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NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp'S Ridley Sea Turtle 07/06/2021

ML21193A239
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	07/07/2021
From:	Cary R PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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From: Cary, Richard H. <Richard.Cary@pseg.com>

Sent: Wednesday, July 7, 2021 8:07 AM To: incidental.take@noaa.gov; EndangeredSpecies Resource Cc: Neilan, Brian

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[External_Sender] Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle 07/06/2021 Attachments: Sea turtle Incidental Take Report 7-6-21.pdf Attached is the Incidental Take Report for a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle collected on 07/06/2021 from the Salem Generating Station during routine raking of the cooling water intake trash bars. Based on the decayed condition, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center declined to take possession of the specimen for potential necropsy. This incidental take is authorized under Biological Opinion NER-2010-6581.

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[External_Sender] Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle 07/06/2021 Sent Date: 7/7/2021 8:06:35 AM Received Date: 7/7/2021 8:06:58 AM From: Cary, Richard H.

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APPENDIX B - Part 1 (Sea Turtle)

Incident Report Sea Turtle Take - PSEG Salem Generating Station Photographs should be taken and the following information should be collected from all turtles and sturgeon (alive and dead) found in association with Salem. Please submit all turtle necropsy results (including sex and stomach contents) to NMFS upon receipt.

Observer's full name: Kenny Kiess (ECSI)

Reporters full name: Kenny Kiess (ECSI)

Species Identification (Key attached): Kemps ridley (Lepidochelys kempi)

Site of Impingement (Unit 1 or 2, CWS or DWS, Bay #, etc.): CWIS, Unit 1, 13A intake bay Date animal observed: 07-06-21 Time animal observed: 08:16 AM Date animal collected: 07-06-21 Time animal collected: 08:16 AM Date rehab facility contacted: 07-06-21 Time rehab facility contacted: 08:44 AM Date animal picked up/ delivered to facility: Time animal picked up/delivered to facility:

Marine Mammal Stranding Center was contacted in regards to their interest in taking possession of the turtle.

However, due to poor condition, MMSC staff directed ECSI personnel to discard the specimen.

Environmental conditions at time of observation (i.e., tidal stage, weather):

Salinity: 6.0ppt Sky condition: partly cloudy Tide: Flood 2 (92.5ft.) Air temp. 25.0°C Wave height: slight Wind - SW Date and time of last inspection of screen: 07/05/21 @ 07:06 PM Water temperature (°C) at site and time of observation: 25.0°C Number of pumps operating at time of observation: 12 Circulators in operation Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit at time of observation: Unit 1-99.8 % / Unit 2-99.9%

Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit over the 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> previous to observation: Unit 1-99.8 %

/ Unit 2-100%

Sea Turtle Information: (please designate cm/m or inches)

Fate of animal (circle one): dead alive Condition of animal (include comments on injuries, whether the turtle is healthy or emaciated, general behavior while at Salem. During routine trash rack cleaning, Salem Yard Crew personnel retrieved a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle from Salem Unit 1, 13A circulator intake bay. Salem Unit Control and PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs personnel were notified. After contacting PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs (NEA) personnel, Environmental Consulting Services Inc. (ECSI) personnel verified species identification and began processing of the specimen. A phone call was placed to the NJ Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) to determine their interest in taking possession of the carcass. ECSI staff provided MMSC staff with a description of the condition of the turtle, and based on those details, MMSC directed ECSI staff to discard the specimen. After verification with PSEG NEA, specimen was discarded into the on-site waste debris collection container.

Carapace length - Curved: 49.3cm Straight: 28.8cm Carapace width - Curved: 51.3cm Straight: 38.3cm Existing tags? YES / NO Please record all tag numbers. Tag # _____________________

Photograph attached: YES / NO 1

APPENDIX B, continued (Incident Report of Sea Turtle Take)

Draw wounds, abnormalities, tag locations on diagram and briefly describe below.

Damage to rhamphopheca, anterior to right eye and abrasions observed to ventral portion of neck.

Description of animal:

At the time of observation at 08:16AM, the specimen was determined to be deceased, indicated by the lack of movement and an existing odor of decay. Specimen revealed damage to the front of the head, in what appears to be a partial separation of the rhamphopheca from the skull, as well as abrasions to the skin on the ventral portion of the neck. Minor damage, in the form of abrasions or scale separation, found on the carapace, in the location of the 2nd and 3rd vertebral scute (refer to illustration). External tags were not observed, and an internal PIT tag was not indicated.

All information should be sent to the following address:

National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region Protected Resources Division Attention: Section 7 Coordinator 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone: (978) 281-9328 FAX: (978) 281-9394 2

Salem SGS Incidental Take Report - Sea Turtle Attachment 1 Dorsal view of a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle, as it appeared after retrieval from Salem CWIS intake on 07-06-2021 by Salem Yard crew personnel during routine trash rack cleaning. Some minor damage to the head and surface of the carapace was observed (07/06/2021).

A ventral view showing the condition of the plastron. Evidence of subcutaneous bruising on plastron, and surface skin abrasions to the ventral portion of the neck are apparent (07/06/2021).

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Incidental Report Sea Turtle Take -Salem Attachment 1 A close-up of the head, showing skin abrasions to the ventral portion of the neck (07/06/2021).

A dorsolateral view of the right side of the head, showing what appears to be separation of the rhamphopheca from the scull, immediately anterior to the eye (07/06/2021).

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Incidental Report Sea Turtle Take -Salem Attachment 1 In addition to the overall round body appearance, the existence of distinct pores near the margins of each of the inframarginal scutes, on the right and left side of the plastron (identified by the red circles in photo) were identified [07/06/2021].

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