ML12132A268

Sea Turtle Logbook Entry for 5/8/2012

ML12132A268
Person / Time
Site:	Brunswick
Issue date:	05/08/2012
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Seymour D NRC/RGN-II, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Balsam B
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From: HOO Hoc To: HOO Hoc; Seymour, Deborah

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Logbook Entry: 5/8/2012 Date: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 9:59:27 PM Ops Officer : DONALD NORWOOD Entry Date : 5/7/2012 - 14:17 Entry Type : 50.72 LOGGED ONLY Notify Date - Time : 5/7/2012 - 14:17 Event Date - Time : 5/7/2012 - 11:15 (EDT)

Site  : BRUNSWICK Emergency Class : NON EMERGENCY

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OFFSITE NOTIFICATION TO NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICES (NMFS)

"On May 7, 2012, a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle was retrieved from the 1A circulating water pump intake trash rack. There were no visible signs of injury or abnormalities and the condition of the turtle indicates that the death was recent. Therefore, the lethal take has been attributed to plant operations.

Notification to the NMFS was completed at approximately 1115 EDT. This non-emergency notification is being made pursuant to 10CFR50.72(b)(2)(xi) due to the notification to NMFS."

The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector.

Notified both R2DO (Seymour) and the Endangered Species Group via e-mail.

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• UPDATE FROM JOHN MILLER TO DONALD NORWOOD AT 2136 EDT ON 5/8/2012 * * *

"Follow-up from the North Carolina Sea Turtle Coordinator from the lethal turtle take reported from the Brunswick Plant on 5/7/2012 at 1417. The turtle from 5/7/2012 was initially identified and reported as a Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle. Further picture identification by the North Carolina Sea Turtle Coordinator indicates that the correct species is a Green Sea Turtle."

Notified both R2DO (Seymour) and the Endangered Species Group via e-mail.