ML20203C058

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 980211,seal Skull Discovered in Seabrook Station Circulating Water Sys Screen Wash Debris.Util Notified Natl Marine Fisheries Svc of Entrapment Incidents

ML20203C058
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	02/13/1998
From:	Hart J NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To:	Sandorf S MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
References
AR-#98003114, LIC-98080, NUDOCS 9802250052
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• North Nc,rth Atlantic Energy Service Corporation i

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February 13,1998 LIC 98080 AR #98003114 Mr. Scott Sandorf National Marine Fisheries Senice Wortheast Region One Blackbum Drive Gloucester,MA 02173 Seabrook Statior.

Seal Skull Discovered-February 11.1998 North Atlantic Energy Senice Corporation (North Atlantic) hereby reports the discovery of one partial seal skull at Seabrook Station. The seal skull was discovered in Seabrook Station's Circulating Water System screen wash debris on February 11,1998. North Atlantic notified the hational Marine Fisheries Service of this entrapment incident by telephone'. The New England Aquarium has been notified ar.d the seal skull will be sent to the Aquarium which will perform a necropsy.

This report is made in response to the National Marine Fisheries Senice le aer dated January 5, 2

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.

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Notification of seal skull discovery, telephone notification by R. Sher (North Atlantic) to S.

3 Sandorf(NMFS) on February 11,1998. )

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North Atlantic Letter, LIC-97102,"Small Take Exemption Permit," from T. Feigenbaum (Ncrth Atlantic) to R. Schmitten (NMFS).

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Very truly yours, NORTrI ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP.

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TECIINICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION $

AGENCY:

Dr. Edward Schmidt Water Supply & Pollution Control Division Ms. Joy Palmer Nil Department of Environmental Services NPDES Permit Comp!.ance Section 6 liazen Drive Environmental Protection Agency Concord, Nil 03302 John F. Kennedy Building Boston, MA 02203 Mr.Jeffrey Andrews Water Supply & Pollution Control Division NH Department of Environmental Services SEABROOK ECOLOC'.C/.L ADVISORY 6 Ilazen Drive COMMITTEE:

Concord,NH 03302 Dr. John Tietjen, Chairman Mr. Robeit Estabrook 134 Palisade Avenue NH Department of Environmental Services Leonia,NJ 07605 Water Supply & Pollution Control Division 6 Hazen Dave Dr. W. Huntting Howell Concord, Nil 03302 12 James Farm Lee, NH 03824 Mr. John Nelson NH Fbh and Game Department Dr. Saul Saila 225 Main Street 317 Switch Road Durham,NH 03824 Hope Valley, RI 02832 Mr. Bruce Smith Dr. Bernard J. McAlice NH Fish and Game Department HC61 Box 109 225 Main Street Round Pond, ME 04564 Durham,NH 03824 Dr. Robert Wilce

- Mr. Frederick Gay Department of Biology -

3 New Hampshire State Program Unit 221 Morrill Science Center J Environmental Protection Agency University of Massachusetts John F. Kennedy Building Amherst. MA 01003 Boston, MA 02203 Mr. Jack Paar NORMANDEAU ASSOCIATES Environmental Protection Agency

• 60 Westview Street Ms. Marcia Bowen Lexington, MA 02173 Normandeau Associates,Inc.

32 Main Street Mr. Eric Hutchins Yarmouth, ME 04096 National Marine Fisheries Service .

Northeast Region Paul Geoghegan Oae Blackburn Drive Normandeau Associates,Inc.

Gloucester, MA 01930 25 Nashua Road Bedford, NH 03110-5500 c

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LIC-98080/Page 4 NEW ENGLAND AOUARIUM.

Mr. Greg Early New England Aquarium Central Wharf

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. U.S. NUCI F AR REGULATORY COMMISSION U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk

. Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Craig W. Smith Senior Project Manager Division of Reactor Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 2055f-0001 Mr.11. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region i U.S. Nuclear Ren,ulatory Commission

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King of Prussia, PA 19406 NRC' Senior Resident Inspector NAESCO PO Box 300 Seabrook, Nil 03874 e

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SEABROOK STATION SEAL ENTRAPMENT INCIDENT REPORT FEBRUARY 11.1997 Site of Entrapment and Circulating Water System screen wash debris Date ofidentification: (February 11,1998).

Date of Recovery: Seal .;kull recovered on February 6,1998.

Species identification: To be detennined by New England Aquarium. ,

+2 Description / Condition of Seal: Partial skull appears to be at least several months old.

Reporter: Ronald A. Sher, Senior Scientist Recent Seal Obscrutions: An intact seal was recovered on February 6,1998.

An incident report was submitted to the NMFS'.

Recent Fish Impingement: . Not applicable. Estimated entrapraent date of seal is -

indeterminate.

Cooling Water intake Temperature at Not applicable. Estimated entrapment date of seal is Approximate Time of Entrapment: indeterminate.

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

North Atlantic letter LIC-98073, dated February 11,1998, " Seal Entrapment - February 6,1998,"

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