ML13093A230

Report of Impingement of Atlantic Sturgeon

ML13093A230
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	03/06/2013
From:	Wagner L Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
LR-E13-0026
Download: ML13093A230 (8)

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PSEG Nuclear LLC P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236

.MA 0 6 2013 0 PSEG NuclearLLC LR-E13-0026 EPP 5.4.2 Appendix B U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: 7012 1640 0000 4257 4241

SUBJECT:

REPORT OF IMPINGEMENT OF ATLANTIC STURGEON SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NO. 1 DOCKET NO. 50-272 The Nuclear Environmental Event Report, "Report of Impingement of Atlantic Sturgeon" is being submitted pursuant to the requirements of Section 5.4.2 of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, to the Operating License for the Salem Generating Station, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG).

Please find enclosed a letter and two attachments with further information regarding this impingement event.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Jeffrey Pantazes, Manager - Nuclear Environmental Affairs at (856) 339-7900.

Sincerely, Lawrence M. Wagner Plant Manager - Salem PSEG Nuclear LLC Attachments (2) 7'1

LR-E1 3-0026 Document Control Desk REPORT OF IMPINGEMENT OF ATLANTIC STURGEON In accordance with Section 5.4.2 of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, to the Operating License for the Salem Generating Station, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) hereby transmits notification of a nonroutine event, and documents the occurrence and removal of an Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus) from the Salem Generating Station circulating water intake structure trash bars.

Consultation pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) between NRC and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on the effects of the operation of Salem Station on threatened and endangered, species has been ongoing since 1979. The most recent revision to the Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement issued in January 1999 exempts the specified annual take of shortnose sturgeon and sea turtles. In advance of relicensing for Salem Station, consultation pursuant to Section 7 of the ESA between NRC and NMFS was reinitiated in 2009. On April 6, 2012, the NMFS listed five Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic sturgeon as threatened or endangered under the ESA. In May 2012, NRC requested consultation on the effects of the continued operation of Salem Station on Atlantic sturgeon. The NMFS issued a draft Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement (ITS) in July 2012 that, when finalized, will authorize a specified incidental take of both Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon associated with operation of the Salem Station circulating water intake system.

Pursuant to Section 5.4.2 of the Environmental Protection Plan for Salem Station, nonroutine events which require reporting to other federal agencies shall be reported in accordance with the other agencies' reporting requirements. Accordingly, enclosed please find two (2) attachments. Attachment 1 provides the information requested by the NMFS in Appendix II to the current ITS and in Appendix B, Part 2, to the revised draft ITS. Attachment 2 is a copy of a Sturgeon Salvage Form verbally requested by the NMFS.

There are no commitments contained in this letter.

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LR-E13-0026 Document Control Desk cc: Mr. William Dean, Administrator - Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. R. Ennis, Licensing Project Manager - Salem U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 0-4D-3 Rockville, MD 20852 USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - Salem Mail Code X24 Mr. P. Mulligan, Manager Bureau of Nuclear Engineering New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection PO Box 420 Mail Code: 33-01 Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 Ms. Lynn Lankshear National Marine Fisheries Service Protected Resources Division 55 Great Republic Drive, Suite 04-400 Gloucester, MA 01930 Mr. Michael Ludwig National Marine Fisheries Service 212 Rogers Avenue Milford, CT 06460 Mr. Dave Jenkins Endangered and Nongame Species Program New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 1 Van Syckels Road Clinton, NJ 08809 Salem Commitment Coordinator Mail Code X25 Page 3 of 4

LR-E1 3-0026 Document Control Desk bc: Salem Site Vice President Salem Plant Manager Director - Regulatory Affairs Manager - Nuclear Environmental Affairs Regulatory Assurance Manager - Salem Records Management Page 4 of 4

STURGEON SALVAGE FORM For use in documenting dead sturgeon in the wild under ESA permit no. 1614 (version 07-20-2009)

UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (Assigned by NMFS)

INVESTIGATORS'S CONTACT INFORMATION Abr09001201 1NJ Name: First Matthew Last Parris DATE REPORTED:

Agency Affiliation Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. (ECSI)

Month 02 Day 11 Year 2013 Email Matthew.Parris*Dseg.com DATE EXAMINED:

Address P.O. Box 236 M/C H18 Hancocks Bridge NJ, 08038 Month 02 Day 1. Year 2013 Area code/Phone number (302) 378-9881 ext. 205 SPECIES: (check one) LOCATION FOUND: D-Offshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) lnshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)

