ML20028H187

Application to Amend License NPF-86,authorizing North Atlantic Energy Corp as Licensee to Acquire & Possess Psnh Ownership Interest in Facility

ML20028H187
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	11/13/1990
From:	Feigenbaum T PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
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. '4 BEFORE THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION LICENSE NO. NPF-86 DOCKET NO. 50-443 ,

IN THE MATTER OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SEABROOK-STATION, UNIT NO. 1

-if APPLICATION TO AMEND FACILITY OPERATING l

LICENSE NO. NPF-86 TO AUTHORIZE.NO'TH R ATLANTIC ENERGY CORPORATION AS-A LICENSEE TO

' ACQUIRE AND POSSESS THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.

OWNERSHIP-INTEREST IN~SEABROOK' November 13, 1990 4

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.i'- TABLE OF CONTENTS l-Pace  !

-I. INTRODUCTION . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2  ;

II. DESCRIPTION OF THE JOINT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . 3 LIII. REQUESTED APPROVALS AND CONSENTS .. . . . . . . . 5

.IV. ~ GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT -

's REQUESTED HEREIN :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A. Proposed Additional Licensee . . . .. ... . 5 -

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.B. Address . . . . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . 5 l C. Description of the. Business of NAEC Under  ;.

the Joint. Plan .

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. D .' ' Organization and Management of NAEC . . . . 6 {

E. Antitrust' Cons'iderations . . . . . . . . . . ~8 F. . Restricted Data . .. .. . .. . . . . .. . '10

-G. ._Public--Health, Safety and Welfare Considerations . . . . . -. . . . . . . . , , . 10- i H '. _ Financial-Qualifications . . . . . ' . . . . - .

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-PURSUANT TO 10 C.F.R.-S 50.92 . . .

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PROPOSED FORM OF AMENEMENT TO THE. OPERATING e ' LICENSE:

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

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APPLICATION TO AMEND FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. NPF-86 Public Service Company of New Hampshire ("PSNH"), acting for itself and as agent for Canal Electric Company, The Connecticut Light and Power Company, EUA Power Corporation, Hudson Light &

Power Department, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Compan2 , Montaup Electric Company, New England Power Company, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative,-Inc., Taunton Municipal Lighting- .

Plant, The United Illuminating Company, and Vermont Electric Generation-and Transmission Cooperative, Inc. (collectively the

" Licensees"), and on behalf of North Atlantic Energy Corporation

("NAEC", collectively with the Licensees, the App'licants")

hereby files this application ("the Application) to Amend Facility Operating License No. NPF-86. Operating License No.

NPF-86 (the " Operating License") presently authorizes the

Licensees to possess Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1 ("Seabrook") as joint owners,-and authorizes _PSNH to possess, use and operate Seabrook in accordance with the terms and conditions of the

Operating _ License. This Application requests an amendment to the Operating License to authorize NAEC as an additional Licensee and I to allow NAEC to acquire and possess the ownership interest in l Seabrook now possessed by PSNH.

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AsLexplained in more detall below, NAEC will be organized as-a New Hampshire electric utility and-wholly-owned _ subsidiary of Northeast' Utilities ("NU"), after receipt of necessary regulatory approvals. In the-interim NAEC's interests are being represented L' by Northeast Utilities Service Company ("NUSCO"), another subsidiary of NU. PSUH has been authorized by NUSCO to make this

~ filing in the name of NAEC and a confirmatory Power of Attorney from NAEC, will be obtained and filed as soon as possible.

I. INTRODUCTION Seabrooktis a nuclear powered electric generating. facility -

which has been constructed and is being operated on behalf of the Licensees, a_groupfof investor-owned and municipal utilities, pursuantEto.'an Agreement for: Joint Ownership, Construction and-Operation _of.New Hampshire Nuclear' Units,: dated May 1, 1973,.as

.amendedi(the " Joint Ownership Agreement") and certain permits and:

" licenses:horetoforefissued bylthe Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

-(NRC) .I In accordanceLwith the' Joint. Ownership Agreement, PSNH, an electric utility organized and operating under the laws'of New, Hampshire, has-acted as lead participant and owns-a 35.56942%.

-Ownership = Share of1Seabrook.-

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.. -The Joint _0wnership-Agreement has previvasly_been-filed.in this Docket. Another copy will be provided if the Staff so requests.

