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Oyster Creek, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2011-2
ML11196A004
Person / Time
Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 07/08/2011
From: Peak R R
Exelon Nuclear
To:
Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-11-053
Download: ML11196A004 (8)


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Exelon.Oyster Creek Generating Station Route 9 South PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 www.exeloncorp.com Nuclear 10 CFR 50.2 July 8, 2011 RA-1 1-053 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-1 6 NRC Docket No. 50-219

Subject:

Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2011-2 The attached report provides detailed information regarding the recent incidental take of a dead Kemp's ridley sea turtle at Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS) on June 9, 2011.If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Malcolm Browne at (609) 971-4124.Sincerely, Russell R. Peak Plant Manager Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station

Enclosures:

Incidental Take Report 2011-2 with photographs and diagram;MMSC Stranding Report MMSC-1 1-146-Tý3 0 Pl-cc: Julie Crocker U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region','Prote'dted Resources Division-'One Blackburn Drive-Gloucester, MA 01930 Kate Sampson U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Region Protected Resources Division One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Administrator, Region 1 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 G. Edward Miller Senior Project Manager US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 8-B1 Washington, DC 20555 Jeff Kulp Senior Resident Inspector Oyster Creek Generating Station PO Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Jeanette Bowers-Altman NJ Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish, Game, and Wildlife P.O. Box 400 Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 Regulatory Assurance File No. 11053 1ýtncgdenaj fta 20-11:2 OPERATIONS DEPARMENT:

,,, Observer's full name: William Tolbert Reporters full name: David Shaffer Species Identification (Key Kemp's ridley attached):

Site of Impingement (CWS DWS or DWS): Bay Number: 4 Date animal observed:

9-Jun-11 Time animal observed:

17:34 Date animal collected:

9-Jun- 1I Time animal collected:

17:34 ncidentall Take 20114 COWNDON$ AT COLLECTION:

..... ....Tidal Stage: .High Tide Cloud conditions:

Sunny Precipitation:, None Intake water temperature:

80.8 F / 27.1 C Other conditions None recorded Number of CW pumps 4 running: Number of DW pumps 2 running: Reactor power level at 100%observation:

Reactor power previous 100%48-hours: Date of last screen inspection:

9-Jun-li Time of last screen 16:15 inspection:

Date of last trash raking: 9-Jun- 11 Time of last trash raking: 17:00

..... __, Incidental Take 2011-2 ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT:

....________Date Brigantine MMSC 9-Jun-i 1 contacted:

Time Brigantine MMSC 17:45 contacted:

17:45 Date Animal picked up by 9-Jun-i 1 MMSC: Time Animal picked up by 19:50 MMSC: State of animal when first Dead with some pre-existing observed:

wounds State of animal when Dead with some pre-existing collected:

wounds State of animal when Dead with some pre-existing picked up: wounds State of animal arriving at Dead with some pre-existing MMSC: wounds r ,~. ,*,..&.V*E *-~'.if, n~.Final disposition of animal: Necropsy performed at .MMSC and buried at north end of Brigantine Island, NJ Carapace Length -Curved 22.5 cm'Carapace Length -21.5.cm Straight __21.5 cm________________

Carapace Width -Curved: 22.3 cm...Carapace Width -Straight:

19.3 cm-Weight -lbs (kgs) 3.0 lbs (1.4 kg)Existing Tag Number No tag Photograph attached Yes Diagram of wounds, abnormalities, tag Yes locations attached Deceased juvenile Kemp's Description of Animal ridley sea turtle, determined by necropsy to be female All information sent to: National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region; Protected Resources Division; Yes Attention:

Endangered Species Coordinator; One Blackburn Drive;Gloucester, MA 01930 MMSC-11-146 Kemp's Ridley 0610912011 Ilk)4 L 11, 9721 ?2 23 24 2 5 2 6ý7 8V3#

SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETW'ORK -STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S NAME I ADDRESS i PHONE: ..First Bill M.l.___. Last Deer.r Affiliation Marine Mammal Stranding Center Address PO Box 773, 3625 Brigantine Blvd., Brigantine, NJ 08203 Area code/Phone number -(609) 266-0538 STRANDING:DATE:

Year 20 11 Month. 06 bay' 09 Turtle number by day 01.;Field ID # MMSC-1 1-146 Coordinator must be notified within 24 hrs; this was done. by 0 phone (609)266-0538 E-lemail [-fax SPECIES: (check one)El CC= Loggerhead L1 CM = Green El DC = Leatherback 17 El = Hawksbill 0 LK = Kemp's Ridley[1 LO = Olive Ridley El UN= Unidentified Check Unidentified if not positive.

Do Not Guess.STRANDING LOCATION:

r-Offshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) ;lnshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)State New Jersey , County Ocean Descriptive location (be specific)

Forked River, Oyster Creek NPGS Latitude 39.81417*N Longitude 74.20700"W Carcass necropsied?

OYesElNo Photos taken? [Yes ElNo Species verified by coordinator?

Z Yes El No CONDITION: (check one)El 0 = Alive El 1 = Fresh dead 0 2 = Moderately decomposed El 3 = Severely decomposed El 4 = Dried carcass El 5 = Skeleton, bones only FINAL DISPOSITION: (check).Eli = Left on beach where found; painted? ErYes* ErNo(5)02 = Buried: 0 on beach / El off beach;carcass painted before buried? El Yes* E No 03 = Salvaged:

El all/I part(s), what/why?muscle-genetics testing E]4 = Pulled up on beach/dune; painted? E]Yes* ElNo E16 = Alive, released E]7 = Alive, taken to rehab, facility, where?1]8 = Left floating, not recovered; painted? E]Yes* ElNo El9 = Disposition unknown, explain*If painted, what color?SEX: El Undetermined 0 Female El Male Does tail extend beyond carapace?El Yes; how far? Elcm/lnin 0 No How was sex determined?

ED Necropsy El Tail length (adult only)TAGS: Contact coordinator before disposing of any tagged animal!Checked for flipper tags? [0 Yes E] No Check all 4 flippers.

If found, record tag number(s)

/ tag location / return address PIT tag scan? Z Yes El No If found; record number / tag location Coded wire tag scan? E] Yes 0 No If positive response, record location (flipper)Unable to check for Checked for living tag? NYes [] No If found, record location (scute number & side)\CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)Using calipers Straight length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

Straight width (Widest Point)Using non-metal measuring tape Curved length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

Curved width (Widest Point)Weight E] actual / 0 est.Circle unit 21.5 Scm Elin____ cmE]in 193 _cm Elin Circle unit 22.5 0cm Elin__ Ecm Elin 22.3 0cm Ein Circle unit 3.0: -kg Elb Mark wounds / abnormalities on diagrams at left and describe below (note tar or oil, gear or debris entanglement, propeller damage, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please note if no wounds / abnormalities are found.1nc.~rf.ntnl

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Necropsy by MMSC: organs starting to autolyze, lungs collapsed, trachea empty, stomach contained small amount of tan liquid, proximal intestines were full of clear liquid. There was an old injury under the RFF and two old wounds on the carapace.

No tags present.Buried on beach.