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MONTHYEARML24120A0402024-04-29029 April 2024 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2023 ML24120A0412024-04-29029 April 2024 Annual Radioactive Environmental Operating Report for 2023 L-23-004, HDI Annual Occupational Radiation Exposure Data Reports - 20222023-04-24024 April 2023 HDI Annual Occupational Radiation Exposure Data Reports - 2022 ML23114A0872023-04-24024 April 2023 Annual Radioactive Environmental Operating Report for 2022 ML22118A5822022-04-28028 April 2022 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2021 ML22118A6122022-04-28028 April 2022 Annual Radioactive Environmental Operating Report for 2021 ML21120A0872021-04-30030 April 2021 Submittal of Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2020 ML21120A1052021-04-30030 April 2021 Submittal of Annual Radioactive Environmental Operating Report for 2020 ML20121A1432020-04-30030 April 2020 Transmittal of Annual Radioactive Environmental Operating Report for 2019 RA-19-023, Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20182019-04-30030 April 2019 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2018 RA-19-022, Annual Radiological Groundwater Protection Program Report 20182019-04-30030 April 2019 Annual Radiological Groundwater Protection Program Report 2018 RA-18-103, Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 20182018-12-13013 December 2018 Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 2018 RA-18-093, Request to Reinitiate Consultation Regarding the OCNGS Sea Turtle Incidental Take Statement2018-10-16016 October 2018 Request to Reinitiate Consultation Regarding the OCNGS Sea Turtle Incidental Take Statement RA-18-078, Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-0042018-08-15015 August 2018 Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-004 RA-18-077, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-0032018-08-14014 August 2018 Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-003 RA-18-070, Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-001 on June 04, 20182018-06-0808 June 2018 Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-001 on June 04, 2018 RA-18-046, Oyster Creek, Unit 1, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 20172018-04-30030 April 2018 Oyster Creek, Unit 1, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2017 ML18123A3532018-04-30030 April 2018 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2017 RA-18-046, Annual Radiological Groundwater Protection Program Report for 20172018-04-30030 April 2018 Annual Radiological Groundwater Protection Program Report for 2017 RA-17-062, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2017-0032017-10-0404 October 2017 Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2017-003 RA-17-045, Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2017-001 on June 13, 20172017-07-13013 July 2017 Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2017-001 on June 13, 2017 RA-17-031, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility, Submittal of Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20162017-04-28028 April 2017 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility, Submittal of Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2016 RA-17-030, Submittal of Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report - 20162017-04-28028 April 2017 Submittal of Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report - 2016 RA-16-102, Submittal of Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 20162016-12-0808 December 2016 Submittal of Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 2016 RA-16-081, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2016-0022016-09-23023 September 2016 Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2016-002 RA-16-072, Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2016-12016-08-23023 August 2016 Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2016-1 RA-16-038, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report - 20152016-04-29029 April 2016 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report - 2015 RA-16-039, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility, Submittal of Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20152016-04-29029 April 2016 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility, Submittal of Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2015 RA-15-110, Submittal of Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Intake Report - 20152015-12-10010 December 2015 Submittal of Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Intake Report - 2015 RA-15-068, Submits Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2015-3, 2015-4, 2015-5, 2015-62015-08-0707 August 2015 Submits Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2015-3, 2015-4, 2015-5, 2015-6 RA-15-064, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 15-022015-07-16016 July 2015 Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 15-02 RA-15-051, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 15-012015-06-26026 June 2015 Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 15-01 RA-15-035, ISFSI - Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20142015-04-30030 April 2015 ISFSI - Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2014 ML15127A1902015-04-30030 April 2015 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report - 2014 RA-14-101, Annual Report of Sea Turtle Incidental Takes - 20142014-12-19019 December 2014 Annual Report of Sea Turtle Incidental Takes - 2014 