RA-10-058, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2010-1, 2010-2, and 2010-3

Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2010-1, 2010-2, and 2010-3

ML102020534
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	07/14/2010
From:	Orphananos P Exelon Nuclear
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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RA-10-058
Download: ML102020534 (11)

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Oyster Creek Generating Station www~exeloncorp.com Route 9 South Nuclear PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 10 CFR 50.2 July 14, 2010 RA-10-058 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219

Subject:

Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2010-1, 2010-2, and 2010-3 The attached reports provide detailed information regarding the recent incidental takes of a live sub-adult Loggerhead and two live juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtles at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS) on June 14, June 24, and June 26, 2010.

If you'have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Malcolm Browne at (609) 971-4124.

Sincerely, Peter M. Orphanos Plant Manager Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

Enclosures:

Incidental Take Reports 2010-1, 2010-2, and 2010-3 with photographs MMSC Stranding Reports MMSC-10-122, MMSC-10-125, and MMSC-10-128

cc: Julie Crocker U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region Protected Resources Division One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Pasquale Scida U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region Protected Resources Division One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Samuel J. Collins, Administrator, Region 1 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 G. Edward Miller Senior Project Manager US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 8-B1 Washington, DC 20555 Jeff Kulp Senior Resident Inspector Oyster Creek Generating Station PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Jeanette Bowers-Altman NJ Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife P.O. Box 400 Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 Regulatory Assurance File No. 10058

Incidental Take 2010-1 Incidental Take 2010-2 Incidental Take 2010-3 Observer's full name: Joe Liquori David Dye Tony Hutain Reporter's full name: Andrew Zuchowski Neva Fox Jeremy Sharkey Species Identification (Key Loggerhead Kemp's ridley Kemp's ridley attached):

Site of Impingement (CWS or DWS DWS CWS DWS):

Bay Number: 5 6 5 Date animal observed: 14-Jun-10 24-Jun-10 26-Jun-10 Time animal observed: 17:15 21:55 08:20 Date animal collected: 14-Jun-10 24-Jun-10 26-Jun-10 Time animal collected: 17:25 21:55 08:20 CONDITIONS AT COLLECTION:

Tidal Stage: Ebb Tide Flood Tide High Tide Cloud conditions: Overcast Clear Clear Precipitation: None None None Intake water temperature: 77.2°F 80.4'F 78.0°F Other conditions: N/A N/A N/A Number of CW pumps 4 4 4 running:

Number of DW pumps 2 2 2 running:

Reactor power level at 100% 100% 100%

observation:

Reactor power previous 48- 100% 100% 100%

hours:

Date of last screen inspection: 14-Jun-10 24-Jun-10 26-Jun-10 Time of last screen inspection: 17:00 20:20 04:25

Incidental Take 2010-1 Incidental Take 2010-2 Incidental Take 2010-3 MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING CENTER Date Brigatine MMSC 14-Jun-10 24-Jun-10 26-Jun-10 contacted:

Time Brigatine MMSC 17:35 22:05 08:25 contacted:

Date Animal picked up by 14-Jun-10 24-Jun-10 26-Jun-10 MMSC:

Time Animal picked up by 19:15 23:30 11:00 MMSC:

State of animal when first Alive Alive Alive observed (Dead or Alive):

Good health with a scar on State of animal when Active Active the shell, which appeared collected: to be a boat prop strike or scrape Several old and healing scrapes on the posterior Several small abrasions on Minor gouges on ridge of State of animal when picked of the carapace and plastron and carapace, up: plastron. Small amount small amount of scarring carapace that are old and on flippers healing of algal growth on the carapace.