F1 shortnose sturgeon River/Body of Water Delaware River City Hancocks Bridge State NJ Z Atlantic sturgeon Descriptive location (be specific) Removed from Circulating Water Intake Structure r- Unidentified Acipenser species Check "Unidentified"if uncertain. (CWIS) Intake trash racks during routine trash rack cleaning at the Salem Generating See reverse side of this form for Station, PSEG Nuclear LLC.

aid in identification. Latitude 390 27'38.17 N (Dec. Degrees) Longitude 75* 32'10.08 W (Dec. Degrees)

CARCASS CONDITION at SEX: MEASUREMENTS: circle unit time examined: (check one) 0 Undetermined Fork length 542 mm E- 1 = Fresh dead El Female El Male Total length 643 mm E- 2 = Moderately decomposed How was sex determined?

Length ] actual El estimate E- 3 = Severely decomposed El Necropsy El Eggs/milt present when pressed Mouth width (inside lips, see reverse side) not measured cm / in El 4 =Dried carcass Interorbital width (see reverse side) not measured cm / in E1 5 = Skeletal, scutes &cartilage 17 Borescope Weight El actual El estimate not weighed kg TAGS PRESENT? Examined for external tags including fin clips? 0 Yes [] No Scanned for PIT tags? 0 Yes 0 No Tag # Tag Type Location of tag on carcass CARCASS DISPOSITION: (check one or more) Carcass Necropsied? PHOTODOCUMENTATION:

F-1I1 =Left where found L-Yes ZNo Photos/video taken? E Yes [ Nc R-2 =Buried E13 = Collected for necropsy/salvage Date Necropsied: Disposition of Photos/Video: Attached R-4 = Frozen for later examination Z5 = Other (describe) Specimen collected alive, released Necropsy Lead:

back to the Delaware River at an off-site location, upstream of the SGS Circulating Water Intake Structure SAMPLES COLLECTED? F-1 Yes Z No Sample How preserved Disposition (person, affiliation, use)

Comments: The live Atlantic sturgeon was collected from the Salem Circulating Water Intake Structure, during routine trash rack cleaning, at 13:20 on February 11, 2013. Photos, length measurements, and an inspection for external tags was made. No external tags were found. The fish was released back to the Delaware River at 15:00.

ATTACHMENT 1 (Sturgeon)

Observer's full name:Matthew Parris Reporter's full name:Matthew Parris Species Identification (Key attached):Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus)

Site of Impingement (Unit I or 2, CWS or DWS, Bay #, etc.):CWIS Bay 22B Date animal observed: 2 111 /1 3 Time animal observed: 13:20 Date animal collected: 2 /1 1 / 13 Time animal collected: 13 :2 0 Date rehab facility contacted: N/A Time rehab facility contacted: N/A Date animal picked up: N/A Time animal picked up: N/A Environmental conditions at time of observation (i.e., tidal stage, weather):

Ebb Stage 1 (92.5 ft) 2 13 Date and time of last inspection of screen: /8/ @ 08:30 Water temperature (QC) at site and time of observation: 3 degrees Celsius Number of pumps operating at time of observation: Unit 1 5 Unit 2 6 Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit at time of observation:

Unit 1 100 Unit 2 100 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 1 100 Unit 2 100 Sturgeon Information:

Species Atlantic sturgeon Fork length (or total length) 542 mm (fork length) Weight not weighed Condition of specimen/description of animal The Atlantic sturgeon was recovered alive from the Salem Circulating Water Intake Structure, during routine trash rack cleaning. The sturgeon was observed to have minor abrasions to its mid-dorsal region.

These injuries were not recent and were therefore determined not to be the result of an interaction with the site, Fish Decomposed: NO SLIGHTLY MODERATELY SEVERELY Fish tagged: YES Please recordall tag numbers. Tag #

Photograph attached: ( DE / NO (please label species, date, geographicsite and vessel name on back of photograph)

ATTACHMENT I (Sturgeon) continued Photographs (if available)

ATTACHMENT 1 (Sturgeon) continued Draw wounds, abnormalities, tag locations on diagram and briefly describe below L R Description of fish condition:

The Atlantic sturgeon was alive when found. Minor abrasions were observed to the mid-dorsal region of the specimen. Based on the physical appearance of the wounds it was determined that they were not recent injuries and as such did not occur due to an interaction with the site.