RA-15-068, Submits Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2015-3, 2015-4, 2015-5, 2015-6
| ML15232A225 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 08/07/2015 |
| From: | Dostal J Exelon Generation Co |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| RA-15-068 | |
| Download: ML15232A225 (21) | |
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'I SExeton Generation 10 CFR 50.2 August 7, 2015 RA- 15-068 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-1 6 N RC Docket No. ,0-219
Subject:
Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2015-3, 2015-4, 2015-5, 2015-6 The attached report provides detailed information regarding the recent incidental takes of a live juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS) on July 12, 2015, a live juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle on July 16, 2015, a live juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle on July 22, 2015, and a live juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle on July 27, 2015.
If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Kathryn Houlahan at (609) 971-2588.
Sincerely, (/
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
Enclosures:
Incidental Take Reports 201 5-3, 2015-4, 201 5-5, and 201 5-6 with photographs Marine Mammal Stranding Center STSSN Reports for turtles 2015-3, 2015-4, 201 5-5, and 201 5-6
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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 J. Lamb Senior Project Manager US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 8-Bi Washington, DC 20555 Amar Patel 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 Patrick Mulligan NJ Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Engineering P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 33-01 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
Incidental Take 2015-3 Incidental Take 2015-4 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT: _________
Observer's full name: P.J. Verhille Frank McFadden Reporter's full name: P.J. Verhille Tom Busk Species Identification (Key attached): Kemp's ridley Kemp's ridley Site of Impingement (CWS or DWS): ... CWS DWS Bay ,Number: 3 1 Date animal observed: 12-July-I15 16-July- 15 Time animal observed: 21 :36 08:52 Date animal collected: 12-July-15 16-July-15 Time animal collected: 21:36 09:05 COLCINCONDITIONS AT Tidal Stage: ,High Tide High Tide,,
Cloud conditions: Clear Overcast Precipitation : None None Intake water temperature:, 84°F 76°F Other conditions None None Number of CW pumps running: 4 4 Number of DW pumps running: ,,2 2 Reactor power level at observation: 100% 100%
Reactor power previous 48-hours: 100% 100%
Date of last screen inspection': 12-July-1 5, 16-July- 15 Time of last screen inspection: 20:00 05:00 ENVIRONMENTAL :
DEPARTMENT: ,
Date Brigantine MMSC contacted: 12-July-15 16-July-i5 Time Brigantine MMSC contacted: 21:50 09:40 Date Animal picked up by MMSC: 13-July-15 16-July-i15 Time Animal picked up by MMSC: 08:28 11:30 State of animal when first observed: Alive Alive
__________________ Incidental Take 201 5-3 Incidental Take 2015-4 State of animal whenAivAle collected:AlvAie State of animal when picked up: Alive Alive Alive, alert, responsive, Alive, alert, responsive, old wounds to right side of minor scrapes on State of animal arriving at carapace and bruising on carapace and bruises on MMSC: plastron, plastron.
Alive, released in Alive, released in Final disposition of animal: Brigantine. Brigantine.
Carapace Length - Curved 28.0 cm 22.7 cm Carapace Length - Straight ..... 26..4 ,cr.... 22.3 cm Carapace Width - Curved: 2,7.3 cmn 21.9 cm Carapace Width - Straight: 24.5 cmn 19.2 cmn Weight - lbs. (kg) 5.8 lbs. 3.3 lbs.
Existing Tag Number no tag no tag Photograph attached Yes Yes Diagram of wounds, abnormalities, tag locations attached Yes Yes Juvenile Kemp's ridley of Juvenile Kemp's ridley of Description of Animal ..... undetermined sex undetermined sex
Incidental Take 2015-5 Incidental Take 2015-6 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT:....
Observer's full name: Wilt Wooldridge, Robert Ruzzo Reporter's full name: ....... Tom Busk Robert Ruzzo Species Identification (Key attached): Kemp's ridley Kemp's ridley Site of Impingement (CWS or DWS): . .. CWS CWS Bay Number:, 2 1 Date animal observed: 22-July-15 27-July-15 Time animal observed: 21:27 02:30 Date animal collected: 22-July-15 27-July-15 Time animal collected: 21:53 02:30 CONDITIONS AT, ..