The turtle was active, The turtle was active, The turtle was very active, State of animal arriving at swimming and diving swimming and diving swimming and diving MMSC: normally, eating well, and normally, eating well, and normally.

passing waste. passing waste

Incidental Take 2010-1 Incidental Take 2010-2 Incidental Take 2010-3 Tagged and released Released on north end of Tagged and released alive alive at the north endRFF of Brigantine on 6/28/2010 at the north6/8/0 end of Final disposition of animal: Brigantine. Tagged Brigntin. TagdLFmtltgWBrigantine TggedREFBrigantine 6/28/10. Tagged10 Tagged Finl f aiml:

dspoiton eta ta #SSL30 IT Tagged LEE metal tag # REF metal tag # SSL132 metal tag # SSL130 PIT SSL131 PIT tagged RFF PIT tagged LEE #

tagged LFF # # 4A4E665346 PTtge F 4A4F39114A 497F611621 Carapace Length - Curved not measured 26.5 cm 29 cm Carapace Length - Straight 48.7 cm 25.5 cm 27.5 cm Carapace Width - Curved: not measured 26.5 cm 30 cm Carapace Width - Straight: 42.1 cm 23.3 cm 26.6 cm Weight - lbs 44.6 lbs 4.9 lbs 8.2 lbs Existing Tag Number no tag no tag no tag Photograph attached yes yes yes Diagram of wounds, Stranding Report Stranding Report Stranding Report abnormalities, tag locations MMSC-10-122 MMSC-10-125 MMSC-10-128 attached (enclosed w/ photograph) (enclosed w/photograph) (enclosed w/photograph)

Juvenile Kemp's ridley of of Animal Sub-adult Loggerhead indeterminate sex of Juvenile Kemp's indeterminate sexridley of indeterminate sex

/ SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND. SALVAGE NETWORK.- STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S NAME I ADDRESS.I PHONE: STRANDING DATE:. I*

First Bill MI.L_ Last Deerr Year 20 10Q Month 06 Day": j Turtle number by day. 01 Affiliation Marine Mammal.Stranding Center:

Address :P Bo0x773, 3625 Brigantine Blvd., Briri ...... In . Ni 0.203 Field ID# MMSC-10.122 ridantin6.. NJ 08201 Coordinatormust be notified within 24 hrs; thisý was done by [ phone (60)266.0538-Area.code/Phone number (609) 266-0538 Liemail Difax SPECIES: (checkone) STRANDING LOCATION: Lioffshore (Atlanic or Gulf beach) 0lnshore.(bay, river, sound, inletletc) 0 CC'= Loggerhead State New Jersey County Ocean i CM =Green Descriptive location (be.specific) .6Forked Oyster;Creek Nuclear Power'Generating River, 17iOd = Leatherback Station:mimDinaed on intakenratei.

171i El Hawksbill L]i,LK Kemp'sRidiey Ridley* Latitude 39.81417TN *Longitude 74.207004W Li L1= Oive Li1 UN = Ulidentified.

Check Unidentified If not posiýtive. :oNot Guess. CONDITION: (check: one) FINAL DISPOSITION: (check) g 0 =Alive Lii= Leftlon beachwhere found; painted? LiYesWLNo(5)

El I= Fresh dead. i2- Buried:, n each/]Li off beach.

Carcass necropsied? IYlesONo i 42=Moderately decqmposed carcass painted before bUried? LiYes Li No Photos taken? 9YeS LiNoN i "3.= Sbverely decompiose Ei3 Salvag'ed: 'al. IL EOpart(s) ha"twhy?

Species verified by coordinator? Li 4! Dried carcass z Yeos iNo . i 5= Skeleton, bones only D4 Pulled up on beach/dune;,.painted? ]¥Yes*'E]No E96.= Alive, released

• ]7=,Alive, taken to rehoab. facility,.whero?__._

SEX: TAGS: Contact coordinatorbefore MMSC H.Undetermined disposing of any tagged animal)! L8i= Left floating; not recovered; painted? LiYesWOLNo Li Femalie LiMale Checked for flipper Iags? 0'ýYeis EL No Di9 =Disposittionunknown,ý explain Does.tailexteind beyond carapace? Check all 4.flippers., Iffound, record tag LiYes; how.far? 0i0minin. unumber(s) /tag location i return, address: *Ifpainted;what cofor?ý How Was sex-determined? PIT tag scanf] 0Yes Li1'No.

i Necropsy . Iffound; record number !tag location*

LiTail length (a0ult, only) CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)

Using calIperst C.ircle unit Coded wire tag scan? EL Yes 0 No 483.7 0cm Liin Straightlength:(NOTCH-TIP):

ifpositive response, record 10Ccafon' (flipper)

Minimurn length:(NOTCHMNOTCH) _ rLicmpLin Unable~totcheckfor Straight width(Widest Point) 421 0cm Lin, Checked for living tag? 0Yes Li No.. Using non-metal measuring'tape 'Circle unit iffound, record location,(scule number &side)\ Curved length (NOTCH-TIP) . ___ cm Lin:

MinimUm length (NOTCH-NOTCH) __ rLcm Lin..

