ML22269A035

NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp'S Ridley Sea Turtle 09/22/2022

ML22269A035
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	09/23/2022
From:	Strait K PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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From: Strait, Kenneth A. <Kenneth.Strait@pseg.com>

Sent: Friday, September 23, 2022 9:41 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 09/22/2022 Attachments: Sea turtle Incidental Take Report 9-22-22.pdf Attached is the Incidental Take Report for a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle collected on 09/22/2022 from the Salem Generating Station during routine raking of the cooling water intake trash bars. The NJ Marine Mammal Stranding Center did not take possession of the specimen for potential necropsy. The specimen has been held for study pending direction from NOAA/NMFS. This incidental take is authorized under Biological Opinion NER-2010-6581.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Thanks.

Ken Kenneth A. Strait Manager-Biological Programs PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs P.O. Box 236, N33 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08302 kenneth.strait@pseg.com www.pseg.com/environment/estuary The information contained in this e-mail, including any attachment(s), is intended solely for use by the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, or a person designated as responsible for delivering such messages to the intended recipient, you are not authorized to disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message, in whole or in part, without written authorization from PSEG. This e-mail may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. This notice is included in all e-mail messages leaving PSEG. Thank you for your cooperation.

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[External_Sender] Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle 09/22/2022 Sent Date: 9/23/2022 9:40:37 AM Received Date: 9/23/2022 9:41:09 AM From: Strait, Kenneth A.

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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: Matthew McQueston (ECSI)

Reporters full name: Matthew McQueston (ECSI)

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

Site of Impingement (Unit 1 or 2, CWS or DWS, Bay #, etc.): Salem Circulating Water Intake, Unit 1 Date animal observed: 09-22-22 Time animal observed: 13:10 Date animal collected: 09-22-22 Time animal collected: 13:10 Date rehab facility contacted: 9-22-22 Time rehab facility contacted: 13:30 Date animal picked up/ delivered to facility: NA Time animal picked up/delivered to facility:

Marine Mammal Stranding Center was contacted regarding the incidental take, but they declined taking possession of the carcass due to its condition.

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

Salinity: 12.0ppt Sky condition: light rain Tide: Ebb 2 (90.0ft.) Air temp. 21.0°C Wave height: slight Wind - SE Date and time of last inspection of screen: 09/21/22 @ 09:13 PM Water temperature (°C) at site and time of observation: 25.0°C Number of pumps operating at time of observation: 11 Circulators in operation Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit at time of observation: Unit 1-100.2% / Unit 2-100.1%

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 1-100.2

% / Unit 2-99.6%

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 inspection and cleaning, Salem Yard Crew personnel retrieved a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle from Salem circulator intake. 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. At the direction of PSEG NEA, the deceased specimen was transported back to the ECSI office, and placed in refrigeration, awaiting further direction on final disposition from NMFS.

Carapace length - Curved: 26.4cm Straight: 24.1cm Carapace width - Curved: 25.4cm Straight: 22.9cm 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.

Description of animal:

At the time of collection, the specimen was deceased, but no external damage was observed during processing indicating a possible cause of death. Specimen revealed evidence of bruising on portions of the plastron and on the ventral surface of the flippers. Also evident were the early stages of decomposition, indicated by a foul odor as well as by distinct swelling of the eyes, neck, and the tongue. Based on this evidence, it is likely the specimen perished at some point prior to its observation and subsequent collection at the facility. 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, collected from Salem CWIS intake on 09-22-2022 by Salem Yard crew personnel. Specimen was not severely damaged, but revealed signs of the onset of early decomposition (09/22/2022).

A ventral view of the specimen, showing the condition of the plastron.

Except for some bruising on the plastron and flippers, no obvious signs of injury or damage was observed (09/22/2022).

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Incidental Report Sea Turtle Take -Salem Attachment 1 A dorsolateral view of specimen, showing the effects of the early stages of decomposition, indicated by swelling of the eyes, tongue, and tissue in the vicinity of the head and neck, as well as peeling of the outer layer of the scutes on the carapace (09/22/2022).

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