ML25338A065
| ML25338A065 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 10/31/2025 |
| From: | Sharbaugh D Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service |
| References | |
| LR-E25-0089, EEP25040 | |
| Download: ML25338A065 (0) | |
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PSEG Nuclear LLC P.0. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 0PSEG SEND VIA EMAIL October 31, 2025 LR-E25-0089 EEP25040 National Marine Fisheries Service Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office ATTN: Section 7 Coordinator 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 nmfs.gar.incidental-take@noaa.gov SALEM AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATIONS BIOLOGICAL OPINION GAR-2020-02842 Nuclear LLC 2025/2026 ANNUAL SALEM ICE BARRIER DEPLOYMENT SCHEUDLE The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) concluded formal consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, on April 17, 2023, with NRC's issuance of a Biological Opinion for Continued Operations of Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations and Incidental Take Statement (ITS) to PSEG In accordance with Term and Condition (T&C) #6 of the ITS, PSEG must conduct analysis of long-term river water temperature and any available future cast of river temperature and ice conditions to develop an annual installation and removal schedule for the deployment of the ice barriers In accordance with T&C #6 of the ITS, the previously submitted "Circulatmg Water Intake Structure Ice Barrier Installation Assessment at Salem Generating Station 2023/2024" summarizes the recommended ice barrier installation and deployment schedule at the Circulating Water Intake Structure (CWIS). This report will be used as the basis for ice barrier installation during the 2025/2026 season.
For the 2025/2026 winter season, the ice barriers will be installed beginning November 17, 2025. The earlier installation this year will allow for testing of upgrades to the ice barrier guides, which will improve installation and removal of the ice barriers. Once the barriers are installed, they will be left in place through February 28, 2026. In the rare instances that conditions for ice formation occur outside of the installation schedule, It may be necessary for the ice barriers to remain in place longer to allow for safe plant operation. In these rare cases, additional days that the ice barriers are installed will be minimized to only when necessary, based on ambient condItIons
National Marine Fisheries Service LR-E25-0089 10/31/2025 Notification will be made to NMFS and NRC of any schedule mod1f1cations outside of anticipated dates of November 17, 2025, and February 28, 2026, should they occur If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Cary at richard.cary@pseg.com.
Sincerely, tJjfUJ(
David Sharbaugh Vice President - Salem Generating Station CC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission endangeredspecies@nrc.gov Brett Callanan, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Water Pollution Management Element Bureau of Surface Water & Pretreatment Permitting Brett. ca I Ian an l@d ep. n j. gov Josie Castaldo, Environmental Specialist 3 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Water Pollution Management Element Division Of Water Quality Bureau of Surface Water & Pretreatment Permitting Josie.Castaldo@depnj.gov David Golden, Assistant Commissioner New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Department of Fish and Wildlife 501 East State Street P.O Box 400 Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 David. Golden@dep. nj.gov (D1stnbute via email)
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