ML18102A796

Submits 1996 Annual Rept Summarizing Occurrences of Federally Listed Threatened & Endangered Animal Species at Salem Generating Stations Circulating Water Intake Structure During 1996

ML18102A796
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	01/28/1997
From:	POWELL D R Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	SILVA L COMMERCE, DEPT. OF, NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE
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LR-E970057, NUDOCS 9702040335
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• Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-0236 Nuclear Business Unit CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: P 462 769 930 Ms. Laurie Silva JAN 2 8 1997 LR-E970057 National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation Branch One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 Ms. Silva: 1996

SUMMARY

OF IMPINGEMENTS SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-772 AND 50-311 In accordance with the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) Section 7 Consultation, Incidental Take Statement measure number (9), Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is submitting this annual report. It summarizes the occurrences of federally listed threatened and endangered animal species at the Salem Generating Station's Circulating Water Intake Structure (CWIS) during 1996. At least three endangered and one threatened animal species are known to utilize the Delaware Bay in the vicinity of Artificial Island. The endangered species include one fish, the shortnose sturgeon and two sea turtles, the Kemp's ridley and the green. The threatened species is the loggerhead sea turtle. In accordance with our Section 7 Consultation, Biological Opinion, PSE&G notifies the NMFS within 24-hours in the event a threatened or endangered species is incidentally caught due to operation of the Salem or Hope Creek Generating Stations.

Similarly, a detailed report of each event has been submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) 30 days after the occurrence.

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• 2 JAN 2 8 1997 The migration of sea turtles along east coast of the United States is well documented, including their occurrence in bays and channels.

Sea turtles typically enter the Delaware Bay in late spring and begin their movement out to sea by late summer. There were no sea turtles occurrences at the Salem Generating Station during 1996. SHORTNOSE STURGEON:

Shortnose sturgeon are known to spawn upstream of Artificial Island and migrate throughout the Bay during different life stages. There were no sturgeon occurrences at the Salem Generating Station during 1996.

SUMMARY

PSE&G has attached histograms summarizing the annual level of occurrences and mortalities of sea turtles and shortnose sturgeon at the Salem Generating Station from 1980 through 1996. These histograms indicate the following:

1) No loggerhead sea turtles were observed at the Station in 1996. Animal occurrences of this species have ranged from zero to 23 (1991) between 1980 and 1996. Occurrences of this species have been low (zero or one animal) for the last four years. 2) No Kemp's ridley sea turtles were observed at the Station during 1996. Annual occurrences of this species have been consistently low (less than three) from 1980 to date with the exception of 1989 when six turtles were observed.

3) No green sea turtles were observed at the Station during 1996. To date only two greens have occurred at the Station, one in 1991 and one in 1992. 4) No shortnose sturgeon were observed at the Station during 1996. Annual occurrences of this species have been sporadic from 1980 to date and only low numbers (zero to three) have been observed.

5) Applicable take limits and mortalities imposed by NMFS which would potentially necessitate re-opening the Section 7 Consultation were not exceeded in 1996.

L. Silva LR-E970057

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• JAN 2 8 1997 If you have any further questions regarding this material please contact Robert Boot of my staff at (609) 339-1169.

Attachments (4) Sincerely, l) /) !) I(, .X.t&ud! D. R. Powell Manager -Licensing and Regulation c U. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Hubert J. Miller, Administrator

-Region I u. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. L. N. Olshan, Licensing Project Manager -Salem U. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. c. Marschall (X24) USNRC Senior Resident Inspector Mr. K. Tosch, Manager, IV New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Engineering 33 Arctic Parkway CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Mr. L. Niles, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Endangered and Nongame Species Program CN 400 Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE.OCCURRENCES*

(1980-1996)

TOTAL TAKES MORTALITIES 35 7 30 6 -25 5 -20 15 3 10 2 >--5 1 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 199J 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL lAKES

• 1 3 1 2 1 6 0 3 8 2 0 23 10 0 1 1 0 MORTAUTIES

• 1 2 1 2 1 5 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 ll\KELIMIT 10 10 30 30 30 30 LIMIT 5 5 5 5 5 5 NO TAKE LIMIT (1980-1990)

NO LIMIT (1980-1990) . ,\

KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE OCCURRENCES*

(1980-1996)

TOTAL TAKES 6 4 2 1960 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL W<.ES

• 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 2 6 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 TMELIMIT 5 5 5 5 5 5 NO TAKE LIMIT (1980-1990)

MORTALITIES 2 1900 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1900 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 MORTALITIES

• 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 LIMIT 1 1 1 1 1 1 NO LIMIT (1980-1990)

GREEN SEA TURTLE OCCURRENCES (1980-1996)

TOTAL TAKES.

5 -. 4 2 0 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTl'I. TMES

• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 TPKELIMIT 5 5 5 5 5 5 NO TAKE LIMIT (1980-1990)

MORTALITIES 2 --0 '-----------------.!

19&) 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1900 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 MORTALITIES. a a a a a a a a a a a a 1 a a a a LIMIT 1 1 2 2 2 2 NO LIMIT (1980-1990) e I SHORTNOSE STURGEON OCCURRENCES (1980-1996)

TOTAL TAKES 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MORTALITIES.

LIMIT 1978 1979 2 0 1980 1981 1982 0 1 0 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NO TAKE LIMIT (1980-1990) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 10 10 10 10