RA-14-070, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2014-42014-08-15015 August 2014 Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2014-4 RA-14-064, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Annual Report for 20132014-07-25025 July 2014 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Annual Report for 2013 RA-14-041, Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report 20132014-05-0101 May 2014 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report 2013 RA-14-042, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 - Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 20132014-05-0101 May 2014 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 - Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2013 RA-14-042, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station - Submittal of Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 20132014-05-0101 May 2014 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station - Submittal of Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2013 RA-14-042, Annual Radiological Groundwater Protection Program Report for 20132014-05-0101 May 2014 Annual Radiological Groundwater Protection Program Report for 2013 ML14126A7822014-05-0101 May 2014 Submittal of Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2013 ML14126A7832014-05-0101 May 2014 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2013 RA-13-128, Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 20132013-12-20020 December 2013 Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 2013 RA-13-080, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2013-3 and 2013-42013-08-21021 August 2013 Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2013-3 and 2013-4 RA-13-048, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report, from January 1 Through December 31, 20122013-04-30030 April 2013 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report, from January 1 Through December 31, 2012 RA-12-004, Oyster Creek - Revised Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20062012-12-0505 December 2012 Oyster Creek - Revised Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2006 ML12354A4182012-12-0505 December 2012 Revised Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2006 ML12354A4192012-12-0505 December 2012 Revised Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2007 RA-12-004, Revised Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20082012-12-0505 December 2012 Revised Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2008 2024-04-29
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MONTHYEARRA-19-091, Commitment Change Summary Report - 20192019-12-27027 December 2019 Commitment Change Summary Report - 2019 RA-19-080, Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) Related to Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station - Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report2019-10-18018 October 2019 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) Related to Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station - Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report RA-19-076, Request for Continuation of NRC Actions and Approvals Following Transfer of the Licenses from Exelon Generation to Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC2019-09-12012 September 2019 Request for Continuation of NRC Actions and Approvals Following Transfer of the Licenses from Exelon Generation to Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC RA-19-065, Signature Verification and Acceptance of Amendment 19 to Indemnity Agreement No B-37 to Renewed Facility License No. DPR-162019-08-28028 August 2019 Signature Verification and Acceptance of Amendment 19 to Indemnity Agreement No B-37 to Renewed Facility License No. DPR-16 RA-19-052, Security Plan, Training Qualification Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan, (Revision 18)2019-06-11011 June 2019 Security Plan, Training Qualification Plan, Safeguards Contingency Plan, (Revision 18) RA-19-023, Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20182019-04-30030 April 2019 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2018 RA-19-019, Submittal of Changes to Technical Specifications Bases2019-04-12012 April 2019 Submittal of Changes to Technical Specifications Bases RA-19-012, Supplement for License Amendment Request - License Condition Revision for Removal of Cyber Security Plan Requirements2019-03-0707 March 2019 Supplement for License Amendment Request - License Condition Revision for Removal of Cyber Security Plan Requirements RA-19-007, Response to RAI and Supplemental Information Re Request for Changing Emergency Preparedness License Amendment 294 Effective Date (Change to Adiabatic Heat-Up Calculation)2019-02-13013 February 2019 Response to RAI and Supplemental Information Re Request for Changing Emergency Preparedness License Amendment 294 Effective Date (Change to Adiabatic Heat-Up Calculation) RA-19-003, Amendment No. 17 to Indemnity Agreement No. 8-372019-01-0808 January 2019 Amendment No. 17 to Indemnity Agreement No. 8-37 RA-18-103, Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 20182018-12-13013 December 2018 Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 2018 RA-18-080, License Amendment Request: License Condition Revision for Removal of Cyber Security Plan Requirements2018-11-12012 November 2018 License Amendment Request: License Condition Revision for Removal of Cyber Security Plan Requirements RA-18-098, License Amendment Request Supplement - Proposed Change of Effective and Implementation Dates of License Amendment