ML18106A322

Marked-up TS Pages for Section 4.2.1 of App B

ML18106A322
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	02/18/1998
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• *-* 4.0 invironm*ntal Conditions 4.l t'mi*U&l or Important Any occ::urrenc*

of an unusual or l:nportant event that indicates or could ln significant environmental lmpact causally related to plant operation shall be recorded and reported to the tiRC within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> followed by a written report per Subsection 5.4.2. following are examples:

excessive bird impaction event*; onsite plant or animal disease outbreaks; mortality or unusual occurrence of any species by the Endangered Species 1973; fish kills or impingement events on the intake screen*; increase ln nuisance organism*

or conditions; unanticipated or emergency discharge of waste water or chemical substances. routine monitoring programs are required to implement thi* condition.

4.2 Environmental Monitoring 4.2.l .Aquatic Monitoring

-:'he certification*

and permit& required under the Clean Water Act provide mechanism*

for protecting water quality and, indirectly, aquatic biota. The NRC will rely on the decision*

ma.de by the State of New Jersey under the * >* authority of the Clean Water Act and, in the case of sea tun:le* and shortnose sturgeon, decision*

made by the National Marine Fisheriea Service (NMFSl under the authority of the indangered Species Act, for. any requirements pertaini:-:g to aquatic monitoring.

In accordance with Section 7(a) of the indarigered Specie* Act, on May l4, 1993, the National Marine Fisheriea Service isaued a Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion related to th* operation of Salem Onie l and 2 Generating Station*.

Thi* Section 7 Conaultation entitled, ftReinitiation of a conaultation in accord&nc*

with S*ction 7(a) of th* Endangered Species Act regarding continu*d operation of the Salem and Hop* Creek Nuclear Generating Station* on th* eaateJ:n *her* of th* Delaware River in New J*raey,M concluded that ft ... continu*d op*ration ia not likely to j*opardize the continued . #-exiatence of liated *peciea.

• accordalac.

with Attac:hm*nt 1, Incidental T&k* Statement, to this

\ Opinioa;-aDd all *ub*equent amendment*

H inay be approved by the National \' M&ript Pi*beri**

Servict*.

PSli&G sh&ll: .

(1) Inapec:c Che Salem Station circulating vater intak* crub b&r* at lease. one* e,,_ry two hour* frClll Jun* l through*occoeer

15. The*e inspections should be ( 2) Clean th* Salem Station circulating water tra*h bar* Qnc* per day from Jun* l through OctoO.r 15. The** cleaning*

• hould O..doc:umented.

9002240262 900210 I PDR ADOCK 05000272 I P PDR SALEM ONIT 1 4-1 , . Amendment No. * --:--*-I I I

• * ( 3 l I! & lethal inc:iden*l!al take *of an endangered or chreatened spec:ies oc:::*..:rs bet1'9en June l through Septemi:ler 30, chac is direc:cly attribucable to :he plane intake struc:ture, monicoring of :he Salem cws inc&lte struc:cure muse be c:onduc:ted hourly (racher than every 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />). Two hour monicoring

nay be ree*tabliahed from October l through Oc:cober lS, however, i! a lechal ::ake occurs, moni taring must be again conducted hourly .. i 4. i :-taite *..:se o_f dip necs and o_ther equipmenc whenever pos*ible co remove smaller sea turtles from intake water trash racks to reduc:e trauma caused by :he existing cleaning mec:hanism.

Ose supplemental lighting during night inspections to assist noting sea curtlea at the circulating wacer int&lte, impinged on the trash racks. (SJ ::Iiplement the sea turtle resuac:itation proc:edurea for cOa\atose

urt:es described in Appendix I of the Section 7 Biological Opinion. These procedures and related materials shall be po*ted in appropriate areas such as the fish pool buildings and che c:irc:ulating water int&lte operators office.* (6) The monitoring and reporting system e*t&bliahed in 1981 and modified in Appendix II of the Sec:tion 7 Bioloqical Opinion will c:ontinue.

These report* shall be .ent to the NMPS, North Baat Region (NBRl 30 days o! any inc:idental t&lte. Notification and reporting to the NRC be in acc:ordanc:e with Section 4.l of this SPP. . . h' . l . 1 Op' . itllc w ** Conaeryation Recoqmend&;iona, to t ia Bio oqic:a inion suggests c:onaervation reccamendation1

!or implementation by Salem Generacing Station. The Station shall implement these reccamendationa to the satisfac:tion o! the National_M&rine Fisheries Servic:e.

