RA-10-062, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2010-4 and 2010-5

Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2010-4 and 2010-5

ML102240086
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	08/02/2010
From:	Orphanos P Exelon Nuclear
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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RA-10-062
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Oyster Creek Generating Station www.exeloncorp.com Exek~n Route 9 South Nuclear PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 10 CFR 50.2 August 2, 2010 RA-10-062 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 2010-4 and 2010-5 The attached reports provide detailed information regarding the recent incidental takes of one live and one dead juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtles at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS) on July 3 and July 9, 2010. OCNGS has reached 50% of the 2006 Biological Opinion Incidental Take Statement limit of eight sea turtles. Please note that the MMSC stranding report or the necropsy for the July 9 th turtle are not available at this time but will be submitted for the annual summary of incidental takes.

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

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

Enclosures:

Incidental Take Reports 2010-4 and 2010-5 with photographs and diagram MMSC Stranding Report MMSC-10-132 0 (Lý

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 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. 10062

Incidental Take 2010-4 Incidental Take 2010-5 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT:

Observer's full name: Joe Liguori George Sherrier Reporter's full name: Andrew Zuchowski David Schaffer Species Identification (Key attached): Kemp's ridley Kemp's ridley Site of Impingement (CWS or DWS): CWS DWS Bay Number: 5 6 Date animal observed: 3-Jul-10 9-Jul-10 Time animal observed: 0:36 0:25 Date animal collected: 3-Jul-10 9-Jul-10 Time animal collected: 0:40 0:25 CONDITIONS AT COLLECTION:

Tidal Stage: Flood Tide Ebb Tide Cloud conditions: Clear Clear Precipitation: None None Intake water temperature: 78.6°F 87.9"F Heavy debris loading, Heavy debris loading, wind 4.8 mph at 247.9 wind 2.7 mph at 165 Other conditions degrees degrees Number of CW pumps running: 4 4 Number of DW pumps running: 2 2 Reactor power level at observation: 100% 78%

Reactor power previous 48-hours: 100% 100%

Date of last screen inspection: 2-Jul-10 8-Jul-10 Time of last screen inspection: 21:47:00 AM 17:10:00 AM ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT:

Date Brigatine MMSC contacted: 3-Jul-10 9-Jul-10 Time Brigatine MMSC contacted: 1:15 1:40 Date Animal picked up by MMSC: 3-Jul-10 9-Jul-10 Time Animal picked up by MMSC: 2:15 3:30 State of animal when first observed: Alive Unresponsive

Incidental Take 2010-4 Incidental Take 2010-5 Good condition with State of animal when normal behaviour, small Dead collected: scratches on carapace, no other visible signs of injury Sea turtle healthy and exhibiting normal Turtle had scrapes on behavior; no injuries shell (minor) underside State of animal when picked noted; few small scratches had small puncture wound up: on carapace. in middle of chest. Dead.

Several old scrapes and injuries on the plastron. A few minor scrapes on the carapace. Approx 1-inch wound under LFF near joint and approx 1/2-inch Dead wound just above joint.

Approx 1/2-inch wound under REF. All wounds are old and partially healed.

State of animal arriving at This turtle was active and MMSC: eating well.

Tagged and released alive at the north end of Brigatine 7/9/10. Tagged RFF metal tag # SSL133 PIT tagged LFF # Transferred to MMSC Final disposition of animal: 4A2408150C Brigantine, NJ Carapace Length - Curved 32.5 cm 34.3 cm Carapace Length - Straight 31.8 cm 33 cm Carapace Width - Curved: 33 cm 31.8 cm Carapace Width - Straight: 28.9 cm 30.5 cm Weight - lbs (kgs) 10.2 lbs 13 lbs (est.)

Existing Tag Number no tag no tag Photograph attached yes yes Diagram of wounds, abnormalities, tag locations Stranding Report attached MMSC-1 0-131 yes Juvenile Kemp's ridley of Juvenile Kemp's ridley of Description of Animal undeterminate sex undeterminate sex

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

First'L Bill: M.l. Last Deerr Year20 10 Month 07 Day-.0gL Affiliation Marine Mammal Strandinc Center Turtle number by day 01 Address PO Box.773, 3625 Brigqantine Blvd., Brigantine, NJ 08203, Field ID#, MMSC.10.131 Coordinator must behotified.Within 24 hrs; this Area code/Phone number (609) 2661-0538 was done by 0 phone (809)266-053 .

r-0email EI-fax SPECIES (chlecklone) STRANDING LOCATION: []Offshore (AMantic or Gulfbeach) ,lnsliore (bayrinver, sound, inlet, etc)

. CC Loggerhead State New Jersey County. Ocean.