No. 294, Oyster Creek Emergency Plan for Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and Emergency Action Level Scheme2018-11-0606 November 2018 License Amendment Request Supplement - Proposed Change of Effective and Implementation Dates of License Amendment No. 294, Oyster Creek Emergency Plan for Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and Emergency Action Level Scheme RA-18-097, Exelon Nuclear Radiological Emergency Plan and Addendum Revisions2018-10-24024 October 2018 Exelon Nuclear Radiological Emergency Plan and Addendum Revisions RA-18-092, License Amendment Request - Proposed Change of Effective and Implementation Dates of License Amendment No. 294, Oyster Creek Emergency Plan for Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and Emergency Action Level Scheme2018-10-22022 October 2018 License Amendment Request - Proposed Change of Effective and Implementation Dates of License Amendment No. 294, Oyster Creek Emergency Plan for Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and Emergency Action Level Scheme RA-18-093, Request to Reinitiate Consultation Regarding the OCNGS Sea Turtle Incidental Take Statement2018-10-16016 October 2018 Request to Reinitiate Consultation Regarding the OCNGS Sea Turtle Incidental Take Statement RA-18-091, Request to Reclassify Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Under 10 CFR 171.15, Annual Fees: Reactor Licenses and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Licenses2018-10-0101 October 2018 Request to Reclassify Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Under 10 CFR 171.15, Annual Fees: Reactor Licenses and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Licenses RA-18-090, Notice Regarding Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Master Terms for Decommissioning Trust Agreements2018-10-0101 October 2018 Notice Regarding Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Master Terms for Decommissioning Trust Agreements RA-18-083, Certification of Permanent Removal of Fuel from the Reactor Vessel for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station2018-09-25025 September 2018 Certification of Permanent Removal of Fuel from the Reactor Vessel for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station RA-18-088, Radiological Emergency Plan Addendum Revision. Includes EP-AA-1010, Addendum 3, Revision 4, Emergency Action Levels for Oyster Creek.2018-09-25025 September 2018 Radiological Emergency Plan Addendum Revision. Includes EP-AA-1010, Addendum 3, Revision 4, Emergency Action Levels for Oyster Creek. RA-18-087, Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) Related to Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report2018-09-24024 September 2018 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) Related to Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report RA-18-084, Secondary Containment Capability Test2018-09-14014 September 2018 Secondary Containment Capability Test RA-18-078, Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-0042018-08-15015 August 2018 Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-004 RA-18-077, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-0032018-08-14014 August 2018 Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-003 RA-18-072, Pressure and Temperature Limit Report Revision 12018-06-29029 June 2018 Pressure and Temperature Limit Report Revision 1 RA-18-066, Response to Questions Pertaining to Licensed Operator2018-06-18018 June 2018 Response to Questions Pertaining to Licensed Operator RA-18-070, Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-001 on June 04, 20182018-06-0808 June 2018 Submittal of Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2018-001 on June 04, 2018 RA-18-068, Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) Regarding Request for Approval of Decommissioning Quality Assurance Program, Revision 0 for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station2018-06-0606 June 2018 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) Regarding Request for Approval of Decommissioning Quality Assurance Program, Revision 0 for Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station RA-18-065, Registration of Use of Cask to Store Spent Fuel2018-05-31031 May 2018 Registration of Use of Cask to Store Spent Fuel RA-18-059, Request for Relief and Rescission of Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events2018-05-30030 May 2018 Request for Relief and Rescission of Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-Basis External Events RA-18-055, 10 CFR 50.46 Annual Report2018-05-23023 May 2018 10 CFR 50.46 Annual Report RA-18-053, Update to Spent Fuel Management Plan2018-05-21021 May 2018 Update to Spent Fuel Management Plan RA-18-052, Supplement to Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 50.54(w)(1), Concerning On-Site Property Damage Insurance and Supplement to Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 140.11(a)(4), Concerning Primary and Secondary ...2018-05-0808 May 2018 Supplement to Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 50.54(w)(1), Concerning On-Site Property Damage Insurance and Supplement to Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 140.11(a)(4), Concerning Primary and Secondary ... RA-18-049, Registration of Use of Cask to Store Spent Fuel2018-05-0707 May 2018 Registration of Use of Cask to Store Spent Fuel RA-18-046, Oyster Creek, Transmittal of Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 20172018-04-30030 April 2018 Oyster Creek, Transmittal of Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report