COLLECTION:______________ _____
Tidal Stage: Low Tide Low Tide Cloud conditions: Partly Cloudy Clear Precipitation: ... None None Intake water temperature: ... 81 F 77"F Other conditions None None Number of CW pumps running: ... 4 ,,
Number of DW pumps running: ... 2 2 Reactor power level at observation: 100% 100%
Reactor power previous 48-hours: 100% 100%
Date of last screen inspection: ....22-July-15 27-July-15' Time of last screen inspection: , 17:00 00:00 ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT: ::
Date Brigantine MMSC contacted: 22-July-15 27-July-1,5 Time Brigantine MMSC contacted: 23:15 03:00 Date Animal picked up by MMSC: .. .. 22-July-i5 27-July-i5 Time Animal picked up by MMSC: 09:30 10:00 State of animal when first observed: Alive Alive
__________________ Incidental Take 201 5-5 Incidental Take 2015-6 State of animal whenAivAle collected:AlvAie State of animal when picked up: Alive Alive Alive, alert, responsive, Alive, alert, responsive, minor abrasions to head State of animal arriving at minor scrapes and bruises and carapace. Minor MMSC: on carapace. bruising to plastron.
TBD, MMSC still in TBD, MMSC still in Final disposition of animal: possession of turtle, possession of turtle.
Carapace Length - Curved 23.8 cm 23.5 cm Carapace Length - Straight 27.3 cm 22.5 cm Carapace Width - Curved: 26.1 cm 24.0 cm Carapace Width - Straight: 26.7 cm 20.5 cm Weight - lbs. (kg) 5.6 lbs. 4.0 lbs.
Existing Tag Number no tag no tag Photograph attached Yes Yes Diagram of wounds, abnormalities, tag locations attached Yes Yes Juvenile Kemp's ridley of Juvenile Kemp's ridley of Description of Animal undetermined sex undetermined sex
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"SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETWORK - STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S NAME I ADDRESS I PHONE: STRANDING DATE:
First Mike M......
I.___ Last _Kano Year 20j15 Month 07QL.. Day 1 2j, Affiliation _Marine MamnmalStranding Center Turtle number by day ,,02, Address _P0 Box 773. 3625 Bri.gantine Blvd,, Briantine, NJ 08203 Field ID# .MMSC-15-101 Coordinator must be notified within 24 hrs; this was done by []phone (609)266-0538 Area code/Phone number ...... (609) 266-0538 E-email [-]fax SPECIES: (check one) STRANDING LOCATION: [JOffshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) OlE~nshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)
Eli cc= Loggerhead State.New Jersey .. County .Ocean Eli CM =Green Descriptive location (be Specfic) Forked River, OCNGS. swimming in intake dilution El DC =Leatherback DOO li El El =Hawksbill 0] LK =Kemp's Ridley Latitude 39.814141"N..... Longitude_ 74.207657'W El LO = Olive Ridley Eli UN =Unidentified Check Unidentified if not positive. Do Not Guess. CONDITION: (check one) FINAL DISPOSITION: (check) 0] 0=Alive E-li = Left on beach where found; painted? ElYes* [ONo(5)
El 1=Fresh dead E-l2 =Buried: El on beach / El off beach; Carcass necropsied? r"lYes[0;No II] 2= Moderately decomposed carcass painted before bunied? El Yes* 0] No SPhotos taken? O]Yes ElNo El 3=Severely decomposed El]3 =Salvaged: El all/[]E part(s), what/why?_____
ISpecies verified by coordinator? El 4 =Dried carcaes 0 Ye El No El 5 = Skeleton, bones only SPulled up on beach/dune, painted? ElYes* ElNo 0]6 =Alive, released El'7 = Alive, taken to rehab. facility, where? ______
FTAGS: Contact coordiinator before diposing of any tage aimaill [J8 = Left floating, not recovered; painted? ElYes* ElNo Checked for flipper tags? []Yes [lNo El]9 =Disposition unknown, explain Check all 4 ffippers. Iffound, record tag number(s) t tag location / return address *ifpainted, what color'/_
PI tgscan? 0YesEl- No
- If found, record number / tag location CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)
Coded wire tag scan? El Yes 0] No Using calipers Circle unit Straight length (NOTCH-TIP) 26.4 ~crn Elmi Ifpositive response, record location (flipper) E-lcm[lin Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)
Straight width (Widest Point) 2.5=_crn Elin Checked for living tag? ElYesO[ No Using non-metal measuring tape Circle unit Iffound, record location (scute number &side)\
Curved length (NOTCH-TIP) 2_0_cm O]in Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) _____Ecm El-]i Curved width (Widest Point) 273 cm Elin Circle unit Weight O]actual /El]estL Sib 13 oz l~kg 01lb Mark wounds / abnormalities on diagrams at left and describe below (note tar or oil, gear or debris entanglement, propeller damage, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please note Ifno wounds I abnormalities are found.