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ll On January 28, 1988, PSNH filed a voluntary petition with the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Hampshire (the " Bankruptcy Court") for protection under Chapter 11 of the j Bankruptcy Code. After prolonged proceedings, the Bankruptcy Court on December 28, 1989 approved the Third Amended Plan of l

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Reorganization (the " Joint Plan") proposed by NUSCO, and other parties. On April 20, 1990 the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the 3 Joint Plan and ordered its implementation.

II. DESCRIPTION JF THE JOINT PLAN 4 Under the terms of the Joint Plan, NU will ultimately acquire all of P3NH's business and assets in exchange for cash 1

and/or securities: PSNH's ownership interest in Seabrook will be transferred to NAEC, a new generating subsidiary of hU; PSNH's management and operational responsibilities with respect to Seabrook will be transferred to another subsidiary of NU; all of )

PSNH's other assets will by merger be transferred to yet another l subsidiary of NU (which will retain the same name); and the j existing creditors and equity security holders of PSNH will receive cash and/or securities for their claims or interests.

Elements of the Joint-Plan are subject to regulatory approval.by.

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numerous state and federal agencies, including the HRC with- I respect to certain licensed nuclear facilities. After all regulatory approvals have been received, the Joint Plan contemplates that a formal merger will be consummated (the date

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that such merger occurs is referred to herein as the " Merger Date " ) 2, On or after the Merger Date, PSNH's 35.56942% ownership and entitlement interest in Seabrook, along with all of PSNH's obligations with respect to Seabrook and all Seabrook nuclear fuol (the "Seabrook Interost"' w_ll bB . *ansferred to NAEC, which will be a New Hampshire corporatton and r lectric utility under New Hampshire law and a wholly owned subsidiary of NU.

2 The Joint Plan alco provides that after the receipt of necessary approvale ('.ncluding NRC approval), another newly created, wholly-owned subsidiary vf NU, North Atlantic Energy Service Company ("NAESCO"), will become responGible for the management, operation and maintenance of Seabrook.3 PSNH, acting through NHY, will continue to be responsible for the management, 1

This Application requests that the license amendment become effective on the Merger Date.

3 On this date, an application has been filed with the NTtC requesting approval of an amendment to the Operating Licente uo

-reflect the transfer of responsibility for the management, operation, and maintenance of Seabrook from PSNH, acting through its New Hampshire Yankee Division ("NHY"), to NAESCO.

Unlike the separate application seeking the Commission's approval of an' amendment to the Operating License to reflect the transfer of responsibility for the management, operation, and maintenance of Seabrook, which will become effective at the "Ltme of Effectiveness" as therein defined, the Licensees are requesting in this Application that the amendment requested herein become effective as of the Merger Date.

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operation and' maintenance of~Seabrook until NAESCO:is authorized

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. !III. REQUESTED APPROVALS.AND' CONSENTS ?l

<q Pursuant to 10:C.F.R. SS_50.80 and 30.90, the-Applicants-Lhereby requestithat the NRC amend _the Operating. License so that-  :

-NAEC) pursuant .to Section<103 of:the Atomic Enorgy Act:as m ,

Edmended, and 10:C.F.R.-Part 50" Domestic: Licensing of Production' y

,% :and Utilization-Facilities"l1s, as of the Merger Date, licensed-

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" ' ac :to1 possess.the5Seacrook--Interest now possessedLby~PSNH. . A propos.edtform;of'amendmentito.ithe. Operating License =is; attached

. as Exhibitilfto this' Application. Setiforth1below11s the

-information submitted ~1n support of this = Application.'

=)> x i T IV. GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING.THETAMENDMENT. REQUESTED g ', c.HEREINE R '? A . :ProDosed' Additional 1Licenseet-NorthfAtlanticiEnergyLCorporation l}

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Copies'of all official correspondence should also be sont Lot North Atlantic Energy Corporation ,

c/c Nr.theast Utilities Service Company P.O. Box 270 Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Attention: John F. Opoka Executive Vice President C. Description of the Business of NAEC Under the Joint Plan Prior to the issuance of an amendment to the Operating I l

License reflectir.g the change requested herein, NAEC will be 1 organized as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NU and vill take all necessary corporate and other actions to authorize NAEC to own the Seabrook Interet:t asf of the Merger Date.

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After the Merger Date, NAEC will La a wholesale generating company, regulated by the Federal En3rgy Regulatory Commission

("FERC"). NAEC's solo business will be'the ownership of the Seabrook Interest and the sale of the electric power and capacity represented thereby to PSNH's successor ("Roorganized PSNH").