CMý =Green Desc'rptivelbcation (bespecific) Forked River, Oyster Creek NPGS Dc= Leatherback.

DC SEl:= Hawksbifl Z LK. =.Kemp's Ridley Latitude 39.8141!7N Longitude 74,207007W El LO =OliveRidley II UN =ýUnldenti.fied .

Check Unidentified if not positive. Do Not Guess. CONDITION: (check one) FINAL DISPOSITION: (check.),

IR 0 =0Alive. 0]1 Left on beach where found; painted?'7EYes' ONo(5)

F1 I =Fresh dead: D2.=Buried, 0 on beach! Dofft beach;.

Carcass:necropsied? ']Yes;No l 2 Moderately decomposed carcass painted before buried? 0 Y'es' 0 No Photostaken? Yesý []No O31-Severely decomposed --31= Salvaged: [I alI0i [ part(s), .wha1why?'

Species verified by coordinator?

[0iYes. 0] No' [] 4ý= 0ried carcass"

[] 56 Skeleton, bones only: ["4 = Pulled upon: beachldune; painted? E]Yes* rOlNo, 06 Alive, re!eased SEX':" 0D7 ARive, takenz to re.ab;facility,.where?

TAGS: Contact coordinatorbefore: MMSC 0 Undetermined disposing of any taggedafimaill 08 Left floating, not recovered;.painted? rO es' E]No 0i-Female 0 Mate Checked for flipper tags? 0 'i*s r1No Does tail extend beyond carapace? 09 Disposition unknown',explain.

Check all 4 flippers. Iffound, record lag 0 Yes; how.far? Flcm/-in number(s)!/ tag location /return address .'Ifpainted,whatcolor?

Z:No, How was se;xdetermined? PIT tag scan? 0 Yes 01iNo' 0 Necropsy. Iffound, record number/ tag location CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing),

E0 Tail length (adult only)

Coded wire tag scan?:-1 Yes 0 No: Using calipers Circle unit Ifpositive response, record location (Dlipper), Straight length (NOTCH-TIP) 31.8.. *cm min Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH): _ n_'mrin Unable tocheck for Straight width (Widest Point) .=28_.9 Zcm E6in, Checked for living tag?,Oyes ]. No Using non-metal measuring tape. Circle .unit If'foud, record loýaton (scute number'&Side)\ Curved len4th (NOTCH-TIP) lin.

!I-0cm Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

Curved width (Widest Point)I 33 &cm 0Oin Circle unit Weight 0 actualt I est. 10.2 Flkg Nib Mark wounds / abnormalitieson diagrams at left and describe below (notetar or oil, gear or debris entanglement,. propel!er~damage, epibiOta, papillomas, emaciation, et).): Please note if no wounds,/ abnormalities are found.

INCI DENTALCAPTURE"POW.ER, PLANr IMPINGEMENT, Several l1d scrapes and iniurieS'on the plastf6n; a few miiihor scra0p6sjn'theicaraacp,: Appox. I inch wound undei- LFFnear the Joint' and.at approx. l/2..inch Woundiust; above the ioint: an approx. 1/2 inch wound under the RFF: All w.voufids are oldandpiirtially he~dedj:This turtle was actieeand eatinig Well. Thee were.nopr6blems swimming orldivinp. Taeged aid-release on thelnorth end of Brigantine on7/09/2010..

Tagged RFF Metal tag# SSLI133:.PIT'taggedLFFII 4A2408150C, 40240815,0 C

Exeln..

Nuclear OYSTER CREEK GENERATING STATION PROCEDURE Number 106.12 T itle Sea Turtle Surveillance, Handling, and Reporting R vs o o Revision No.

Instructions 12 ATTACHMENT 106.12-1 (continued)

Incident Report of Sea Turtle Take - OCNGS Draw wounds, abnormalities, tag locations on diagram and briefly describe below.

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Posterior Marginal TIP Description of animal:

All information should be sent to 'the following address:

National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region Protected Resources Division Attention: Endangered Species Coordinator One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 E1-3