ML20154H446

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 980921,entrapment of Two Seals Occurred in CWS Pumphouse Forebay.Recovered Moderately Decomposed Seals.About Seventy Fish Were Impinged During Wk Prior to Estimated Date of Entrapment

ML20154H446
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	10/05/1998
From:	Hart J NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To:	Sandorf S MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
References
AR#98017376, LIC-98477, NUDOCS 9810140192
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Atlmitic Seabrook, NII 03874 (w3,474.y32i The Northeast Utilities System October 5,1998 LIC-98477 AR #98017376 i

Mr. Scott Sandorf ,

NationalMarine Fisheries Service Northeast Region One Blackburn Drive Gloucester,MA 02173 Seabrook Station l

Seal Entranments-Sentember 21.1998 North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (North Atlantic) hereby reports the entrapment of two seals at Seabrook Station. The seals were observed in Seabrook Station's Circulating Water System Pumphouse and were recovered the same day. North Atlantic notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of this entrapment incident by telephone'. The New England Aquarium performed necropsieson the seals.

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 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 21,1998.

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

3 I North At; antic Letter, I.IC-97102, "Small Take Exemption Permit," from T. Feigenbaum (North Atleic) to R. Schmitten (NMFS).  !

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SEABROOK STATION SEAL ENTRAPMENT INCIDENT REPORT SEPTEMBER 21,1998 Site of Entrapmentsand Circulating Water System Pumphouse Forebay on September 21,1998.

Date ofIdentification:

i Date of Recovery Seals recovered on September 21,1998. j l

SpeciesIdentification: Harbor seals l

Description / Condition of Seal- Seal 1: Young-of-the-yearfemale,45 lbs. and 94 cm long. Moderately I decomposed. Appears to be in fair body condition. Stomach contained l recently ingested fish inclu.iing otoliths (ear bones) of red hake.

Condition consistent with entcapment during feeding.

Seal 2: Robust Juvenile male,90 lbs. and 124 cm. long. Moderately decomposed. Stomach contained recently ingested fish including 8 l intact 6 in, herring.

Reporter: John Hart, EnvironmentalCompliance Manager Last Sent Observation: A young-of-the-yearharbor seal was recovered on September 12,1998.

4 An incident report was submitted to the NMFS .

Recent Fish Impingement: Seal 1: About 20 fish wer e impinged during the week prio. :o estimated date of entrapment, including sea raven, rock gunnel, red hake and pipefish.

Seal 2: About 50 fish were impinged during the week prior to estimated date of entr::pment, including pollock, rock gunnel, smelt, cunner and pipefish.

Cooling Waterintake Temperatureat l ApproximateTime of Entrapments: 52 F i

l Plant Power Level at Time of Seabrook Station was operating at 100 percent.

Entrapment:

North Atlantic letter LIC-98453, dated September 18,1998, " Seal Ent apment-September 12,1998,"

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

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TECIINICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: SEABROOK ECOLOGICA'L ADVISORY Mr. Jeffrey Andrews COMMITTEE:

NH Dept. of Environmental Services Water Division Dr. John Tietjen, Chairman 6 Hazen Drive 134 Palisade Avenue Leonia,NJ 07605 l Concerd,NH 03302 Dr. W. Huntting Howell Mr. Robert Estabrook 12 James Fann j NH Dept. of Environmental Services Lee,NH 03824 4 Water Division 6 Hazen Drive Dr. Saul Saila l Concord,NH 03302 317 Switch Road l H Pe Valley, RI 02832 I Mr. John Nelson NH Fish and Game Department Dr. Bernard J. McAlice 225 Main Street HC61 Box 109 j Durham,NH 03824 Round Pond, ME 04564 Mr. Bruce Smith NH Fish and Game Department Dr. Robe Wilce 225 Main Street Department of Biology  !

Durham,NH 03824 221 Morrill Science Center i Univeitity of Massachusetts l

' Mr. Frederick Gay Amherst,iviA 01003 i New Hampshire State Program Unit l Environmental Protection Agency John F. Kennedy Building NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATES Boston, MA 02203 Mr. Jack Paar Ms. Marcia Bowen Normandeau Associates,Inc.

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

National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region 25 Nashua Road One Blackburn Drive Bedford. NH 03110 Gloucester,MA 01930 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NEW ENGLAND AOUARIUM AGENCY:

Mr. Greg Early Ms. Joy Palmer New England Aquarium Resource and NPDES Permit Compliance Section Rehabilitation Environmental Protection Agency Central Wharf Boston, MA 02910 John F. Kennedy Building

, Boston, MA 02203

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r U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 .l 1 Mr. J. T. Harrison Senior Project Manager Division of Reactor Projects

. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr.' H. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region 1 l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i 475 Allendale Road l King of Prussia, PA 19406 NRC Senior Resident Inspector l NAESCO J PO Box 300 Seabrook,NH 03874 .

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