RA-15-051, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 15-01

Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 15-01

ML15188A347
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	06/26/2015
From:	Dostal J Exelon Generation Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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RA-15-051
Download: ML15188A347 (5)

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10 CFR 50.2 June 26, 2015 RA-1 5-051 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-000 1 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219

Subject:

Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 15-01 The attached reports provide detailed information regarding the recent incidental takes of a live juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (QONGS) on May 31, 2015. Please note that to date OCNGS has not received the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) stranding report for the May 31 turtle. This information will be submitted in the annual summary of incidental takes.

Ifyou have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Kathryn Houlahan at (609) 971-2588.

Sincerely, Db't a Jeff~y'P Plant Manager Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

Enclosures:

Incidental Take Report 2015-1 with photograph

cc: Julie Croaker 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 J. Lamb Senior Project Manager US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 8-B1 Washington, DC 20555 Jeff Kulp Senior Resident Inspector Oyster Creek Generating Station P0 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 Patrick Mulligan NJ Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Engineering P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 33-0 1 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420

Incidental Take 2015-1 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT:

Observer's full name: Steven Davis Reporter's full name: John Devenney Species Identification (Key attached): Kemp's ridley Site of Impingement (OWS or DWS): DWS Bay Number: 2 Date animal observed: 31-May-15 Time animal observed: 10:00 Date animal collected: 31i-May-i5 Time animal collected: 10:10 CONDITIONS AT ... . .

COLLECTION:

Tidal Stage: High Tide Cloud conditions: Clear/Sunny Precipitation : None Intake water temperature: 76.80°F Other conditions None Number of CW pumps running:4 Number of DW pumps running:2 Reactor power level at observation: 89%

Reactor power previous 48-hours: 83%

Date of last screen inspection: 30-May-15 Time of last screen inspection: 20:34 DEPARTMENT:ENIOMNA Date Brigantine MMSC contacted: 31 -May-i15 Time Brigantine MMSC contacted: 11:00 Date Animal picked up by MMSC: 31 -May-i15 Time Animal picked up by MMSC: 13:10 State of animal when first observed: Alive

Incidental Take 201 5-1 State of animal whenAlv collected:

State of animal when picked up: Alive State of animal arriving at MMSC: Alive TBD, MMSC still in possession of turtle Final disposition of animal: ____________

Carapace Length - Curved 22.0 cm (estimated)

Carapace Length - Straight 21.0 cm (estimated)

Carapace Width - Curved: 20.0 cm (estimated)

Carapace Width - Straight: 19.0 cm (estimated)

Weight - lbs (kgs) TBD Existing Tag Number no tag Photograph attached Yes Diagram of wounds, abnormalities, tag locations attached Yes Juvenile Kemp's ridley of Description of Animal undetermined sex

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