for 2017 RA-18-047, Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20172018-04-30030 April 2018 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2017 RA-18-018, Submittal of Changes to Technical Specifications Bases2018-04-13013 April 2018 Submittal of Changes to Technical Specifications Bases RA-18-021, Request for Exemption from Record Retention Requirements2018-04-12012 April 2018 Request for Exemption from Record Retention Requirements RA-18-028, Request for Rescission of Commission Order Modifying License with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents Capable of Operation Under Severe Accident Conditions (Order Number EA-13-109)2018-04-12012 April 2018 Request for Rescission of Commission Order Modifying License with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents Capable of Operation Under Severe Accident Conditions (Order Number EA-13-109) RA-18-027, Request for Rescission of Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)2018-04-12012 April 2018 Request for Rescission of Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) RA-18-036, Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) and Supplement Regarding License Amendment Request - Proposed Defueled Technical Specifications and Revised License Conditions for Permanently Defueled ...2018-03-29029 March 2018 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) and Supplement Regarding License Amendment Request - Proposed Defueled Technical Specifications and Revised License Conditions for Permanently Defueled ... RA-18-019, Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 50.54(w)(1), Concerning On-Site Property Damage Insurance2018-03-29029 March 2018 Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 50.54(w)(1), Concerning On-Site Property Damage Insurance RA-18-020, Request for Exemption from 1 O CFR 140.11 (a)(4), Concerning Primary and Secondary Liability Insurance2018-03-29029 March 2018 Request for Exemption from 1 O CFR 140.11 (a)(4), Concerning Primary and Secondary Liability Insurance RA-18-032, Revision to Commitments Relating to Resolution of Anchor Darling Double Disc Gate Valve Part 21 Issues2018-03-27027 March 2018 Revision to Commitments Relating to Resolution of Anchor Darling Double Disc Gate Valve Part 21 Issues RA-18-034, Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv)2018-03-22022 March 2018 Request for Exemption from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) RA-18-015, Withdrawal of Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Implement BWRVIP-18, Revision 2-A and Relief Request for Extension of Torus Examinations2018-02-15015 February 2018 Withdrawal of Application to Revise Technical Specifications to Implement BWRVIP-18, Revision 2-A and Relief Request for Extension of Torus Examinations RA-18-014, Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) and Supplemental Regarding License Amendment Request - Proposed Changes to the Oyster Creek Emergency Plan for Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and Emergency Action Level Scheme2018-02-13013 February 2018 Response to Request for Additional Information (RAI) and Supplemental Regarding License Amendment Request - Proposed Changes to the Oyster Creek Emergency Plan for Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan and Emergency Action Level Scheme RA-18-008, Summary of Changes to Quality Assurance Topical Report, NO-AA-102018-02-0808 February 2018 Summary of Changes to Quality Assurance Topical Report, NO-AA-10 RA-18-010, Supplement to Relief Request for Extension of Torus Examinations2018-01-24024 January 2018 Supplement to Relief Request for Extension of Torus Examinations RA-17-086, Commitment Change Summary Report - 20172017-12-21021 December 2017 Commitment Change Summary Report - 2017 2019-09-12
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December 8, 2016 RA-16-102 National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region Protected Resources Division One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Attention: Julie Crocker, Section 7 Coordinator Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219
Subject:
Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report - 2016
Dear Ms. Crocker:
Enclosed is a copy of the 2016 Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The report is submitted in a.ccorda.nce with Terms and Conditions Number 8 of the Incidental Take Statement of the 2011 Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion.
If you have any questions concerning this submittal, please contact Kathryn Houlahan, Environmental Scientist, at (609) 971-2588.
Sincerely, Michael F. Gillin Plant Manager Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Enclosure cc: NRC Document Control Desk Administrator, Region I NRC Senior Project Manager NRC Senior Resident Inspector
Enclosure to RA-16-102 Annual Report of Sea Turtle Incidental Takes - 2016 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-16 Docket No. 50-219 Prepared by:
Kathryn Houlahan, Environmental Scientist Rheiner Dutes, Senior Regulatory Specialist Exelon Generation December 2016
Introduction The Annual Report of Sea Turtle Incidental Takes provides a summary of the incidental takes of all species of sea turtles at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS) during the past year. The report is required by Terms and Conditions (T&C) Number 8 of the Incidental Take Statement (ITS) of the OCNGS Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion. This report covers all incidental takes and sightings of sea turtles that occurred during 2016.