Alive. Bri~ht. alert. and re~soonsive. Old wounds to ri~ht side of carapace. Bruisins* on plastron.
Broughit to MMSC. On 7-22-15 releasd at North End in Brig.antine. Weight was 5 lbs l11 oz.
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I NMFS's Acceptable minimum Straight Carapace Lengths (SCL) for adult sea turtles. Any animal with a SCL's less than these listed are considered a juvenile animals; therefore, sex can ONLY be determined via necropsy:
Leatherback Unknown/undetermined minimum SCL Loggerhead SCL > 90 cm (35.43 inches)
Green SCL > 95 cm (37.40 inches)
Kemp's Ridley SCL > 60 cmn (23.62 inches)
Please use an envelope and mail originalform to."
MR. ROBERT SCHOELKOPF NEW JERSEY STSSN COORDINATOR MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING CENTER P.O. BOX 773 BRIGANTINE, NJ 08203
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SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE, NETWORK - ,STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S NAME I ADDRESS I PHONE: STRANDING DATE:
First Danielle M.......
M..M Last Brown... Year 20 15 Month 07 Day 16 Affiliation _Marine Mammal. Stranding Center..... Turtle number by day 01 Address _PO Box 773. 3625 Bnriantine Blvd., Brialantine. NJ 08203 Field ID* MMSC-15-103 Coordinator must be notified within 24 hrs; this Area code/Phone number ('609) 266-0538 was done by 0 phone (609)266-0538 El email Elfax SPECIES: (check one) STRANDING LOCATION: ..ElOffshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) []Inshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)
El CC =Loggerhead State ,,,New Jersey ... County ,,Ocean El CM =Green Descriptive location (be specific) Forked River. OCNGS El DC =Leatherback in d'iihrtinn rvvil El El = Hawksbill 0] LK = Kemp's Ridley Latitude _39.814141"N Longitude 74'.207657"W El LO =Olive Ridley LI UN =Unidentified Check Unidentified If not FINAL DISPOSITION: (chock)
CONDITION: (check one) positive. Do Not Gues.
0] 0 = Alive Ei-1 = Left on beach where found; painted? ElYes* El No(5)
El 1 =Fresh dead El2 =Buried:El]on beach / []off beach; C]2 = Moderately decomposed carcass painted before buried? El Yes* El No Carcass necropsied'? ElYesO]No Photos taken? 0]Yes E-lNo l3 = Severely decomposed E--3 = Salvaged: El all/ El part(s), whatlwhy?
Species verified by coordinator? C] 4 = Dried carcass
[]yes El No El 5 =Skeleton, bones only
- Pulled up on beach/dune; painted? ElYes* ElNo L]6 =Alive, released TAOS: Cotact co,*atorbfors70 =Alive, taken to rehab. facility, where?_____
MMgC dp osgof any tagged enbnatll El =Left floating, not recovered; painted? LIYes* ElNo Checked for flipper tags? 0] Yes El No [-J9 = Disposition unknown, explain ________
Check all 4 fippers. Iffound, record tag number(s) / tag location / return address */fpu'--ted, what color?
