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NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 981027 Seal Skull Was Discovered.Skull Was Removed from Wash Debris & Sent to New England Aquarium in Order to Determine Species & Approx Age
ML20155F896
Person / Time
Site: Seabrook NextEra Energy icon.png
Issue date: 11/03/1998
From: Hart J
NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To: Sandorf S
MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
References
AR-#98019312, LIC-98513, NUDOCS 9811060146
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()g+g P.O. Box 300 ) North Atlantic Energy Sr.i :e Corporation Seabrook, Nil 03874 I OklIlO (603) 474-9521 .j The Northeast Utilities System November 3,1998 LIC-98513 AR #98019312 Mr. Scott Sandorf NationalMarine Fisheries Service NortheastRegion One Blackburn Drive Gloucester,MA 02173 Seabrook Station Seal Skull Discovered-October 27.1998 i North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (North Atlantic) hereby reports the discovery of a seal skull at Seabrook Station. The skull was removed from Seabrook Station's wash debris on October 27,1998. North Atlantic notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of this discovery by telephone'. The seal skull was sent to the New England Aquarium in order to determine the species and approximateage of the seal. 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. 3 North Atlantic submitted an application for a Small Take Exemption Permit on June 13,1997 for the incidentaltaking of seals pursuant to Section 101(a)(5)(A)of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and in accordance with 50 CFR 216.104. / - / 3 Notification of Seal Skull Discovery, Telephone Notification by R. Sher (North Atlantic) to S. Sandorf(NMFS) on October 27,1998. Th i 2 L National Marine Fisheries Service letter dated January 5,1995, Mr. Chris Mantzaris (NMFS) to R. l Jeb DeLoach (North Atlantic). ' North Atlantic Letter, LIC-97102,"Small Take Exemption Permit," from T. Feigenbaum (North Atlantic) to R. Schmitten (NMFS). l-9811060146 981103 T" PDR ADOCK 05000443 h S PDR y

National Marine Fisheries Services LIC-98513 / Page 2 - If you hav. dditionalquestions,please contact me at (603) 773-7762. ea Very truly yours, NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. 1 A [J ~ n B. Hart En tironmental Compliance Manager b l i r i t. l-l l 2 4 s -m s +-er- ' +, e s v,-- - -- - s. e,-- w --o -e. e-- g -v-~ --e, ,e-e- - > -

s National Marine Fisheries Services LIC-98513 / Page 3 cc (with En61osure)' TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: SEABROOK ECOLOGICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Mr.Jeffrey Andrews NH Dept. of Environmental Services Water Division Dr. John Tietjen, Chairman 134 Palisade Avenue 6 Hazen Drive Concord,NH 03302 Leonia,NJ 07605 Mr. Robert Estabrook Dr. W. Huntting Howell 12 James Farm NH Dept. of Environmental Services Water Division Lee,NH 03824 6 Hazen Drive Dr. Saul Saila Concord, NH 03302 317 Switch Road Mr. John Nelson Hope Valley, R1 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 Dr. Robert Wilce NH Fish and Game Department 225 Main Street Department of Biology 221 Morrill Science Center urham,NH 038N University of Massachusetts Mr. Frederick Gay Amherst, MA 01003 New Hampshire State Program Unit Environmental Protection Agency John F. Kennedy Building NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATES Boston, MA 02203 Mr. Jack Paar Ms. Marcia Bowen EnvironmentalProtection Agency Normandeau 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. 25 Nashua Road Northeast Region One Blackburn Drive "vf rd, NH 03110 Gloucester, MA 01930 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NEW ENGLAND AOUARIUM AGENCY: Mr. Greg Early Ms. Joy Palmer New England Aquarium Resource and Rehabilitation NPDES Permit Compliance Section Central Wharf Environmental Protection Agency John F. Kennedy Building Boston, MA 02910 Boston,MA 02203 1

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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001

- Mr. J. T. Harrison. ' Senior Project Manager Division of Reactor Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission -l Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. H. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 NRC Senior Resident Inspector NAESCO - PO Box 300 j Seabrook,NH 03874 (

~ - _.. _ _. ~.. _ _ _ - r. ~. i SEABROOK STATION 4 l SEAL SKULL DISCOVERY REPORT l OCTOBER 27,1998 L Site of Entrapmentsand Screen wash debris following wash of Circulating Water and Date ofInitialObservation Service Water System (October 27,1998). (Recovery Date): Species Identification: To be determined by the New England Aquarium. Description / Condition of Seal: Upper portion of skull. Reporter: Ron Sher, Senior Scientist Last SealObservation: Three harbor seals were recovered on October 8 (2) and 10,1998. 4 An incident report was submitted to the NMFS.

1. Seal (10/8 #1)- 75 lbs, juvenile male,100 cm. long
2. Seal (10/8 #2)- 45 lbs, young-of-yearfemale,86 cm. long
3. Seal (10/10/98-50 lbs, young-of-yearfemale,85 cm. long Recent Fish Impingement:

Date of entrapment not could not be estimated, therefore, fish impingementat time of entrapment could not be determined. Cooling WaterIntake Temperature at Date of entrapment not could not be estimated, therefore, intake ApproximateTime of Entrapments: water temperature at time of entrapment could not be determined. . Plant Power Levelat Time of Seabrook Station had been operating at 100 percent for the Entrapment: previous 109 days.

  • North Atlantic letter LIC-98493, dated October 19,1998," Seal Entrapments-October 5,8 and 10,1998,"

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