged, including several sea raven, pipefish and one red hake.

Cooling WaterIntake Temperatureat ApproximateTime of Entrapment: 52 F Plant Power Levelat Time of Seabrook Station was operating at 100 percent.

Entrapment:

l North Atlantic letter LIC-98417, dated August 27,1998," Seal Entrapment-August 27,1998,"

J. Hart (North Atlantic) to S. Sandorf(NMFS)

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- TECIINICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: SEABROOK ECOLOGICAL ADVISORY {

Mr.Jeffrey Andrews COMMITTEE:

NH Dept. of Environmental Services Dr. John Tietjen, Chairman 6 Hazen Dm T" 134 Palisade Avenue  !

Leonia, NJ 07605 l Concord,NH 03302 Dr. W. Huntting Howell

- Mr. Robert Estabrook 12 James Fann l NH Dept. of Environmental Services Lee, NH 03824 l Water Division 6 Hazen Drive Dr. Saul Saila j Concord, NH 03302 317 Switch Road  :

H Pe Valley, RI 02832 Mr. John Nelson NH Fish and Game Department Dr. Bernard J. McAlice 225 Main Street HC61 Box 109 Durham,NH 03824 Round Pond, ME 04564 Mr. Bruce Smith Dr. Robert Wilce NH Fish and Game Department Department of Biology 225 Main Street Durham,NH 03824 221 Morrill Science Center University of Massachusetts I Mr. Frederick Gay Amherst, MA 01003 New Hampshire State Program Unit I Environmental Protection Agency John F. Kennedy Building NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATES Bostdn,MA 02203 Mr. Jack Paar Ms. Marcia Bowen Normandeau Associates,Inc.

Environmental Protection Agency 60 Westview Street 82 Main Street Yarmouth, ME 04096 Lexington, MA 02173 Mr. Eric Hutchins Mr. Paul Geoghegan Normandeau Associates,Inc.

National Marine Fisheries Service ,

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25 Nashua Road Bedford, NH 03110 One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NEW ENGLAND AOUARIUM AGENCY; Mr, Greg Early New England Aquarium Resource and Ms. Joy Palmer Rehabilitation NPDES Permit Compliance Section Environmental Protection Agency Central Wharf Boston, MA 02910 John F. Kennedy Building Boston,MA 02203

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I l U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk -

l Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. J. T. Harrison Senior Project Manager

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Mr. H. J. ' Miller Regional A'dministrator, Region 1 l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission '

.475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 l

l_ -NRC Senior Resident inspector 1 - NAESCO PO Box 300 Seabrook,NH 03874 l

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