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NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp'S Ridley Sea Turtle 08/10/2021

ML21223A329
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	08/11/2021
From:	Cary R PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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From: Cary, Richard H. <Richard.Cary@pseg.com>

Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 9:09 AM To: incidental.take@noaa.gov; EndangeredSpecies Resource Cc: Neilan, Brian

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[External_Sender] Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle 08/10/2021 Attachments: Sea turtle Incidental Take Report 8-10-21.pdf Attached is the Incidental Take Report for a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle collected on 08/10/2021 from the Salem Generating Station during routine raking of the cooling water intake trash bars. The specimen is in cold storage and awaiting transport to the NJ Marine Mammal Stranding Center for potential necropsy. This incidental take is authorized under Biological Opinion NER-2010-6581.

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[External_Sender] Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle 08/10/2021 Sent Date: 8/11/2021 9:08:52 AM Received Date: 8/11/2021 9:09:49 AM From: Cary, Richard H.

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APPENDIX B - Part 1 (Sea Turtle)

Incident Report Sea Turtle Take - PSEG Salem Generating Station Photographs should be taken and the following information should be collected from all turtles and sturgeon (alive and dead) found in association with Salem. Please submit all turtle necropsy results (including sex and stomach contents) to NMFS upon receipt.

Observer's full name: Stephen Whitford (ECSI)

Reporters full name: Stephen Whitford (ECSI)

Species Identification (Key attached): Kemps ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)

Site of Impingement (Unit 1 or 2, CWS or DWS, Bay #, etc.): CWIS, Unit 1, 12A intake bay Date animal observed: 08-10-21 Time animal observed: 08:30 AM Date animal collected: 08-10-21 Time animal collected: 08:25 AM Date rehab facility contacted: 08-10-21 Time rehab facility contacted: 09:00 AM Date animal delivered to facility: NA Time animal delivered to facility: NA Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) was contacted in regards to their interest in taking possession of the turtle. Due to staff being unavailable to complete the pick-up at this time, they requested that the specimen be placed in cold storage. An arraignment to pick-up the specimen will be made at a later date.

Environmental conditions at time of observation (i.e., tidal stage, weather):

Salinity: 6.0ppt Sky condition: partly cloudy Tide: Flood 1 (90.0ft.) Air temp. 24.0°C Wave height: slight Wind - SW Date and time of last inspection of screen: 08/10/21 @ 06:51 AM Water temperature (°C) at site and time of observation: 26.0°C Number of pumps operating at time of observation: 12 Circulators in operation Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit at time of observation: Unit 1-99.8 % / Unit 2-100.1%

Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit over the 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> previous to observation: Unit 1-99.8 %

/ Unit 2-100.0%

Sea Turtle Information: (please designate cm/m or inches)

Fate of animal (circle one): dead alive Condition of animal (include comments on injuries, whether the turtle is healthy or emaciated, general behavior while at Salem. During routine trash rack cleaning, Salem Yard Crew personnel retrieved a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle from Salem Unit 1, 12A circulator intake bay. Salem Unit Control and PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs personnel were notified. After contacting PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs (NEA) personnel, Environmental Consulting Services Inc. (ECSI) personnel verified species identification and began processing of the specimen. An exact cause of death remains unknown, as no obvious indication of external damage was observed.

Carapace length - Curved: 28.5cm Straight: 25.4cm Carapace width - Curved: 28.5cm Straight: 26.0cm Existing tags? YES / NO Please record all tag numbers. Tag # _____________________

Photograph attached: YES / NO 1

APPENDIX B, continued (Incident Report of Sea Turtle Take)

Draw wounds, abnormalities, tag locations on diagram and briefly describe below.

Description of animal:

At the time of observation at 08:30AM, the specimen did not reveal any evidence of external damage, and it appeared to be in good condition. However, the specimen did not show movement, and its eyes appeared to be in a dried-out condition, indicating that it was likely no longer living. External tags were not observed, and an internal PIT tag was not indicated.

All information should be sent to the following address:

National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region Protected Resources Division Attention: Section 7 Coordinator 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone: (978) 281-9328 FAX: (978) 281-9394 2

Salem SGS Incidental Take Report - Sea Turtle Attachment 1 Dorsal view of a Kemps ridley sea turtle, as it appeared after retrieval from Salem CWIS intake on 08-10-2021 by Salem Yard crew personnel during routine trash rack cleaning. No obvious damage was observed, however the specimen did not elicit a reflex response after gentle stimulation (08/10/2021).

A dorsolateral view of the left side of the head. No indication of damage was observed to the head, flippers or to the lower extremities (08/10/2021).

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Salem SGS Incidental Report-Sea Turtle Attachment 1 A ventral view showing the condition of the plastron. No injuries or obvious damage was observed (08/10/2021).

In addition to the characteristic round body appearance, the existence of distinct pores near the margins of each of the inframarginal scutes, on the right and left side of the plastron (located within the red circle in photo) were identified, verifying the specimen as a Kemps ridley [08/10/2021].

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