ML18101A466

Submits Annual Review of Incidental Takes Re Federally Listed Threatened & Endangered Species,Including Fish & Sea Turtles

ML18101A466
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	01/09/1995
From:	Thomson F Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Silva L NATIONAL MARINE SERVICE, INC.
References
NLR-E94265, NUDOCS 9501230229
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e PS~G Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Han cocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-0236 Nuclear Business Unit CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED ARTICLE NUMBER: Z 345 126 375 JAN u ~ri995 NLR-E94265 Ms. Laurie Silva National Marine Fisheries Service Habitat Conservation Branch One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 Ms. Silva:

1994

SUMMARY

OF IMPINGEMENTS SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-772 AND 50-311 In accordance with Section 7 Consultation, Incidental Take Statement measure number (9), Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is submitting this annual review of incidental takes at the Salem Generating Station.

This document summarizes the occurrences of federally listed threatened and endangered species at the Salem Circulating Water Intake Structure (CWIS) during 1994.

At least three endangered and one threatened 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, Kemp's ridley and green. The single 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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L. Silva 2 JAN eJ 91995 NLR-E94265 SEA TURTLES:

The migration of sea turtles along the us east coast 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.

On June 24, 1994, a live loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtle was recovered from the Salem cws llA trash rack. The turtle weighed 18.43 kilograms, had a straight carapace length of 47.4 centimeters, and a straight carapace width of 41.7 centimeters.

The turtle was observed for three days in an 800 gallon holding tank, and ate approximately five blue crabs. The turtle was released at the mouth of Stow Creek in the Delaware Bay approximately nine miles southeast of Artificial Island on June 27, 1994. The turtle was flipper tagged on the.right and left flippers (QQP976 and QQP977) and equipped with sonic and satellite tracking equipment. After release, the turtle was satellite tracked for approximately 30 days at which time contact with the turtle was lost. Its movements through the Delaware Bay were very sporadic.

There were no other sea turtle occurrences at the Salem Generating station during 1994.

SHORTNOSE STURGEON:

Shortnose sturgeon are known to spawn upstream of Artificial Island and migrate throughout the Bay during different life stages.

On May 19, 1994, a dead shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) was recovered from the ice barrier in front of 13B circulator. The sturgeon weighed 3.3 kilograms, had a fork length of 72 centimeters and a total length of 83 centimeters.

Another dead shortnose sturgeon was recovered from the 23B circulator trash rack on May 20, 1994. The sturgeon weighed 2.6 kilograms, had a fork length of 70.8 centimeters and a total length of 77.3 centimeters.

Barbel samples from both sturgeon were removed and sent to the National Fish Health Laboratory in Kearneysville, West Virgina.

The remaining specimens were sent to the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology in Wayland, Massachusetts.

L. Silva 3 JAN! t'.>> 91995 NLR-E94265 There were no other sturgeon occurrences at the Salem Generating Station during 1994.

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

Sincerely,

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F. X. Thomson, Jr.

Manager -

Licensing and Regulation C U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Mr. T. T. Martin, 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 (S09)

USNRC Senior Resident Inspector Mr. K. Tosch, Manager, IV New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Environmental Quality Bureau of Nuclear Engineering*

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