PROGRAM CHANGES 



No major modifications to the long-term monitoring program are 

 presently being considered. However, prior to Unit 3 operation a new 

 Effluent site will be established since discharge currents created 

 during 3 unit operation will probably preclude sampling of our present 

 Effluent site. Sampling of this additional site was begun in March 

 1982. 



In addition, we believe that the White Point intertidal site should 

 be reestablished as a long term monitoring site, given the most recent 

 predictions of the 3 unit thermal plume. This site was deleted from the 

 Technical Specifications in December 1978; however, it has been continually 

 sampled at reduced effort (10 replicates) . The infaunal community 

 inhabiting the White Point beach is similar in composition and density 

 to our reference community at Giants Neck, thus monitoring the White 

 Point site will provide an excellent comparison between potentially 

 impacted (White Point) and non impacted sand communities. 



FUTURE STUDIES 

 If the proposed reduction in sampling effort (15 to 10 replicates) 

 is approved by the NRC, manpower must be available to perform additional 

 work designed to yield information that complements the long term impact 

 analysis program. Additional studies would be of short duration and of 

 limited scope such that they may be completed in one year or less. 

 Major emphasis of this work will be within the Jordan Cove - White Point 

 area, since this shallow area would most likely show thermal effects (if 

 any) caused by 3 unit operation. Studies being considered include an 

 eelgrass ( Zostera ) mapping study and a comparative infaunal study of 



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