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MONTHYEARIR 05000272/20230042024-02-0505 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023004 and 05000311/2023004 ML24030A8752024-02-0101 February 2024 Operator Licensing Examination Approval IR 05000354/20230042024-02-0101 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023004 ML24009A1022024-01-26026 January 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CF Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0045 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) IR 05000272/20234012024-01-22022 January 2024 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000272/2023401 and 05000311/2023401 IR 05000354/20234012024-01-22022 January 2024 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000354/2023401 ML23341A1372024-01-16016 January 2024 Issuance of Amendment No. 235 Revise Trip and Standby Auto-Start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning ML24004A1542024-01-0808 January 2024 Notification of Conduct of a Fire Protection Team Inspection ML23307A1532023-12-15015 December 2023 NRC Investigation Report No. 1-2023-001 ML23335A1122023-12-15015 December 2023 Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers LR-N23-0079, Special Report 23-02-00 Pursuant to the Requirements of Salem Unit 1 Technical Specification 3.3.3.7, Action 10, for the Unit 1 Main Steam Line Rad Monitor Inoperable for Greater than Seven Days2023-12-0707 December 2023 Special Report 23-02-00 Pursuant to the Requirements of Salem Unit 1 Technical Specification 3.3.3.7, Action 10, for the Unit 1 Main Steam Line Rad Monitor Inoperable for Greater than Seven Days LR-N23-0077, Loss of Coolant Accident Peak Cladding Temperature Margin Tracking - Annual Report 2023 & 30 Day Report for Salem Unit 1 Upflow Conversion2023-11-29029 November 2023 Loss of Coolant Accident Peak Cladding Temperature Margin Tracking - Annual Report 2023 & 30 Day Report for Salem Unit 1 Upflow Conversion ML23270C0072023-11-29029 November 2023 Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement ML23324A3072023-11-17017 November 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation IR 05000272/20230032023-11-13013 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023003 and 05000311/2023003 IR 05000354/20230032023-11-0707 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023003 LR-N23-0072, Core Operating Limits Report Cycle 302023-11-0101 November 2023 Core Operating Limits Report Cycle 30 IR 05000272/20234022023-10-12012 October 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2023402, 05000272/2023402 and 05000311/2023402 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000272/20230102023-10-12012 October 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report O5000272/2023010 and 05000311/2023010 LR-N23-0065, Submittal of 2023 Annual 10 CFR 50.46 Report2023-10-0202 October 2023 Submittal of 2023 Annual 10 CFR 50.46 Report LR-N23-0045, and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement2023-09-0808 September 2023 and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement ML23249A2612023-09-0606 September 2023 License Amendment Request to Modify the Salem and Hope Creek Exclusion Area Boundary IR 05000272/20230052023-08-31031 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2023005 and 05000311/2023005) IR 05000354/20230052023-08-31031 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Hope Creek Generating Station (Report 05000354/2023005) ML23233A0762023-08-21021 August 2023 Requalification Program Inspection ML23192A8212023-08-14014 August 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendment Nos. 234, 347, and 329 Revise Technical Specifications to Delete Meteorological Tower Location IR 05000272/20230022023-08-0909 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023002 and 05000311/2023002 LR-N23-0055, Special Report 272/23-01-00, Pursuant to the Requirements of Technical Specification 3.3.3.1, Action 23, for the Vent Noble Gas Rad Monitor Inoperable for Greater than Seven Days2023-08-0303 August 2023 Special Report 272/23-01-00, Pursuant to the Requirements of Technical Specification 3.3.3.1, Action 23, for the Vent Noble Gas Rad Monitor Inoperable for Greater than Seven Days IR 05000354/20230022023-08-0303 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023002 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Inspection Report 07200048/2023001 IR 05000354/20230102023-08-0303 August 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000354/2023010 LR-N23-0052, Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers Per Technical Specification 4.6.2.12023-07-31031 July 2023 Retest Schedule for Drywell to Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers Per Technical Specification 4.6.2.1 LR-N23-0054, In-Service Inspection Activities2023-07-26026 July 2023 In-Service Inspection Activities LR-N23-0042, Spent Fuel Cask Registration2023-07-12012 July 2023 Spent Fuel Cask Registration LR-N23-0046, Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented June 28, 20232023-07-10010 July 2023 Emergency Plan Document Revisions Implemented June 28, 2023 LR-N23-0005, License Amendment Request to Amend Technical Specifications (TS) 6.8.4.f for Permanent Extension of Type a and Type C Leak Rate Test Frequencies2023-06-23023 June 2023 License Amendment Request to Amend Technical Specifications (TS) 6.8.4.f for Permanent Extension of Type a and Type C Leak Rate Test Frequencies ML23139A1472023-06-0505 June 2023 Relief Request Associated with Fourth Interval In-service Inspection Limited Examinations of Weld Coverage ML23096A1842023-05-0909 May 2023 Issuance of Amendment No. 328 Revise and Relocate Reactor Coolant System Pressure and Temperature Limits and Pressurizer Overpressure Protection System Limits to Pressure and Temperature Limits Report IR 05000272/20230012023-05-0303 May 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023001 and 05000311/2023001 ML23081A4662023-05-0202 May 2023 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 346 and 327 Revise Technical Specifications to Extend Allowable Outage Time for Inoperable Emergency Diesel Generator IR 05000272/20233012023-05-0101 May 2023 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000272/2023301 and 05000311/2023301 ML23121A1412023-05-0101 May 2023 Senior Reactor and Reactor Operator Initial License Examinations IR 05000354/20230112023-05-0101 May 2023 Commercial Grade Dedication Report 05000354/2023011 LR-N23-0035, 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR)2023-04-27027 