PIT tag scan? 0* Yes El No____ ____________
Iffound, record number /tag location CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)
Code wire tag scan? LI Yes 0] No Using calipers Circle unit If ostiv rcor lcaton(flppr) rspose Straight length (NOTCH-TIP) 22.3 0cm Elmn Ifpoitverspnsfeordlato(fper Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) *L ]crn[lin Ch abeked liin.ag.[..~
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________________________ Weih [ actual I El est. 31bs 4.6oz F-'kg
[]lb Mark wounds I abnormalities on diagrams at left and describe below (note tar or oil, gear or debris entanglement, propeller damage, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please note if no wounds I abnormalities are found.
Alive. briilt. alert. responsive. Minor scrapes On, caraace and bruises on plastron. Taken to MMSC. On 7-22-:15 released at North ]End in Brigantinte. Weight was 3 lbs 4 oz.
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NMFS's Acceptable minimum Straight Carapace Lengths (SCL) for adult sea turtles. Any animal with a SCL's less than these listed are considered a juvenile animals; therefore, sex can ONLY be determined via necropsy:
Leatherback Unknown/undetermined minimum SCL Loggerhead SCL > 90 cm (35.43 inches)
Green SCL > 95 cm (37.40 inches)
Kemp's Ridley SCL > 60 cm (23.62 inches)
Please use an envelope and mail originalform to:
MR. ROBERT SCHOELKOPF NEW JERSEY STSSN COORDINATOR MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING CENTER P.O. BOX 773 BRIGANTINE, NJ 08203
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SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE, NETWORK -STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S NAME / ADDRESS I PHONE: STRANDING DATE:
First ..... Danielle M.I.__ Last Brown Year 20 15 Month 07 Day 22 Affiliation _Marine Mammal Stranding Center Turtle number by day 01 Address P0 Box 773. 3625 Br~antine Blvd., Brigantine, NJ 08203 Field ID#_MMSC.15..108 Coordinatormust be notified within 24 hrs; this A.rea code/Phone number 11609) 266-0538 was done by 0 phone (609)266.0538
[-]email [']fex Ill I I III SPECIES: (check one) STRANDING LOCATION: ["]Offshore (Atianticor Gulf beadh) []lnshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, eto)
I-' CC =Loggerhead rl CM=Green Descriptive location (be specific)_Forked River.,OCNGS. indilution E'I DC =Leatherback P0 1 . . . .......
El El =Hawksbill 0] LK = Kemp's Ridley Latitude 39.814141"N Longitude 74.207657.'W ..
O] LO =Olive Ridley El UN =Unidentified Check Unidentified If not positive. Do Not Gues, CONDITION: (check one) FINAL DISPOSITION: (check) 0] o =Aive [I-1 =Left on beach where found; painted? E"lYes* I-]No(5)
O =lFresh dead (-'2 =Buried: []lon beach /Er- off beach; 1]2 =Moderately decomposed carcass painted before buried? 0* Yes* El No Carcass Photos taken? *]YesEJessO*No necropaled? E"No El 3:= Severely decomposed ["13 =Salvaged: 0] all / El part(s), what/why?
