ML20198F458

NPDES Noncompliance Notification:On 970727,discovered Seal Trapped in Circulating Water Sys Screen Wash Debris.Removed Seal.Also,Approx 140 Fish Were Entrapped During Wk Prior to 970727 Entrapment Incident

ML20198F458
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	08/06/1997
From:	Feigenbaum T NORTH ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP. (NAESCO)
To:	Sandorf S MASSACHUSETTS, COMMONWEALTH OF
References
LIC-97159, NA-970294, NUDOCS 9708130049
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Atlantic se bra,sii0aa74 (603)474 9"at The Northeast Utilities System August 6,1997 LIC 97159 NA 970294 hir. Scott Sandorf l National hiarine Fisheries Service l Nonheast Region i

One Blackbum Drive Gloucester,hiA 02173 Seabrook Station Seal Entrapment - July 27.1997 North Atlantic Energy Service Corporation (Nonh Atlantic) hereby reports the entrapment of a seal at Seabrook Station. The seal was removed from Seabrook Station's Circulating Water System screen wash debris on July 27,1997. Nonh Atlantic notified the National hiarine Fisheries Service of this entrapment incident by telephone'. The New England Aquarium picked up the seal on July 31,1997 in order to perfonn a necropsy in the near future.

This report is made in response to the National hiarine Fisheries Service letter dated January 5, 2

1995, recommending that Nonh Atlantic report seal entrapment incidents. The attached seal entrapment incident report is enclosed as requested.

North Atlantic submitted an application for a Small Take Exemption Permit on June 13,19973 for the incidental taking of seals pursuant to Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the hiarine hhunmal Protection Act and in accordance with 50 CFR 216,104.

Notification of Seal Entrapment Incident, Telephone Notification by J. Ilart (North Atlantic) to S. .

Sandorf(NhtFS) on July 28,1997.

2 National htarine Fisheries Service letter dated January 5,1995, hir. Chris Mantzaris (Nh1FS) to R.

Jeb DeLoach(North Atlantic).

8 7 North Atlantic Letter, LIC 97102,"Small Take Exemption Permit," from T. Feigenbaum (North N23 Atlantic) to R. Schmitten (Nh1FS).

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' ' National Marine Fisheries Services llc.97159, NA 970294/Page 2 If you have additional questions, please contact Mr. Teny L. !!arpster, Director of Licensing Services,at(603)773 7765.

Very truly yours, NORTil ATLANTIC ENERGY SERVICE CORP, ff Ted C. Feigenbaum f A ^-

Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear ofUcer

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IEC11NICAL ADVISOltY COhlh111TEL l Dr. Edward Schmidt Mr. Eric liutchins Nil Dept. of Environmental Services National Marine Fisheries Service Water Supply & Pollution Control Div. Northeast Region l 6 Ilazen Drive One Blackburn Drive Concord, Nil 03302 Gloucester,MA 01930 Mr.Jeffrey Andrews Supervisor, Industrial Pennits Section SEABROOK ECOLOGICAL ADVISOltY Dept. of Environmental Services C.OMM11TE E.

Water Supply & Pollution Control Division 6 llazen Drive Dr. John Tietjen, Chairman Concord, Nil 03302 134 Palisade Avenue Leonia,NJ 07605 Mr. Robert Estabrook Nil Dept. of Environment: ' Services Dr. W. Iluntting flowell Water Supply & Pollution Control Division 12 James Farm 6 Ilaren Drive Lee, Nil 03824 Concord, Nil 03302 Dr. Saul Salla Mr. John Nelson 317 Switch Road Nil Fish and Game Depanment ilope Valley, RI 02832 225 Main Street Durham, Nil 03824 Dr. Bernard J. McAlice llc 61 Box 109 Mr. Bruce Smith Round Pond, ME 04564 Nil Fish and Game Department 225 Main Street Dr. Robert Wilce Durham, Nil 03824 Department of Biology 221 Morrill Science Center Mr. Frederick Gay University of Massachusetts NPDES Permit Coordinator Amherst, MA 01003 New llampshire State Program Unit Environmental Protection Agency John F. Kennedy Building Boston, MA 02203 Mr. Jack Paar Environmental Protection Agency 60 Westview Street Lexington, MA 02173

• Natio &l Marine Fisheries Services LIC 97159,NA 970294/Page 4 NORMANDEAU AREOCIATES Ms. Marcia Bowen Normandeau Associates,Inc.

82 Main Street Yarmouth,ME 04096 Paul Geoghegan Normandeau Associates,Inc.

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, Bedford, Nil 03110 5500

NEW ENGLAND AOUARIUM l

Mr. Greg Early New England Aquarium Resource and Rehabilitation Central Wharf Boston,MA 02910 1

US NUCI F AR REGULATORY COMMISSION l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 0001 Mr= A. W.De Agazlo Senior Project Manager Division of Reactor Projects

. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 0001 Mr.11. J. Miller Regional Administrator, Region i U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 NRC Senior Resident inspector NAESCO

- PO Box 300 Seabrook, Nil 03874

t SEAllROOK STATION SEAL ENTRAPMENT INCIDENT REPORT DNE SEAL . JULY 27.1997 Site of Entrapment: Seabrook Station Circulating Water System screen wash debris Date ofIdentification and Recovery: July 27,1997 Species identification: Appears to be a harbor seal Description / Condition of Scal: Appears to be a young of the year harbor seal in good condition. Weight is about 30 pounds.

Reporter: John D. Ilart, Environmental Compliance Manager Recent Seal Observations:

One intact seal was recovered on July 20,1997. An incident report was submitted to the NMFS . Necropsy results are expected from the New England Aquarium in the near future.

Recent Fish Entrapment: Approximately 140 fish wcre entrapped during the week previous to the seal entrapment, including cunner, sculpin and Cod.

Cooling Water intake Temperature at Approximate Time of Entrapment: 58'F Plant Power Level at Time of Entrapment: Seabrook Station was operating at 100 percent.

North Atlantic letter LIC 97144, dated July 25,1997," Scal Entrapment July 20,1997," Mr. T.

Feigenbaum (North At: antic) to Mr. S. Sandorf(NMFS)