ML20197J847

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 981205,discovered Seal Entrapped in Station Circulating Water Pumphouse Forebay. Seal Was Recovered on 981207 & Provided to New England Aquarium Where Necropsy Will Be Performed

ML20197J847
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	12/10/1998
From:	Hart J NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To:	Sandorf S MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
References
AR#980021203, LIC-98545, NUDOCS 9812160007
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December 10,1998 I

LIC-98545 AR #980021203

. Mr. Scott Sandorf  ;

National Marine Fisheries Sersice l Northeast Region  !

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! Gloucester,MA 02173 Seabrook Station Seal Entrapment-December 5,1998

North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (North Atlantic) hereby reports the discovery of a seal

entrapped at Seabrook Station. The seal was observed in Seabrook Station's Circulating Water Pumphouse forebay on December 5,1999 and was recovered on December 7,1998. North Atlantic  ;

notified the National Marine Fisheries Service of this discovery by telephone'. The seal will be 1

provided to the New England Aquarium where a necropsy will be performed.

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 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, Telephone Notification by R. Sher (North Atlantic) to S. Sandorf (NMFS) on December 7,1998.

2 National Marine Fisheries Service letter dated January 5,1995, Mr. Chris Mantzaris (NMFS) to R. Jeb DeLoach (North Atlantic). r ?v 3 North Atlantic Letter, LIC-97102, "Small Take Exemption Pennit," from T. Feigenbaum (North Atlantic) to R. Schmitten (NMFS).

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

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TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: SEABROOK ECOLOGICAL ADVISORY  !

Mr. Jeffrey Andrews COMMITTEE:

NH Dept. of Environmental Services Water Division Dr. John Tietjen, Chairman 6 Hazen Drive 134 Palisade Avenue Concord,NH 03302 Leonia,NJ 07605 Mr. Robert Estabrook Dr. W. Huntting Howell 12 James Farm NH Dept. of Environmental Services Lee,NH 03824 Water Division 6 Hazen Drive Dr. Saul Salla Concord, NH 03302 317 Switch Road Mr. John Nelson H 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 Ms. Clare McBane NH Fish and Game Department Dr. Robert Wilce 225 Main Street Department of Biology Durham,NH 03824 221 Morrill Science Center 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 l

Environmental Protection Agency Normandeau Associates,Inc.

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 Northeast Region 25 Nashua Road One Blackburn Drive Bedford, NH 03110 Gloucester, MA 01930 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM j AGENCY: l Mr. Greg Early i Ms. Joy Palmer New England Aquarium Resource and )

NPDES Permit Compliance Section Rehabilitation  !

- Environmental Protection Agenc'y Central Wharf j Boston, MA 02910 John F. Kennedy Building Bor, ton, MA 02203 i

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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 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Mr. H. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region 1

- U.S. Nuclear Regulatoiy Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 i

NRC Senior Resident inspector NAESCO t PO Box 300

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i SEABROOK STATION SEAL ENTRAPMENT INCIDENT REPORT DECEMBER 5,1998 SiteofEnvapmentandDate of Circulating Water System Forebay on December 5,1998 InitialObservation (December 7,1998).

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1 SpeciesIdentification: To be determined by the New England Aquarium.

i Description / Condition of Seal: Intact seal, about 180 pounds. Head badly damaged. <

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i Reporter: Ron Sher, Senior Scientist l

l Last Seal Observation: Seal remains were recovered on November 24,1998. An )

4 incident report was submitted to the NMFS . I l

Recent FishImpingement

About 35 fish were impinged during the week prior to the

seal entrapment, including 26 sea snail and five silverside.

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Cooling WaterIntake Temperature j_ nt ApproximateTime of Entrapment: 44 F

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

Entrapment:

North Atlantic letter LIC-98537, dated November 25,1998, " Seal Remains Recovered-November 24, 1998," J. Ilart (North Atlantic) to S. Sandorf(NMFS) 1

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