Species verified by coordinator? El 4=Drie carcass *[ Pulled up on beachldune; painted? ElYes* I-]No 0]Yes [] No El 5 =Skeletonbones only E
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[7=Alive, taken to rehab. facility, where? _____
SEX: TAGS: Contact coordinatorbefore 58--Left floating, not recovered; painted? C"Yast [JNo 0] Undtritne disposing of any tagged anialli El Female 5-'Male Checked for fUpper tags? 0* Yes C"No 09 =Disposition unknown, explain ______
Does tall extend beyonmd carapace? Check all 4 fltppers. Iffound, record tag El Yes; h~ow tar?. []cnvDki number(s) / tag location I return address
- tedat what color? __
0 No How was sex determined? PIT ta scan esEr No El Necropsy Iffound, record number I tag location LO Tail length (adult only) CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)
Coe wire tag scan? EC Yes O No Using calipers Circle unit Straight length (NOTCH-TIP)
Nuohal NOTCH Ifpositive response, record location (flipper) Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)
Straight width (Widest Point) 26.L[cm Eln Checked for living tag? U]YesO[ No Using non.metai measuring tape Circle unit Iffound, record location (scute number &side)\ Curved length (NOTCH-TIP)
Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH) ___Elcm E-li Curved width (Widest Point) 26.1 Ocm-lmn Circle unit we¢h 0* actualrl I ] a. Sib l0 oz Ikg 01lb Marginal TiP NOTCH Mark wounds I abnormalities on diagrams at left and describe below (note tar or oil, gear or debris entanglement, propele damage, eplbiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please
$ note if no wounds I abnormalities are found.
AliAve, bright, alert. responsive. Minor scrapes and" bruises on carapace. Taken to MMSC.
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First Danielle M.I.M Last Brown ......... Year 20 15 Month 07 Day 27 Affiliation _Marine Mammal Strandina Center Turtle number by day 01 Address _P0 Box 773. 3625 Bri antine ird. Briantine NJ 0'8203 Field ID# MMSC-15-114 Coordinatormust be notified within 24 hra;this Area code/Phone number (609. 266053 was done by O*phone (609)266.0538 Elemai LDfax SPECIES: (check one) STRADING LOCATION: QOffshore (AU anticor Gulf.. beach) 0 Inshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)
El CC= Loggerhead StateNew Jersey .. . ,,County Oe . .
O] CM = Green Descriptive location (be specifici Forked River. OCNGS,. i~n dilution LI DC =Leatherback O El = Hawksbdlf HI0 LK = Kemp's Ridley
- L: Olive Ridley Latitude 39.81414!°N Longitude_ 74.207657"W.....
UN =Unidentified Check Unidentifiedif not positiv. Do Not Guess. coNDITION: (check one) ..... FINAL 01"z Left DISPOSITION: (check) on beach where found; painted? Q*Yes* [ONo(5) 0 =Oative o I= Frephdead 02: Burle: El on beach /f0Off beach; Carcass necropsid? EJY*sONO1 carcass painted before buried? [] Yes* El No Photos taken? Oves FONo o84023*,e=Modraey decomposed ereydecorpoeed
=DrIed carcass 03 =Salvaged: El ail/ [] part(s), what/why?
Species verified by coordinator?
=Pulled up on beach/dune; painted? E]Yes* I-'No 06Alive. released 0]? =Alive, taken to rehab, facility, where? ...
SEX: TAGS: Contact coordlnetor before *8=Left floating, not recovered; painted? *Yes* l--N*
0] undtrmined disposingof my tage animal!!
F) Female 0] Male Checked for flipper tags? 0] Yes n No 09:= Disposition unknown, explain Does tail extend beyond carapace? CheckU,4 fllppars, lfffoud,record tag
[] Yes; how far? QnOcr/kin number(s) I tag location Ireturn address 'If paintd, what COlOr?.__..
O]No How was sex deterie?
0] Necropsy PIT tag scan 0 Yes
- No Ifbound, record number I tag locat~n El Tail length (adult only) , CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)
Using caliperu Circle unit Straight length (NOTCH-TIP) 22. 0c O1n IfUpsitiereos, rheck or l.... on(...per Mikmm lengthi (NOTCH-NOTCH) .______cmfi Straight width ('Mdest Point) 2Qi.0.5 01onOi Checked for lv*n tag? []Yes 0 No Using non-metal measuding tape Circle unit Ifbound, record kocation (scute number &side)\ Curved length (NOTCH-TIP) 23.5 m Oim Minimum lenglth (NOTCH-NOTCH) LOcm f-in Curved width (Widest Point) 2i.Oc flIn Circle unit j*kg0I]b Weight 0* actual/I(] est.
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~live. Bright, alert. resuonsive. Minor abrasions to head and caraDa~e. Minor bruisina to olastron.
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