ML22269A482

NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp'S Ridley Sea Turtle 09/23/2022

ML22269A482
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	09/26/2022
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: Monday, September 26, 2022 10:25 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 09/23/2022 Attachments: Sea turtle Incidental Take Report 9-23-22.pdf Attached is the Incidental Take Report for a live Kemps ridley sea turtle collected on 09/23/2022 from the Salem Generating Station during routine raking of the cooling water intake trash bars. There was no indication of injury and the NJ Marine Mammal Stranding Center took custody of this turtle. 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 09/23/2022 Sent Date: 9/26/2022 10:25:28 AM Received Date: 9/26/2022 10:25:51 AM From: Strait, Kenneth A.

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"Neilan, Brian" <Brian.Neilan@dep.nj.gov>

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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, 13A Date animal observed: 09-23-22 Time animal observed: 08:10AM Date animal collected: 09-23-22 Time animal collected: 08:30AM Date rehab facility contacted: 9-23-22 Time rehab facility contacted: 08:50AM Date animal picked up/ delivered to facility: 9-23-22 Time animal picked up/delivered to facility: 10:36AM Marine Mammal Stranding Center was contacted regarding the incidental take. and they coordinated with ECSI on-site personnel to have a MMSC volunteer pick up the specimen from the Station, and transport back to their facility.

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

Salinity: 13.0ppt Sky condition: clear Tide: Flood 1 (91.5ft) Air temp. 12.0°C Wave height: slight Wind - NW Date and time of last inspection of screen: 09/22/22 @ 09:42 PM Water temperature (°C) at site and time of observation: 23.5°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 1-100.0% / 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, assisted by ECSI personnel, retrieved a live Kemps ridley sea turtle from Salem Circulator Intake, bay 13A. 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.

Carapace length - Curved: 27.9cm Straight: 26.7cm Carapace width - Curved: 26.7cm Straight: 25.4cm 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:

Specimen was in excellent condition at the time of retrieval. 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 live, Kemps ridley sea turtle, collected from Salem CWIS intake on 09-23-2022 by Salem Yard crew, with assistance from ECSI on-site personnel.

Specimen was in excellent condition, with no indication of injury (09/23/2022).

A ventral view of the specimen, showing the condition of the plastron (09/23/2022).

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Incidental Report Sea Turtle Take -Salem Attachment 1 A dorsolateral view, showing the overall good condition of the specimen. After processing, the turtle was placed into a plastic tub, and covered with damp towels until a transfer of custody occurred with personnel from the NJ Marine Mammal Stranding Facility (09/23/2022).

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