PSEG Nuclear LLC

P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236

MAR 2 9 2013

0 PSEG

Nuclear LLC

LR-E1 3-0042 EPP 5.4.2 Appendix B

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

ATTN: Document Control Desk

Washington, DC 20555-0001

CERTIFIED MAIL

RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

ARTICLE NUMBER: 7012 1640 0000 4257 4395

SUBJECT: REPORT OF IMPINGEMENT OF ATLANTIC STURGEON

SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NO. 1

DOCKET NO. 50-272

The Nuclear Environmental Event Report, "Report of Impingement of Atlantic Sturgeon"

is being submitted pursuant to the requirements of Section 5.4.2 of Appendix B,

Environmental Protection Plan, to the Operating License for the Salem Generating

Station, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG).

Please find enclosed a letter and two attachments with further information regarding this

impingement event.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to

contact Jeffrey Pantazes, Manager - Nuclear Environmental Affairs at (856) 339-7900.

Sincerely,

Lawrence M. Waginer

Plant Manager - Salem

PSEG Nuclear LLC

Attachments (2)
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REPORT OF IMPINGEMENT OF ATLANTIC STURGEON

In accordance with Section 5.4.2 of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, to the

Operating License for the Salem Generating Station, PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG) hereby

transmits notification of a nonroutine event, and documents the occurrence and removal

of an Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus) from the Salem Generating Station

circulating water intake structure trash bars.

Consultation pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

between NRC and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on the effects of the

operation of Salem Station on threatened and endangered species has been ongoing

since 1979. The most recent revision to the Biological Opinion and Incidental Take

Statement issued in January 1999 exempts the specified annual take of shortnose

sturgeon and sea turtles. In advance of relicensing for Salem Station, consultation

pursuant to Section 7 of the ESA between NRC and NMFS was reinitiated in 2009. On

April 6, 2012, the NMFS listed five Distinct Population Segments of Atlantic sturgeon as

threatened or endangered under the ESA. In May 2012, NRC requested consultation on

the effects of the continued operation of Salem Station on Atlantic sturgeon. The NMFS

issued a draft Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement (ITS) in July 2012 that,

when finalized, will authorize a specified incidental take of both Atlantic sturgeon and

shortnose sturgeon associated with operation of the Salem Station circulating water

intake system.

Pursuant to Section 5.4.2 of the Environmental Protection Plan for Salem Station,

nonroutine events which require reporting to other federal agencies shall be reported in

accordance with the other agencies' reporting requirements. Accordingly, enclosed

please find two (2) attachments. Attachment 1 provides the information requested by

the NMFS in Appendix II to the current ITS and in Appendix B, Part 2, to the revised

draft ITS. Attachment 2 is a copy of a Sturgeon Salvage Form verbally requested by the

NMFS.

There are no commitments contained in this letter.

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Document Control Desk

cc: Mr. William Dean, Administrator - Region I

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

475 Allendale Road

King of Prussia, PA 19406

Mr. John Hughey, Licensing Project Manager - Salem

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

One White Flint North

11555 Rockville Pike

Mail Stop 0-4D-3

Rockville, MD 20852

USNRC Senior Resident Inspector - Salem

Mail Code X24

Mr. P. Mulligan, Manager

Bureau of Nuclear Engineering

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

PO Box 420

Mail Code: 33-01

Trenton, NJ 08625-0420

Ms. Lynn Lankshear

National Marine Fisheries Service

Protected Resources Division

55 Great Republic Drive, Suite 04-400

Gloucester, MA 01930

Ms. Karen Greene

National Marine Fisheries Service

74 Magruder Road

Highland, NJ 07732-4054

Mr. Dave Jenkins

Endangered and Nongame Species Program

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

1 Van Syckels Road

Clinton, NJ 08809

Salem Commitment Coordinator

Mail Code X25

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bc: Salem Site Vice President Salem Plant Manager Director - Regulatory Affairs Manager - Nuclear Environmental Regulatory Affairs Assurance Manager Records Management - Salem

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STURGEON SALVAGE FORM

For use in documenting dead sturgeon in the wild under ESA permit no. 1614 (version 07-20-2009)

INVESTIGATORS'S CONTACT INFORMATION

Name: First Matthew Last Parris

Agency Affiliation Environmental Consulting Services, Inc. (ECSI)

Email Matthew.Parris(@pseg.com

Address P.O. Box 236 M/C H18 Hancocks Bridge NJ, 08038

Area code/Phone number (302) 378-9881 ext. 205

UNIQUE IDENTIFIER (Assigned by NMFS)

Abr0900120l INJ

DATE REPORTED:

Month 03 Day 14 Year 2013

DATE EXAMINED:

Month 03 Day 14 Year 2013

1-F

SPECIES: (check one)

F shortnose sturgeon

[ Atlantic sturgeon

E Unidentified Acipenser species

Check "Unidentified" if uncertain.