Incidental Take Reports documenting the circumstances of incidental takes of sea turtles were completed following three OCNGS sea turtle incidental takes during 2016 and were provided to the NMFS and USNRC within 30 days of each incidental take. Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2016-001 though 2016-003 are summarized in Attachment 1. Photographs of the three turtles, as well as the necropsy report for the one dead sea turtle, has already been supplied with the individual reports and therefore are not included in this report.
Incidental Take Date I Time (condition and species) 2016-1 Monday, August 1, 2016/ 1628 (Dead juvenile Kemp's Ridley) 2016-2 Thursday, August 25, 2016/ 0840 (Live Loggerhead) 2016-3 Friday, October 28, 2016/ 2250 (Live juvenile Atlantic Green)
Comparison of Annual Sea Turtle Incidental Takes With Prior Years The three OCNGS incidental takes during 2016 is less than the long-term average of approximately five incidental takes per year recorded over the last twenty years. However, tile annual abundance of sea turtles in this vicinity appears to be highly variable, unpredictable, and unrelated to the operation of OCNGS. There are several factors that may influence the number of sea turtle incidental takes that occur at the OCNGS. Barnegat Inlet, the only tidal inlet in the vicinity of Oyster Creek, which provides access to Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean, was deepened during dredging operations in the early 1990s. Completion of the Barnegat Inlet dredging operation resulted in an increase in the tidal prism, or volume of water entering and exiting the inlet on a single tidal cycle, as well as a slightly greater tidal range at Oyster Creek.
The deepening of Barnegat Inlet and associated waterway channels was completed immediately prior to 1992, when incidental takes of sea turtles began to occur at OCNGS, and may partially explain the occurrence of the turtles. Increased regulatory protection of sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act also began in the early 1990's.
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Physical factors, such as an oceanic front or an oceanic eddy occurring unusually close to Barnegat Inlet, may also play a part in the prevalence of sea turtles near Oyster Creek because oceanic fronts have been shown to be used as a migratory and forage habitat by sea turtles (Polovina et al, 2000). Experience has also shown that the passage of a severe storm or pressure system near Barnegat Inlet can cause major increases in winds, waves, tides and tidal prism in shallow estuarine waters such as Barnegat Bay. These events could increase the likelihood of slowly swimming organisms such as sea turtles occurring in the estuary. It is likely that the local variability of sea turtle abundance is also related to biological factors including the abundance of organisms on which sea turtles prefer to feed, including crabs such as blue crabs, horseshoe crabs, and calico crabs, as well as sponges and various types of algae. The lower than average number of incidental takes in 2016 may have been an anomaly based on unfavorable physical conditions or lack of prey. However, an analysis of the number of incidental takes at OCNGS indicates that there has been an increase in the average annual
number of incidental takes in recent years in comparison to the previous decade. For example, a total of 26 sea turtle incidental takes occurred at OCNGS between 1996 and 2005 (an average of three takes per year), but 75 incidental takes occurred between 2006 and 2015 (an average of eight takes per year). This recent trend of increasing OCNGS incidental takes parallels a similar trend of generally increasing sea turtle strandings reported during that period by the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN) along the Atlantic coast. The conduct of operations at the OCNGS intakes has not been changed in any manner that would explain the recent increase in takes. However, the increase may reflect the long-term success of turtle legislative protection and conservation measures such as TED implementation, nest
.and egg protection at sea turtle nesting sites, and turtle head-starting programs.
Many years of environmental sampling conducted near OCNGS have repeatedly demonstrated that the abundance of various marine organisms can vary considerably from year to year, often by orders of magnitude. This is particularly true for seasonal migrants, whose abundance in Barnegat Bay is highly dependent upon physical and biological factors along the migratory route. Therefore, the observed annual variation in sea turtle incidental takes at OCNGS from a minimum of zero to a maximum of twelve per year is not considered particularly significant.
