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NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle 07/21/2022

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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	07/22/2022
From:	Cary R PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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From: Cary, Richard H. <Richard.Cary@pseg.com>

Sent: Friday, July 22, 2022 8:59 AM To: incidental.take@noaa.gov; EndangeredSpecies Resource Cc: Neilan, Brian

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[External_Sender] Salem Generating Station - Incidental Take Report: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle 07/21/2022 Attachments: Sea turtle Incidental Take Report 7-21-22.pdf

Attached is the Incidental Take Report for a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle collected on 07/21/2022 from the Salem Generating Station during routine raking of the cooling water intake trash bars. Due to the decayed condition of the specimen, the NJ Marine Mammal Stranding Center declined to take possession for potential necropsy. This incidental take is authorized under Biological Opinion NER-2010-6581.

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APPENDIX B - Part 1 (Sea Turtle)

Incident Report Sea Turtle Take - PSEG Salem Generating Station

Photographs should be taken and the following information should be collected from all turtles and sturgeon (alive and dead) found in association with Salem. Please submit all turtle necropsy results (including sex and stomach contents) to NMFS upon receipt.

Observer's full name: Douglas Potts (ECSI)

Reporters full name: Douglas Potts (ECSI)

Species Identification (Key attached): Kemps ridley (Lepidochelys kempi)

Site of Impingement (Unit 1 or 2, CWS or DWS, Bay #, etc.): CWIS, Unit 2, 23B intake bay

Date animal observed: 07-21-22 Time animal observed: 03:45 PM Date animal collected: 07-21-22 Time animal collected: 01:30 PM Date rehab facility contacted: 07-21-22 Time rehab facility contacted: 04:00 PM Date animal picked up/ delivered to facility: NA Time animal picked up/delivered to facility:

Marine Mammal Stranding Center was contacted in regards to their interest in taking possession of the turtle.

Environmental conditions at time of observation (i.e., tidal stage, weather):

Salinity: 10.0ppt Sky condition: partly cloudy Tide: Flood 1 (89.0 ft.) Air temp. 33.0°C Wave height: slight Wind - SW

Date and time of last inspection of screen: 07/20/22 @ 09:09 PM Water temperature (°C) at site and time of observation: 30.0°C Number of pumps operating at time of observation: 11 Circulators in operation Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit at time of observation: Unit 1-100.3% / Unit 2-100.0%

Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit over the 48 hours5.555556e-4 days <br />0.0133 hours <br />7.936508e-5 weeks <br />1.8264e-5 months <br /> previous to observation: Unit 1-100.2

% / Unit 2-100.0%

Sea Turtle Information: (please designate cm/m or inches)

Fate of animal (circle one): dead alive Condition of animal (include comments on injuries, whether the turtle is healthy or emaciated, general behavior while at Salem. During routine inspections, Salem Yard Crew personnel retrieved a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle from Salem Unit 2, 23B circulator intake bay. Salem Unit Control and PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs personnel were notified. After contacting PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs (NEA) personnel, Environmental Consulting Services Inc. (ECSI) personnel verified species identification and began processing of the specimen. A phone call was placed to the NJ Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) to determine their interest in taking possession of the carcass. ECSI staff provided MMSC staff with a description of the condition of the turtle, however MMSC staff declined to take possession of the specimen for potential necropsy, due to poor condition. At the direction of PSEG NEA, the deceased specimen was disposed of on-site.

Carapace length - Curved: 20.6cm Straight: 18.5cm Carapace width - Curved: 19.6cm Straight: 17.5cm Existing tags? YES / NO Please record all tag numbers. Tag # _____________________

Photograph attached: YES / NO

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APPENDIX B, continued (Incident Report of Sea Turtle Take)

Draw wounds, abnormalities, tag locations on diagram and briefly describe below.

Description of animal:

At the time of observation at 03:45PM, the specimen was deceased and showing the early stages of decomposition, indicated by foul odor, bloating around the neck and head, missing surface layer of skin in areas of the dorsal surface of hind flippers, and deterioration of the scutes on the carapace (refer to illustration). No obvious damage was observed indicating a potential cause of death. External tags were not observed, and an internal PIT tag was not indicated.

All information should be sent to the following address:

National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Region Protected Resources Division Attention: Section 7 Coordinator 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester, MA 01930 Phone: (978) 281-9328 FAX: (978) 281-9394

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Salem SGS Incidental Take Report - Sea Turtle Attachment 1

Dorsal view of a deceased Kemps ridley sea turtle, as it appeared after retrieval from Salem CWIS intake on 07-21-2022 by Salem Yard crew personnel. Specimen revealed signs of the onset of decomposition, indicated by the missing scutes on the carapace and bloating around the head and neck (07/21/2022).

A ventral view of the specimen, showing the condition of the plastron (07/21/2022).

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Incidental Report Sea Turtle Take -Salem Attachment 1

An anterior view, providing a close up of the head (07/21/2022).

The overall round body appearance and the existence of distinct pores near the margins of each of the four inframarginal scutes (identified by the red circles in the photo on both sides of the plastron), verify the identity of the specimen as a Kemps ridley [07/21/22].

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