D. Oroanization and Manacoment ot NAEC NAEC will be a corporation organized as an electric utility

. under the laws of the State of New Hampshire. It will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of MU. The principal office of NAEC will l

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be located in Manchester, New Hampshire. NAEC will be neither owned, controlled nor dominated by an alien, foreign corporation, or foreign government.

All of the prospective directors and principal officers of NAEC will be citizens of the United States. Their names and addresses are as follows:

Directors Bernard M. Fox Lawrence H. Shay Ted C. Feigenbaum Robert E. Busch Frank R. Locke Walter F. Torrance, Jr.

John-i'. CLgnetta Edward J. Mroczka William B. Ellis John F. Opeka The address for all of the above directors will be North Atlantic 2

g Energy Corporation, c/o Northeast Utilities Service Company, P.O.

h Box 270, Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 Officers William B. Ellis Bornard M. Fox John F. Opeka Robert E. Busch John P. Cagnetta Edward J. Mroczka i Lawrence H. Shay C. Thayer Browne Walter F. Torrance, Jr.

Tod. O. Dixon Albert J. Hajek Barry Ilberman '

, francis L. Kinney Keith R. Marvin Wayne D. Romberg George D. Uhl Eric A. DeBarba C. Frederick Sears Theresa A. Allsop Karen G. Valenti Robert C. Aronson Arthur H. Hierl Tod C. Feigenbaum Eugene G. Vertefeuille i

The address for'all of the above officers will be North Atlantic Energy Corporation, c/o Northeast Utilities Service Company, P.O.

Box 270,-Hartford, Connecticut 06141-0270 I

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_.1 E. hatitrust. Considerations ,

The proposed change to the Operating License reflects the change in ownership of the Seabrook Interest from PSNH, a New Hampshire _ electric utility, to NAEC, another New Hampshire electric utility. -Under the Joint Plan, NAEC will sell all of

.the-capacity and energy associated with the Seabrook Interest to Reorganized FSNH under a life-of-the-unit power contract which

, will constitute a FERC approved tariff. Thus, after the transfer

-of ownership' authorized by the proposed' license amendment, the same' wholesale customers and the same New Hampshire retail-

. ratepayers will receive the same capacity and energy from Seabrook that they would have received had the transfer notL occurred.- Therefore, the substance of the contemplated. transfer of the Seabrook Interest and the electric-energy represented .

-thoreby involves no significant change _et entitlement to_such

capacity land' energy..

'PSNH's participation in Seabrook has already bien reviewed - ,

as part of the original = antitrust. review of-the project pursuant to Section1105 of the Atomic. Energy Act (42lU.S.C S 2135). In1 -

.the present transaction, PSNH's Seabrook Interest is to be l

acquired by~NAEC,1a wholly-owned subsidiaryfof-NU.- The. data.with l ,

respect to~.the~ operating. electric utilities in the:NU system was-submitted by The Connecticut: Light and Power Company,:a.

subsidiary of'NU.and a minority owner ~of Seabrook, in connection

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[ the licensing of Seabrook. Similar data with respect to the NU system was also submittod and subject to review in connection i with the licensing of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3, of which NU is, through its subsidiaries, a 65.1715% owner.

Therefore, since NAEC will be another subsidiary of NU, a third submittal of the NU system data in response to Appendix L in connection with this Application cannot be expected to reveal any substantive change from the prior submittals.

Furthermore, to the extent that the acquisition by NU of the u

entire b~siness of PSNH may raise other questions with respect to

, antitrust considerations,.they have already been reviewed by the Department-of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission without any objections being raised and are currently being extensively addressed during ongoing antitrust review by FERC of the Joint Plan, in which numerous intervenors are actively participating.' .'

Any FERC approval of the. Joint Plan will assuredly contain conditions designed to respond appropriately to any contentions which~may be successfully asserted in that proceeding.

Consequently, given the NRC's narrower statutory mandate, no-

"lA proceeding'has_also-been initiated on behalf of NAEC before the Securities:and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under_the-Public_ Utility-Holoing Act of 1935 for approval of aspects of this transaction. Antitrust issues have been1 raised by third parties in that proceeding which_are substantially similar to issues raised-before FERC. SEC staff review is now ongoing. It is too soon to? predict whether SEC approval will be obtained or what conditions, if any, the SEC will impose upon its approval of this transaction.

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further antitrust review by the NRC is either required or ,

appropriate.

F. Restricted Data i This-Application does not contain any Restricted Data or other defense information, and it is not expected that any such  :

Einformation will become involved in the licensed activities.