In the most recent OCNGS Biological Opinion and ITS, issued in November 2011, NMFS determined that no more than 71 Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, 6 Loggerhead sea turtles, and 11 Atlantic Green sea turtles are likely to be directly affected by interaction with OCNGS during the '
remainder of the OCNGS operating license (i.e., through 2029). The cumulative numbers of I I
post-2011 incidental takes are listed below and can be used for comparison with the allowable species totals during the remainder of the OCNGS operating license:
Iyr:tl~ Sgecies C.Ymulative_Jotal to _D.ateJ _1/201 ta 12/2029 Kemp's Ridley 27 Loggerhead 4 Green 6 OCNGS expects ongoing support from the MMSC for both transfers of live sea turtles for rehabilitation and as the primary facility for necropsies. OCNGS has noted the exceptional past efforts by the dedicated and capable MMSC staff in the care and rehabilitation of sea turtles transferred to the Brigantine facility, and that exceptional level of care was again apparent during 2016.
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sea turtles is to protect the turtles that do arrive at the plant, and to release as many turtles as possible to safety. The OCNGS program for the protection of threatened and endangered sea turtles can be considered to be quite successful because most of the sea turtles incidentally captured at OCNGS since 1992 have subsequently been rehabilitated and released alive and well, to the Atlantic Ocean in locations free from potential cold-shock owing to the efforts of OCNGS and MMSC personnel.
References Polovina, J.J., D.R. Kobayashi, D.M. Ellis, M.P. Seki, and G.H. Balazs. 2000. Turtles on the edge: Movement of loggerhead turtles ( Caretta caretta) along oceanic fronts in the central North Pacific, 1997-1998. Fish. Oceanogr., 9: 71-82.
Enclosure to RA-16-102 ATTACHMENT 1 2016 Incidental Take Reports
Incidental Take 2016-1 Incidental Take 2016-2 Incidental Take 2016-3 OPERATIONS
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Reactor power previous 48-hours: 100% 99% 100%
Date of last screen inspection: 1-August-16 25-Auqust-16 28-0ctober-16 Time of last screen inspection: 12:15 08:00 20:00 Date of last trash raking: 1-August-16 25-August-16 28-0ctober-16 Time of last trash raking: -*-
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Incidental Take 2016-1 Incidental Take 2016-2 Incidental Take 2016-3 ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT:
Date Brigantine MMSC contacted: 1-August-16 25-Auqust-16 28-0ctober-16 Time Brigantine MMSC contacted: 16:49 15:04 23:40 Date Animal picked up by MMSC: 2-August-16 25-Auqust-16 29-0ctober-16 Time Animal picked up by MMSC: 08:30 16:30 10:20 State of animal when first observed: Dead Alive Alive State of animal when Dead Alive Alive collected:
State of animal when picked up: Dead Alive Alive Dead, internal organs State of animal arriving at extremely friable, no Alive, old injuries on MMSC: obvious cause of carapace from Alive, no obvious death. possible boat strike injuries or illness.
Transferred to North Carolina Aquarium at Final disposition of animal:
Dead, buried off the TBD, MMSC still in Pineknoll Shares for beach possessiqn of Jurtle. evaluation and release, Carapace Length - Curved 26.2 cm 86.4 cm 33.6 cm Carapace Length - Straight 25.1 cm 79.0 cm 31.2 cm Carapace Width - Curved: 27.0 cm 83.8 cm 28.7 cm Carapace Width - Straight: 23.1 cm 66.4 cm 26.2 cm Weight - lbs (kgs) 3.2 lbs. 141 lbs. 7.7 lbs.
Existing Tag Number notaq no tao no tag Photograph attached Yes Yes Yes Diagram of wounds, abnormalities, tag locations attached Yes Yes Yes Description of Animal Juvenile Kemp's Loggerhead of Juvenille Green of Ridlev fem ale undetermined sex undetermined sex All information sent to:
National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region; Protected Resources Division; Attention: Yes Yes Yes Endangered Species Coordinator; One Blackburn Drive; Gloucester, MA 01930