Curved width (Widest- Point): ___ c_m Lin..

Clrcle'unit Weight Z actual ir- est. 44.6 Flkg Zlb Mark wounds) abnormalities:on diagrams at left and describe below (note tar or foil, gear1

.,or debris entanglement, propeller damage;, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please note if no wounds./ anhormalities:are found.,

INCIDENTALCAPTURE: POWER PLANT IMPINGEMENT: There are severalold ind healing scrapes on the posterior of the carapace and plastronIThere isa small amount of alal growth on th0 carapace. Taken to: MMSC for observation; The turtle was~active, swimniing:and diving normally, eating well. and rassing and:reease on tlhe north end of Brigantine.

waste: Tagged Tagged RFF metal tag'/SSLi130. PIT tagged LFFII 4A4F39114A 404F391.14 A

SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETWORK -STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S NAME I ADDRESS / PHONE: STRANDING DATE:

First Brandi M.L._ Last Biehl Year20 10 Month 06 Day 24 Affiliation Marine Mammal Strandingq Center Turtle number by day 01 Address PO Box 773, 3625 Brigantine Blvd., Brigantine, NJ 08203 . Field ID# MMSC.10-125 Coordinatormust be notifiedwithin 24 hrs; this was done by 0 phone (609)266-0538 Area code/Phone number (609),266-0538 E-emaiI Elrfax; SPECIES: (check one) STRANDING LOCATION: E]Offshore (AIiantcor Gulf beach) ZInshore (bay,. river, sound, inlet, etc)

El CC = Loggerhead State New Jersey County Ocean 17 CM -Green, Descriptivel0cation (be specific) Forked River, Oyster Creek: NPGS

[] DC = Leatherback El Ell = Hawksbill M LK=Kemp's Ridley Latitude 39.81417=N Longitude 74.20700"W El LO = Olive Ridley El UN - Unidentified Check Unidentifiedif not positive. Do Not Guess. CONDITION: (check one) FINAL DISPOSITION: (check) 0 =Alive: El]= Left on beach where found; painted? El]Yes* E-No(5)

E i Fresh dead El?2 Buried: El on beach / El7 off beach;,

Carcass necropsied? E]YesZNo E] 2 Moderately decomposed carcass painted before buried? El Yes* El No Photostaken? OYes- ElNoý El1 3 Severely decomposed l3 = Salvaged; El all IElpart(s), what/why?

Species verified by coordinator? El 4 Dried carcass ZYes EINo El 5 -Skeleton, bones only El4 = Pulled up on beach/dune;.painted? ElYes* E]No, 0.6 = Alive, released Z7 = Alive, taken to rehab, facility, where?

SEX: TAGS: Contact coordinatorbefore MMSC:

0 Undetermined disposingof any taggedanimail! 1718 = Left floating, not recovered; painted? ElYes* E:]No El Female [] Male Checked for flipper tags? 0 Yes El No ED,= Disposition unknown, explain Does tail extend beyond carapace? Check all 4 flippers, Iffound record tag El Yes;.how far? Elcim/lin number(s) Itag location / returntaddress 1f painted,what color?

0 No How wassex determined?ý PIT tag scan? 0 Yes E] No El Necropsy Iffound, record number / tag location

[E Tail length (adultonly) CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)

Coded wire tag scan? El Yes Z No Using calipers Circle unit Ifpositive response, record location (flipper) Straight length (NOTCH-TIP) 25, 0cm lin Unable to check for Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) "_Elcm.l-in

'Straight Width (WidestPoint) 23.3 0cm CircleElmn:

Checked for living tag? NYes E] No Using non-metal measuringtape unit Iffound, record location (scute number &side)\ Curved length (NOTCH-TIP) 26.5 0cm Elin Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) __- -Icm lmin Curved width (Widest Point): 26.5 0cm Min Circle unit Weight 0 actual / E est. 4.9 Flkg ZIb Mark wounds i abnormalities on diagrams at'left and describe below (note taror oil, gear or debriis entanglement, propeller damage, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please note if no wounds !abnormalities are found.