However, in the-event that such information does become involved,

.NAEC agrees'that it will appropriately safeguard such information and will not permit any individual to have access to Restricted

' Data until the Office of Personnel-Management shall have made an  ;

. investigation and report to the NRC on the character,

.associationsLand loyalty of such individual, and the NRC shall' ,

.have determined that' permitting such person to have-access to .

Restricted' Data will not endanger.the common defenee'and security.

'of the. United States.

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. Tho' proposed license: amendment simply reflects.a change in.

. ownership;of the Seabrook Interest. It:does not affect the

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physical configuration 1of the-facility and does not affect

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operation, management' and maintenance of the plant. As a result,.

.tdie proposed license amendment will have no impact on the public health',. safety and welfare.

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H. Financial cualifications NAEC will be an electric utility under New Hampshire law 4 1

whose wholesale rates will be regulated by PERC under federal l l

law. Therefore no finding of financial qualification is  !

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V. NO SIGNIFICANT llAZARDS CONSIDERATION EVALUATION PURSUANT TO 10 C.F.R. S 50.92 A. Proposed Chance The proposed amendment to the Operating License would revise the Operating License to reflect NAEC's authority to possess the Seabrook Interest as of the Merger Date.

B. No Sionificant Hazards Consideration Analysis Applying the three standards set forth in 10 CFR S 50.92, the proposod change to the Operating License involves no significant hazards consideration:

1. The proposed change will not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. As a result of the proposed license

12 amendment, there will be no physical change to the Seabrook facility, and all Limiting conditions for Operation, Limiting Safety System Settings and Safety Limits specified in the Technical Specifications will remain unchanged. Also, the Seabrook Quality Assurance Program, and the Seabrook Emergency Plan, Security. Plan, and Operator Training and Requalification Program will be unaffected.

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2. The proposed amendment will not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. The proposed amendment will have no effect on the physical configuration of Seabrook or the manner in which it will operate. The Seabrook plant design and design basie will remain the same. The current plant safety analyses will therefore remain complete and accurate in addressing the design basis events and in analyzing plant response and

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The Limiting Conditions for Operation, Limiting Safety System Settings and Safety Limits specified-in the Technical Specifications for Seabrook are not affected by the proposed license amendment. As such, the plant conditions for which the design basis accident analyses have been performed will remain

. valid. Therefore, the proposed license c.nondment cannot create j the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated.

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3. The proposed amendment will not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. Plant safety margins are established through Limiting conditions for Operation, Limiting Safety Syster Settings and Safety Limits specified in the

Technical Specifications. Since there will be no change to the physical design or oporation of the plant, there will be no change to any of these margins. Thus, the proposed license amendment will not involve significant reduction in a margin of safety.

C. Conclusion Based upon the analyses and description of the transaction provided herein, the proposed license amendment only reflects a change in ownership of the Seabrook Interest, and will not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of any accident previously evaluated, create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated, or involve a reduction in a margin of safety. As a result, the proposed change msets the requirements of 10 CFR.S 50.92(c) and does not involve a significant hazards consideration.

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request that the Commission issue and publish a finding of no significant impact pursuant to 10 C.P.R. Sections 51.32 and .

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The Station Operation Review Committee and the Nuclear

! Safety Audit Review Committee have reviewed the proposed amendment as required by Section 6 of the Seabrook Technical Specifications and have recommended approval to NHY executive management. A copy of the Application has also been provided to the State of New Hampshire. ,

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15 A copy of the NUSCO authorization with respect to this Application is filed herewith and a confirmatory Power of Attorney from NAEC will be obtained and filed as soon as possible.

l The Applicants request that the amendment described herein be issued as soon as possible and become effective as of the Merger Date. )

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a AFFIRMATION I, Ted C. Feigenbaum, being duly sworn, state that I am President and Chief Executive Of ficer of the New 11ampshire Yankee Division of Public Service Company of New Hampshire; that on behalf of the Applicants in this proceeding I am authorized to sign and file with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this

" Application to Amend Facility Operating License No. NPF-86";

that I signed this Application as President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Hampshiro Yankee Division of Public Service Company of New Hampshire; and titat the statements made and the matters set forth therein are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

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Fyigenbaum STATE OF NEW llAMPSI"RE COUNTY OF Rockinohat Subscribed and sworn to me, a Notary Public, in and for the County and State above named, this 134 day of Novembei.', 1990.

