ML21158A058

Summary of May 20, 2021, Teleconference with the Florida Power & Light Company Regarding Endangered and Threatened Species Reporting at Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4

ML21158A058
Person / Time
Site:	Turkey Point
Issue date:	06/07/2021
From:	Arlene B Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
To:	Florida Power & Light Co
Briana Arlene 301-415-1042
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Download: ML21158A058 (3)

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Teleconference with the Florida Power & Light Company Regarding Endangered and Threatened Species Reporting at Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4 June 7, 2021 TELECONFERENCE DATE May 20, 2021 PARTICIPANTS U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Briana Arlene, Conservation Biologist & ESA Consultation Coordinator Dan Orr, Senior Resident Inspector Matt Endress, Senior Resident Inspector Mark King, Senior Reactor Systems Engineer Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)

Jodie Eldridge, Environmental Services Manager Steven Catron, Fleet Licensing Manager Michael Lloret, Wildlife Biologist Andre Harper, Plant Senior Supervisor - Land Utilization Olga Hanek, Licensing Robert Hess, Turkey Point Licensing Manager BACKGROUND This teleconference was held to clarify FPLs obligations to report incidents related to endangered and threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Requirements concerning such reporting originate from the FWSs July 25, 2019, biological opinion and NRCs regulations at 10 CFR 50.72, as follows.

2019 FWS Biological Opinion Requirements:

FPL must notify the Service's Vero Beach office (772) 562-3909 and NRC at endangeredspecies@nrc.gov within 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> whenever a dead or injured crocodile or indigo snake is observed within the power complex or along an access road.

Upon locating a dead, injured, or sick threatened or endangered species, initial notification must be made to the Service's Vero Beach office (772) 562-3909, NRC at endangeredspecies@nrc.gov, and the Service's law enforcement office (305) 526-2994.

Secondary notification should be made to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; South Region 8535 Northlake Blvd; West Palm Beach, Florida; 33412; 1-800-282-8002.

10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi) Four-Hour Reporting Requirement:

Any event or situation, related to the health and safety of the public or on-site personnel, or protection of the environment, for which a news release is planned or notification to other government agencies has been or will be made. Such an event may include an on-site fatality or inadvertent release of radioactively contaminated materials.

NUREG-1022, Revision 3, Example:

The licensee notified the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and a State agency that an endangered species of sea turtle was found in its circulating water structure trash bar.

No press release was planned. An ENS notification is required because of the notification of State and Federal agencies regarding the taking of an endangered species. (The NRC has statutory responsibilities regarding protection of endangered species.)

TELECONFERENCE NOTES The NRC and FPL discussed various incident scenarios and what type of reporting each scenario would require. The attached table summarizes these scenarios.

FOLLOW UP ACTIONS None ENCLOSURES Turkey Point Endangered Species Act Reporting Requirements Docket Nos.: 50-250 and 50-251 ADAMS Accession No. ML21158A058 FPL was provided an opportunity to review and comment on this teleconference summary prior to its finalization.

ENCLOSURE 1 Turkey Point Endangered Species Act Reporting Requirements Reporting Requirements Scenario Biological Opinion 10 CFR 50.72 Dead or injured crocodile or indigo 24-hr notifications apply as follows.

snake within the power complex or PHONE along an access road This includes the following categories

• Notify FWS Vero Beach at (772) 562-3909.

of take: EMAIL

• Dead causal

• Notify NRC by email at endangeredspecies@nrc.gov.

• Dead non-causal

• Notify FWS and/or FWC by email.(b) 4-hr ENS report

• Injured causal o For crocodiles, notify FWS and FWC applies

• Injured non-causal because FWS at Lindsay_Nester@fws.gov, The FWS interprets power complex or John_Wrublik@fws.gov, and FWC are along an access road to mean the Laura_Brandt@fws.gov, and notified.

action area, as described in the Ryan.Ford@myFWC.com.

biological opinion on p. 14 and in o For indigo snakes, notify FWS at Figure 1.(a)

Lindsay_Nester@fws.gov.

• Include a detailed description of the incident, the condition of the crocodile, a map indicating where the incident occurred, and photographs of the crocodile and project site, when possible.(c)

Discovery of a dead, injured, or sick threatened or endangered species

• Notify FWS Vero Beach and FWS law enforcement by phone at (772) 562-3909 4-hr ENS report This includes all non-causal deaths, and (305) 526-2994, respectively. applies injuries, or sickness of any listed because FWS species including, but not limited to,

• Notify NRC by email at and FWC are crocodiles and eastern indigo snakes. endangeredspecies@nrc.gov.

notified.

The FWS interprets this requirement to

• Notify FWC by phone at (800) 282-8002.

apply to the action area.(a)

Any event or situation, related to

[] protection of the environment, Biological opinion reporting requirements also 4-hr ENS report for which a news release is planned apply if an event falls into one of the above applies.

or notification to other government categories.

agencies has been or will be made.

(a)

The FWS made this clarification in a May 3, 2021, teleconference, and a May 17, 2021, email from Lindsay Nester, FWS, to Briana Arlene, NRC.

(b)

Although not explicitly stated in the biological opinion, in an email from Lindsay Nester, FWS, to Briana Arlene, NRC, dated May 17, 2021, the FWS has requested that FPL also notify certain FWS and FWC staff members by email when a dead or injured crocodile or indigo snake is discovered in the action area.

(c)

Although not explicitly stated in the biological opinion, in an email from John Wrublik, FWS, to Michael Lloret, FPL, dated May 14, 2021, the FWS requested that FPL include this information when reporting a dead or injured crocodile or indigo snake is discovered in the action area.