INCIDENTAL CAPTURE: POWER PLANT IMPINGEMENT: Several small abrasions on plastron and carapace. Small amount of scarring on flippers. Taken to MMSC for observation.The turtle was active, swimming and diving normally,eating well, and passing waste. Tagged and release on-the north end of Brigantine on 6/28/2010.

Tained LFF metal tap # SSL131 PIT taggPed RFF#4A4E665346

SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETWORK - STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S. NAME/ ADDRESS I PHONE: STRANDING DATE:

First. Jay M.I._ Last Pagel Year 20.10= Month 06 Day 2 6.

Affiliation MarineMammal Stranding Center Turtle number by day 01 Address P0 Box 773, 3625' Brigantine Blvd.,L Brigantine, NJ 08203 Field ID# MMSC-10-128 Coordinatormust be notified within 24 hrs; this Area code/Phone number (609) 266-0538 was done by phlone (609)266-0538 El email E-fax SPECIES: (check one) STRANDING LOCATION: ElOffshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) OInshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)

[I CC Loggerhead State New Jersey County Ocean E] CM= Green. Descriptive location (be specific) Forked River, Oyster Creek NPGS

[1 DC Leatherback El El Hawksbill, 0 LK = Kemp's Ridley Latitude 39.81417"N Longitude, 74,20700-W El LO Olive Ridley E] UNLUnidentified Check Unidentifiedif not CONDILT'ION:L (check one) positive. Do Not Guess. FINAL DISPOSITION: (check)

N]0=Aive 171 1=FFresh dead Eli1 =Left on beach where found; painted? ElYes* ElNo(5)

E]2 =Buried: El on beach / El off beach; Carcass necropsied? E]YesZNo 2= Moderately decomposed 2] carcass painted before buried? El Yes* El No Photos taken?. OYes E]No [j 3 = Severely decomposed l3= Salvaged:. El all/E[] part(s), whatlwhy?

Species verified by coordinator?, 171 4 = Dried carcass Z Yes E]No 10, 5 = Skeleton, bones only El4 = Pulled up on beach/dune; painted? El]Yes,.nNo Z6 = Alive, released.

Z7 =Alive, taken to rehab. facility, where?.

SEX: TAGS: Contact coordinatorbefore MMSC

[0 Undetermined disposingof any tagged animaill nEl Left floating, not recovered; painted?' EYes* ElNo E ,FemaleEl Male Checked for flipper tags? 0 Yes El No E1-9 FDisposiUon unknown, explain Does tail extend beyond carapace? Check all 4 flippers. Iffound, record tag

[El Yes;Ihow far? []cmrllin number(s) Itag location I return address *11painted, what color?

0 No How was sex determined?

PIT tag scan? 0 Yes El No El Necropsy Iffound, record number t tag location L-l Tail length.(adulit only) CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)

Coded wire tag scan? E] Yes 0 No Using calipers Circle unit Ifpositve response, record location (flipper) Straight length (NOTCH-TIP) 27. 0cm Din Unable to check for Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) [:Ecm[lin Straight width (Widest Point) 26.6 _cm lin Checked for living tag? 0Yes El No Using non-metal measuring tape Circle unit Iffound, record location (scute number &side)\ Curved length (NOTCH-TIP) 29 cm Elin Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) ___Ecm lin Curved width (Widest Point) 30 0cm lin.

Circle unit Weight Z actual / El est. 8.2 [-kg Zlb or debris entanglement, propeller damage, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please note Mark if no wounds wounds I abnormalities

/ abnormalities-on are found.

diagrams at left and describe below (note tar oroil, gear INCIDENTAL CAPTURE: POWER PLANT IMPINGEMENT: Minor gauges on ridge of carapace that are old and healing. Animal was very active and was swimming and diving normally. Tagged and release on the north end of Brigantine on 6/28/2010.

Tagged RFF metal tag/ SSL132 PIT tagged LFF# 497F611621 48?F61 1621

MMSC-10-125 KKemp's Ridley June 24, 2010