ML20195D643
| ML20195D643 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 11/10/1998 |
| From: | Hart J NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO) |
| To: | Sandorf S MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF |
| References | |
| AR#98019597, LIC-98517, NUDOCS 9811180116 | |
| Download: ML20195D643 (6) | |
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'Mr. Scott Sandorf NationalMarine Fisheries Service
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Seabrook Station
- Seal Entraoment-Novemter 3.1998
. North ^tlantic Energy Service Corporation (North Atlantic) hereby reports the entrapment of a seal at Seabrook Station. The seal was observed in Seabrook Station's Circulating Water System
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Pumphouse Forebay on November 3,1998 and recovered the same day. North Atlantic notified the f
' 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.
.This report is made in response to the National Marine Fisheries Service letter dated 2
January 5,1995, recommendingthat North Atlantic report seal entrapmentincidents. The attached
. seal entrapment incident report is enclosed as requested.
3 ' Notification of Seal Entrapment Incident, Telephone Notification by R. Sher (North Atlantic) to S. Sandorf(NMFS) on November 3,1998.
2 - National Marine Fisheries Service letter dated January 5,1995, Mr. Chris Mantzaris (NMFS) to R. Jeb DeLoach (North Atlantic).
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National Marine Fisheries Services LIC-98517 / Page 2 North Atlantic subn9:'ed an application for a Small Take Exemption Permit on June 13,1997 for 3
the incidental taking c; seals pursuant to Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act and in accordance with 50 CFR 216.104.
If you have additional questions, please contact me at (603) 773-7762.
Very truly yours, NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP.
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3 North Atlantic Letter, LIC-97102,"Small Take Exemption Permit," from T. Feigenbaum (North Atlantic) to R. Schmitten (NMFS).
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LIC-98517 / Page 3 cc (with Enclosure)
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 Leoma,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 07832 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 i
Durham,NH 03824 University of Massachusetts Mr. Frederick Gay Amherst, MA 01003 New Hampshire State Program Unit' l
Environmental Protection Agency John F. Kennedy Building NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATES Boston, MA 02203 Mr. Jack Paar Ms. Marcia Bowen Environmental Protection 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 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 Rehabilitation NPDES Permit Compliance Section Central Wharf Environmental Protection Agency John F. Kennedy Building Boston, MA 02910 4
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY
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~ U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 1
Mr. J. T. Harrison Senior Project Manager Division of Reactor Projects
. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Mr. H. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region 1 i
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406
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SEABROOK STATION SEAL' ENTRAPMENT INCIDENT REPORT NOVEMBER 3.1998 Site of Entrapmentand Circulating Water System Pumphouse Forebay-November 3,1998 Date ofInitialObservation (November 3,1998)
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Speciesidentification:
Believed to be harborseal Description / Condition of Seal:
Young-of-the-year,in good condition.
Reporter:
Ron Sher, Senior Scientist Last SealObservation:
A seal skull was recovered from screen wash debris on October 27,1998.
An incident report was submitted to the NMFS*.
Recent Fish Impingement:
During the six days since the previous screen wash on October 28,1998, about 80 fish were impinged, including 53 rock gunnel,5 pollock and 4 cunner.
Cooling Waterintake Temperatureat ApproximateTime of Entrapment:
48 F Plant Power Levelat Time of Seabrook Station was operating at 100 percent.
Entrapment:
- ~ North Atlantic letter LIC-98513, dated November 3,1998, " Seal Skull Discovered-October 27,1998,"
J. Hart (North Atlantic) to S. Sandorf(NMFS) 7 Page1ofl'
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