ML18106A446

Submits Annual Rept,Summarizing Occurrences of Federally Listed Threatened & Endangered Animal Species at Plant Circulating Water Intake Structure During 1997

ML18106A446
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	04/03/1998
From:	Dawn Powell Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Haley N CONNECTICUT, STATE OF
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LR-E980179, NUDOCS 9804140079
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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 462 770 271 APR 0 3 1998 LR-E980179 Ms. Nancy Haley National Marine Fisheries Service 212 Rogers Avenue Milford, CT 06460 1997

SUMMARY

OF IMPINGEMENTS SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-772 AND 50-311 Ms. Haley:

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 repor:t. It summarizes the occurrences of federally listed threatened and endangered animal species at the Salem Generating Station's Circulating Water Intake Structure (CWIS) during 1997.

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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• APR 0 31998 LR-r=980179 SEA TURTLES:

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 1997.

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 1997.

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 1997. These histograms indicate the following:

1) No loggerhead sea turtles were observed at the Station in 1997. Animal occurrences of this species have ranged from zero to 23 (1991) between 1980 and 1997. 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 1997.

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 1997. 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 1997. 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 1997.

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• APR 0 31998 LR-E980179 If you have any further questions regarding this material please contact Robert Boot of my staff at (609) 339-1169.

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• APR O3 1998 LR-E980179 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. Patrick Milano, Licensing Project Manager - Salem U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 14E21 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. S. Morris (X24)

USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - Salem Dr. Andrew A. Rosenberg, Regional Director National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 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 CN400 Trenton, NJ 08625-0400

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE OCCURRENCES (1980-1997) 35 30 --

TOTAL TAKES 7

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MORTALITIES 25 -- 5 -

20 - 4 -

15 3 -

10 2 --

5 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1-o._.____________ ~ ___ __..__~~-----"

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 TOTAL TAKES. I 3 I 2 1 6 0 3 8 2 0 23 10 0 I 1 0 0 MORlAf.JTIES

• I 2 I 2 I j 0 0 6 0 I 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 TAKE LIMIT 10 10 30 30 30 30 30 LIMIT I I j j j j j l l i  !

I I I NO TAKE LIMIT (1980-1990) NO LIMIT ( 1980-1990)

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• KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE OCCURRENCES (1980-1997)

TOTAL TAKES MORTALITIES 7~~~~~~~~~

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1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 TOTAL TAKES

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• 0 I 0 I 0 l I I I l 0 0 0 0 0 0 TAKE LIMIT 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LIMIT I I I I I I I I I I NO. TAKE LIMIT (1980-1990)

NO LIMIT (1980-1990)

GREEN SEA TURTLE OCCURRENCES (1980-1997) 5 ~

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MORTALITIES 4 -- 2 3 ~

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1980 1981 1982 198) 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 OL--------------~

191ll 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 199-1 1995 1996 1997 MORTALITIES

• 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL TAKES. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I 0 0 0 0 0

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TAKE LIMIT 5 5 5 5 l l l LIMIT ' 1 I 212 2 2 2 I  : 1 I NO TAKE LIMIT (1980-1990) NO LIMIT ( 1980-1990)

SHORTNOSE STURGEON OCCURRENCES ..

(1980-1997) ..

11 10 TOTAL TAKES

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0 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 MORTALITIES. 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0

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LIMIT 2 2 I lo  ! 10 ! 10  ! 10 10 NO TAKE LIMIT (1980-1990)