ML20154R644

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 981005 & 08,two Seals Entrapped in CWS Pumphouse Forebay & on 981010,one Seal Entrapped in CSC Screen Wash Debris.New England Aquarium Notified to Pickup Seals in Order to Perform Necropsies

ML20154R644
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	10/19/1998
From:	Hart J NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To:	Sandorf S MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
References
AR#98018191, LIC-98493, NUDOCS 9810270123
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Seabrook, NII 03874 RIlklC (603) 474-9321 The Northeast l'tilitien System October 19,1998 LIC-98493 l

AR #98018191 Mr. Scott Sandorf

, NationalMarine Fisheries Service

Northeast Region One Blackbum Drive Gloucester,MA 02173 Seabrook Station Seal Entranments-October 5. 8 and 10.1998

$ North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (North Atlantic) hereby reports the entrapment of three seals at Seabrook Station. Two of the three seals were observed in Seabrook Station's Circulating Water System Pumphouse Forebay and the third was removed from Circulating Water System screen wash debris. North Atlantic notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of this

[ entrapment incident by telephone'. The New England Aquarium was notified to pickup the seal in

order to perform necropsies on the seals in the near future.

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

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

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{ 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.

I Notification of Seal Entrapment incident, Telephone Notification by J. Hart (North Atlantic) to S.

Sandorf(NMFS) on September 21,1998.

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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 .

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Atlantic) to R. Schmitten (NMFS).

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

Very truly yours, 1 NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP.

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cc (with Enclosure) l TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMSilTTEE: SEABROOK ECOLOGICAL ADVISORY Mr.Jeffrey Andrews '" "

Nil Dept. of Environmental Services a er insion Dr. John Tietjen, Chairman 134 Palisade Avenue Leonia, NJ 07605 Concord,NH 03302 Mr. Robert Estabrook Dr. W. Iluntting flowell NH Dept. of Environmental Services 12 James Farm Water Division Lee, Nil 03824 6 Hazen Drive Dr. Saul Saila Concord,NH 03302 317 Switch Road Mr. John Nelson 11 pe Valley, RI 02832 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 NH Fish and Game Department Dr. Robert Wilce 225 Main Street Departnient of Wology I grills ienc Center Durham, NH 03824 Um.versity of Massachusetts Mr. Frederick Gay Amherst, MA 01003 New llampshire State Program Unit Environmental Protection Agency John F. Kennedy Building NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATES Boston, MA 02203 Mr. Jack Paar Ms. Marcia Bowen Environmental Protection Agency Ncemandeau Associates,Inc.

60 Westview Street 82 Main Street Lexington, MA 02173 Yarmouth, ME 04096 Mr. Eric Hutchins Mr. Paul Geoghegan National Marine Fisheries Service Normandeau Associates,Inc.

Northeast Region 25 Nashua Road One Blackburn Drive Bedford, NH 03110 Gloucester, MA 01930 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NEW ENGLAND AOUARIUM AG ENCY:

Mr. Greg Early Ms. Joy Palmer New England Aquarium Resource and NPDES Permit Compliance Section Rehabilitation Environmental Protection Agency Central Wharf John F. Kennedy Building Boston, MA 02910 Boston, MA 02203

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. National Mr.rine Fisheries Services LIC-98493 / Page 4 U.S. NUCLE AR REGULATORY COMMISSION

. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,

Document Control Desk j Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 l 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 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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SEAL ENTRAPMENT INCIDENT REPORT l- OCTOBER 5,8 AND 10,1998

]' Site of Entrapmeritsand Seal 1: Circulating Water System Pumphouse Forebay- October 5,1998 Date ofInitialObservation (October 8,1998)

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] Seal 2: Circulating Water Systern Pumphouse Forebay- October 8,1998 l (October 8,1998) j Seal 3: CirculatingWater System Screen Wash Debris- October 10,1998 (October 10,1998)

SpeciesIdentification: Harbor seals Description / Condition of Seal: Seal 1: Young-of-the-yearin good condition.

[ Seal 2: Young-of-the-yearin good condition.

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Seal 3

Young-of-the-yearin good condition.

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Reporter: Ron Sher, Senior Scientist i

l Last Seal Observation: Two young-of-the-year harbor seal were recovered on September 21, 1998. An incident report was submitted to the NMFS'. ,

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f Recent Fish Impingement: Seal 1: About 70 fish were impinged in the five days since the previous

! screen wash including 49 rock gunnel,6 cunner and 3 pollock.

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, Seal 2: About 60 fish were impinged in the two screen wash during the 4- previous three days including 35 rock gunnel and 8 cunner.

J-1 Seal 3: About 210 fish were impinged in the two days since the previous t i screen wash including i18 rock gunnel,41 cunnerand 18 sea snail. ,

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i 'ApproximateTime of Entrapments: 48 F i Plant Power Level at Time of Seabrook Station was operating at 100 percent.

Entrapment

I North Atlantic letter LIC-98477, dated October 5,1998," Seal Entrapments-September 21,1998,"

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