LOCATION FOUND: [-Offshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) Zlnshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)

River/Body of Water Delaware River City Hancocks Bridge State NJ

Descriptive location (be specific) Collected during Supplemental Impingement Sampling

at the Salem Generating Station, PSEG Nuclear LLC.

Latitude 39" 27'38.17 N (Dec. Degrees) Longitude 750 32'10.08 W (Dec. Degrees)

CARCASS CONDITION at

time examined: (check one)

L 1 = Fresh dead

L 2 = Moderately decomposed

El 3 = Severely decomposed

El 4 = Dried carcass

El 5 = Skeletal, scutes & cartilage

SEX:

0 Undetermined

El Female El Male

How was sex determined?

E] Necropsy

El Eggs/milt present when pressed

El Borescope

MEASUREMENTS:

Fork length 382 mm

Total length 443 mm

Length E actual El estimate

Mouth width (inside lips, see reverse side) cm / in

Interorbital width (see reverse side) cm fin

Weight 0 actual El estimate not weighed kg

TAGS PRESENT? Examined for external tags including fin clips? Z Yes El No Scanned for PIT tags? Z Yes E] No

Tag # Tag Type Location of tag on carcass

CARCASS DISPOSITION: (check one or more) Carcass Necropsied? PHOTODOCUMENTATION:

E]1 = Left where found [-IYes ZNo Photos/vide taken? Z Yes E No

172 = Buried

M"3 = Collected for necropsy/salvage Date Necropsied: Disposition of Photos/Video: Attached

M-4 = Frozen for later examination

E5 = Other (describe) Specimen collected alive and Necropsy Lead:

released back to the Delaware River through the Detritus

Discharge Pipe (DDP).

SAMPLES COLLECTED? E] Yes C No

Sample How preserved Disposition (person, affiliation, use)

Comments: The live Atlantic sturgeon was collected during Supplemental Impingement Sampling on March 14, 2013 at

11:40. Photos, length measurements, and an inspection for external and PIT tags was made. No external or PIT tags were

found. The fish was released back to the Delaware River at 12:30 via the Salem Generating Station Circulating Water

Intake System Detritus Discharge Pipe.
ATTACHMENT 1 (Sturgeon)

Observer's full name:Matthew Paris

Reporter's full name:Matthew Parris

Species Identification (Key attached):Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus)

Site of Impingement (Unit 1 or 2, CWS or DWS, Bay #,. etc.): Fish counting pool

Date animal observed: 3 /

14 /1 3 Time animal observed: 11:40

Date animal collected: 3 /

14 / 13 Time animal collected: 11:40

Date rehab facility contacted: N/A Time rehab facility contacted: N/A

Date animal picked up: N/A Time animal picked up: N/A

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

Tidal stage: 91.0 ft (flooding tide)

Date and time of last inspection of screen: 3 /

14 / 1 3 @ 10:48

Water temperature (°C) at site and time of observation: 8 degrees Celsius

Number of pumps operating at time of observation: Unit 1 5 Unit 2 6

Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit at time of observation:

Unit 1 100 Unit 2 100

Average percent of power generating capacity achieved per unit over the 48 hours previous to

observation: Unit 1 100 Unit 2 100

Sturgeon Information:

Species Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhinchus)

Fork length (or total length) 443 mm (total length) Weight not weighed

Condition of specimen/description of animal

The Atlantic sturgeon was alive and in good condition when found; no surface abrasions or other damage

was observed.

Fish Decomposed: SLIGHTLY MODERATELY SEVERELY

Fish tagged: YES Please record all tag numbers. Tag #

Photograph attached: Y / NO

(please label species, date, geographic site and vessel name on back of photograph)
ATTACHMENT 1 (Sturgeon) continued

Photographs (if available)
ATTACHMENT 1 (Sturgeon) continued

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

L R

Description of fish condition:

The Atlantic sturgeon was alive and in good condition when found. No surface abrasions or other damage

was observed.