4.2.2 Terrestrial Mcnitoring Terrestrial monitoring i1 not required.

SALBM UNIT 1 4-2 . , . Amendment No. ... ') -I

.. *

• t.O lnvironzneneal Conditions t.l atzu.ual or Imporeane Environmeneal Evenes Arry occ:urronce of an unu*ual or imporeane evene thae indicaee*

or could result in significant environmental impact cau*ally related to plane operaeion shall b* recorded and to the NRC wiehin 24. hour* followed by a writeen repore per Sub*ection 5.4..2. 111* following are axcGm=ive bird impaction event*; on*iee plant or animal di***** ouebrealc*;

mortality or unu*ual occurrence of any *p*ci** protected by the ind&ngered Specie* Ace of 1973; fi*h kill* or impingemene event* on eha ,intalc* *cre*n*; increa*e in nuisance organisma or condition*;

unanticipaeed or emergency discharge of wa*t* water or chemical *ub*tance*.

No rouein* inonitoring proqram. are required to implement thi* condition.

4..2 Bnvironmental Monitoring 4..2.l Aqua.tic Monitoring Th* certificatic:m*

and permit* required und.9r th* Clean Water A.ct provide mec:hani ... for protecting wat*r quality and, indirectly, aquatic oiota. 111* NRC will rely oath* daci8ion*

made by th*'Stat*

of New JarHy under th* auchority of ch* Clean Water and, in th* ca** of *** turtl** and 1hcrenose

• turgeon, deci8ion*

made by th* National Ha.rine Phherie* Service INMP'Sl *m.der the auchority of th* Endangered Specie* Act, for any requirement*

pertaining to aquatic monitoring.

In acccrdanc*

wich Secticn 7(&) of th* Kndallgerad Specie* Act, on May H, l99l, th* National Marin* Pi*heri**

S*rvice i**u*d a Section 7 Ccn*ultation Biological Opinicn related to th* operation of Salem Unit l and 2 Generating Station*.

'11\i* Section 7 Conaultation entitled, "Reinitiation of a conaultation in acccrdazice with Sectica 7(&) of the lndangerad Specie* Act regarding ccmtinued operation of th* Sal* and Jlq.4 Creek Nuclear Generating on che ... tarn *her* of th* Delawar* Sliver in New Jer*ey," concluded " ... continued operation i* not: likely to jeopardiH th* continued

-iU°') xiatence of li*t:ed specie* .

• _,{,,.t.J.\\

('it ri -*(In ac:cazdaace with

Attachment:

l, Ipcidlncal Tak* Stuwnc, to this Biological Opini*a and all .W:,*equenc amendmeiic.

• • may be approved by th* National Maria9 riaberi**

Service*, PSil.G *hall; (l) ID.8peC:C the Salem Scacian circulatiiig water intake traah bar* at leuc once every two hour* frCllll June l through October 15. '11\*** inspections

• hould be dccumented.

(2) Clean the Salem Station circulating water traah bar* once per day from Jun*. l through Occober lS. Th*** cleaaing*

• t'lould 0. documented.

SAI.D IJ!IIT 2 ... -l Amendlllene so . ...

' ' ' ,. * * * (3) If a leth&l incidental take of a.n endangered or threatened apecle9 beCW9eli June l through September 30, that 1s directly attribut&ble

o :he pi.De intake *tructure, monitoring of the Salem CWS intake striJcture be ccmducted hourly (rather than every 2 hour*l . ,Two hour monitoring

nay be ree*t&Dli*h*d from October l through Octcber 15, hCW9ver, 1f a lethal take occur*, IJIODitoring i?N*t be again conducted hourly. ( 4 l Mak* u** o: dip n*C* m.cd oth=r eqo..:.ipm=nc

,J. e t

o re.mClve smaller **a turtle* from intake water tra*h rack* to trauma caused by the exi*ting cleaning mec

.hani...

0** *upplemental lighting durlng night inmpection*

to a**i*c noting *** turtle* ac the circulating water intake, impinged on the tra*h rack*. (5) Implement th* **a turtle re*u*citation procedure*

for turtles de*cribed in Appendix I of the Section 7 Biological Opi.::.;;.on.

These procedure*

and related material*

• h&ll be po*t*d in &i1Propriate area* 1uch a* the fi*h pool building*

and th9 circulating water inc&ite operator*

office. (6) nie mcmicoring and nporting syn* **t&blhhed in UU and mod.Hied in Appendix II of the 7 Biological Opinicm will ccmcinue.

'nlieH report* 1hall tie Hnt co th* RIO'S, Ror1:h luc Ragion (mlJl) within JO d.&y1 of any incidmical t&ite. Rocificacion and reporting co the nc ab&ll be in accordance with t.1 of thi* IPP. ""Thll ARedwci.it lft Cgp11ryatigq RIC91'D'nd&tion*, co thi* Biological Opiruoa su99e1c* cca*ervacicn for implmnencaciaa by Salem Station. nie Station *hall implwnc th*** recC'll!IMcdacion*

co the saci1faccion of ch* Rational Marin* Pi*heri**

Service. t.l.l Terre1cri&l Mcaicoring Terreacrial mcnicorin9 i* nee required.

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