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8 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ET AL DOCKET NO. 50-443 SEABROOK STATION, UNIT NO. 1 AMENDMENT TO FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE Amendment No. t License No. NPF-86

1. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or the NRC) has found that:

A. The application for amendment filed on behalf of the 12 utilities listed below and.for North Atlantic Energy Corporation, hereafter referred to as licensees, dated

, 1990 and supplemented by 4; letters dated and '

, 1990,: complies with the standards and requirements of, the Atomic-Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act),

and the Cone ission's rules and regulations set.forth in 10 CFR: Chapter I; B. The facility will' operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; C. Thero is reasonable assurances (1) that the activities  !

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endangering the health and safety of.the public, and

.(11), that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; D. The issuance of'this' amendment will not-be inimical to i

'the common defense and' security or to the health and 1 safety of the public; and-3 (North. Atlantic _ Energy Service. Company) is authorized to act as agent for the.:'-Public Service Company of New Hampshire, ,

Car.a1 Electric Company, The connecticut Light and- Power Company, EUA-Power-Corporation, Hudson--Light & Power Department, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company, Montaup Electric Company, New England' Power Company,-New Hampshire J

' Electric Cooperative,:Inc.,-Taunton' Municipal Light Plant, The United Illuminating Company, and Vermont Electric Generation and Transmission = Cooperative, Inc., and has exclusive responsibility and control over the physical construction, operation and maintenance of the facility.

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4 E. The issuance of this amendment is in accordance with 10 l CPR Part 51 of the Commission's regulations and all l applicable requirements have been satisfied, j 1

2. Accordingly, effective as of 11:59 P.M. on the last day of l

, 199 , the license is amended to i I

reflect a change in ownership of a 35.56942% Ownership Share in the facility from Public Service Company of New Hampshire to North Atlantic Energy Corporation, as follows:

All references to " licensees" shall exclude:

"Public Service Company of New Hampshire" and shall include:

" North Atlantic Energy Corporation".

3. This license amendment is offective as of its date of issuance. The license conditions are effective upon transfer of the Ownership Sharo from Public Service Company of New Hempshire to North Atlantic Energy Corporation.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Date of Issuance: , 199 l

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APPOINTMENT OF AGENT AND SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT WHEREAS, in connection with Northeast Utilities' proposed acquisition of Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH),

North Atlantic Energy Corporation (NAEC) will be organized under the laws of New Hampshire and will be a public utility regulated under New Hampshire law, and WHEREAC NAEC will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northeast Utilities, and WHEREAS, as part of such proposed acquisition of PSNH, NAEC j will acquire all of PSNH's 35,56942% interest in Seabrook Station, and WHEREAS, Northeast Utilities Service Company (NUSCO) has been representing the interests of NAEC in regulatory proceedings'before the Securitics and Exchange Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and various state agencies that have asserted regulatory jurisdiction over certain aspects of the acquisition, and WHEREAS, NUSCO is authorized to act on. behalf of NAEC as its agent.

NOW, THEREFORE, North Atlantic Energy Corporation, acting by and through its agent, NUSCO, hereby joins in the filing of this l

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Application to Amend Facility Operating License No. NPF-86 and in connection therewith hereby appoints Public Service Company of New Hampshire, accing through its New Hampshire Yankee Division  !

(the " Agent"), as its agent for the purpose of:

(a) signing, executing, acknowledging and filing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission any and all applications, documents and information (including amendments thereto) which are now or may become-necessary which said Agent deems necessary-or desirable in connection with the operation of Seabrook Station (including'bu't not limited to, the operating licenses and other licenses required-for the Station by the Atomic Energy Act of I 1954, as amended)'and in connection with NAEC's possession'of'an ownership and entitlement. interest in Seabrook Stationt and (b) acting for- and on its behalf'in any ht taang, appeal or_

- other.jproceeding with respect to said operating license and other licenses, or the taking of action;necessary.or incidental thereto or any action: deemed necessary or desirable by said Agent in  ;

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( acting /for and on its behalf in connection with the obtaining-of'any other: federal, state or_ local permit, license orcapproval necessary_for or incidental to NAEC's. ownership of an interest in the. Station or the. operation of the Station.

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I'xecutivo Vice president VERIFICATION State of Connecticut: A&lA N A I , 1990

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who, being duly sworn, did state that he Es Een+we %u ddh_ud of Northeast Utilities Service Company ("NUSCO"), acting as agent for North Atlantic Energy Corporation, one of the Applicants herein, that he has read the foregoing information relating to such Applicant contained in the Application, and that the statements contained therein relating to such Applicant are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, and further that.NUSCO is duly authorized to act on behalf of North Atlantic Energy Corporation as its agent.

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