April 2023 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR) LR-N23-0034, 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR) - Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station2023-04-27027 April 2023 2022 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR) - Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station LR-N23-0033, Core Operating Limits Report Cycle 272023-04-26026 April 2023 Core Operating Limits Report Cycle 27 IR 05000354/20230012023-04-26026 April 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023001 LR-N23-0010, License Amendment Request Revision of Technical Specification (TS) to Delete TS Section 5.5 - Meteorological Tower Location2023-04-21021 April 2023 License Amendment Request Revision of Technical Specification (TS) to Delete TS Section 5.5 - Meteorological Tower Location LR-N23-0009, License Amendment Request (LAR) to Revise the Hope Creek Trip and Standby Auto-start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Trains2023-04-18018 April 2023 License Amendment Request (LAR) to Revise the Hope Creek Trip and Standby Auto-start Logic Associated with Safety Related Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Trains ML23087A1492023-04-17017 April 2023 NRC to PSEG Salem, Transmittal of the National Marine Fisheries Service'S March 24, 2023, Biological Opinion GAR-2020-02842 Concerning Salem and Hope Creek 2024-02-05
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April 17, 2023 Robert DeNight Vice President - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear LLC End of Alloway Creek Neck Road Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
TRANSMITTAL OF THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICES MARCH 24, 2023, BIOLOGICAL OPINION GAR-2020-02842 CONCERNING SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1
Dear Robert DeNight:
On March 24, 2023, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a new biological opinion concerning the continued operation of Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Salem), and Hope Creek Generating Station, Unit 1 (Hope Creek), under the current renewed facility operating licenses. The NMFSs transmittal letter and biological opinion are enclosed and are publicly available at Agencywide Documents Accession and Management System Accession (ADAMS) Package No. ML23086A093.
On July 2, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested to reinitiate consultation with NMFS under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended (ESA) (ML20156A066), because PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) had exceeded the incidental take statement limits set forth in NMFSs July 17, 2014, biological opinion (ML14202A146) for captures of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) at Salem.
At that time, PSEG personnel had reported the exceedance of the allowable numbers of total impingement mortality and total causal impingement mortality at Salems cooling water intake structure trash bars. In its reinitiation request, the NRC also noted that Salem was approaching the incidental take statement limit for Atlantic sturgeon captures during bottom trawl sampling, which PSEG conducts annually pursuant to its Updated Biological Monitoring Work Plan, a requirement of its New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
In 2021 and 2022, PSEG personnel collected 14 Kemps ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) from the Salem trash rakes during raking activities. Most of the recovered individuals were dead, and these captures exceeded the incidental take limits for this species set forth in the 2014 biological opinion. PSEG sent most of the sea turtle carcasses to a laboratory for analysis. Many of the sea turtles were in a state of decomposition that indicated death prior to interacting with Salems cooling water intake structure. Of the individuals that exhibited signs of more recent death, some had fresh wounds or signs of trauma while others did not.
However, laboratory analysis did not reveal cause of death for these individuals. As part of the consultation, NRC, NMFS, and PSEG met several times to discuss the Kemps ridley mortality events, in addition to holding discussions on Atlantic sturgeon.
R. DeNight As a result of the reinitiated consultation, NMFS issued the enclosed biological opinion.
Notably, the new opinion:
revises the amount or extent of take of the two species subject to the consultation, Atlantic sturgeon, and Kemps ridley sea turtles, adjusts the amount of extent of take of other species considered in the 2014 biological opinion (green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta),
and shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)) based on more recent population data, capture numbers, and the remaining years of licensed operation, and makes minor changes to the Terms and Conditions of the incidental take statement concerning reporting listed species captures and mortalities.
Although Hope Creek is addressed in the biological opinion, no incidental take of listed species is anticipated at this facility, and NMFS authorizes no such take at Hope Creek in the incidental take statement.
Section 4.2.1, Aquatic Monitoring, of appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan (Non-Radiological), to the Salem and Hope Creek renewed operating licenses require PSEG to adhere to the specific requirements within the currently applicable Incidental Take Statement, to the Biological Opinion. With this letter, the NRC affirms that the currently applicable incidental take statement is contained within the NMFSs March 28, 2023, biological opinion.
PSEG does not need to take any action for this change to apply.
Should you need to discuss the information in this letter, or any other matters related to Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation for Salem or Hope Creek, please contact Briana Arlene, Conservation Biologist and ESA Section 7 Coordinator, at 301-415-1042 or via email at briana.arlene@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Signed by Smith, Theodore on 04/17/23 Theodore B. Smith, Chief Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Regulatory, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311 and 50-354
Enclosure:
Biological Opinion cc: Listserv
Package: ML23087A151, Letter: ML23087A149, ML23089A094,
Enclosure:
ML23086A093 *signed 4/17/23 OFFICE REFS REFS DORL OGC:NLO REFS NAME BArlene AWalker-Smith JKim KDowling TSmith*
DATE 4/3/2023 4/3/2023 4/3/2023 4/5/2023 4/17/2023