ML20096D655

Forwards Motion of Seacoast Anti-Pollution League to Join in Appeal of Ofc of Consumer Advocate for Filing W/Court Re Useful Life of Plant

ML20096D655
Person / Time
Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	05/04/1992
From:	Backus R BACKUS, MEYER & SOLOMON, SEACOAST ANTI-POLLUTION LEAGUE
To:	Zibel H NEW HAMPSHIRE, STATE OF
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NUDOCS 9205180178
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Maf 4, 1992 New Hampshire Supreme Court Frank R. Kenison Supreme Court Building Noble Drive Concord, NH 03301 ,

Attention: Howard J. Zibel, Deputy Clerk Re: Appeal of Michael W.-Holmes, Consumer Advocate (Nuclear Decommissioning Finance Con.mittee)

No.92-178

Dear Mr. Zibel:

Enclosed please find the original and seven copies of the Motion

-of the Seacoatt Anti-Pollution League-to Join in Appeal of the Office of the Consumer Advocate for filing with the Court.

Copies of the motion have been forwarded-to all parties to Docket NDFC 91-1, as per the enclosed service list.

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Tile STATE OF 11EW liAMPS!! IRE SUPREME COURT 1992 TERM MARCli SESSION DOCKET NO.92-175 Appeal of Michael W. Ilolmes, Consumer Advocate (Nimlear Decommissioning Finance Committee)

MOTION OF THE SEA.CGAST AtLTI-PO_hTATION LEAGUF TO JOIN IN APPEAL OF Tl?E OFFICE Of TIIE CollSUMER ADVOCATE NOW COMES the Seacoast Anti-Pollution League (S APL) and respectfully moves to be allowed to join in the appeal filed by the Consumer Advocate, Michael W. Holmes, which appeal was filed on March 27, 199.'. pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 10. In support ,

of this motion, SAPL states as follows:

1. SAPu is a New .5fampshire based citizen organization which has frequently participated as a full party in proceedings before the New llampshire Public Utilities Commission, the Nuclear Decommissioning Finance Committee, and this Court. SaPL has always been concerned about matters pertaining to the licensing of, rinancing for, and rate increases claisaed to be necessary to suppoi-t the construction of and operation of the Seabrook nuclear power plant. SAPL participated in proceedings before the Nuclear l Decommissioning Finance Commictee through one of its board members, Mary K. Metcalf, and took positions before the l Committee, including, 1Dter alia, a position consistent with that of the Consumer Advocate in this appeal.

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2. This appeal raises the question of whether or not there was substantial evidencu on which the committee could find, as it did, that ;he useful life of the Seabrook nuclear plant would be its licente life, i.e., 40 years from the time the full power license was issued, in October of 1986. SAPL has substantial knowledge concerning the historic record of the useful life of nuclear plants in the United States, and the fact that no commercial nuclear plant was ever operated commerclally for more than 31 years.2 SAPL has previously presented avidence that l Seabrook's main owner, PSNH, has itself estimated plant life at 30 years, and that the PUC has previously found a likely life of 35 years.

3. The participation of SAPL in this proceeding will not unduly burden proceedings before the Court, nor oroaden the issues presented. Since SAPL intends to brief and argue only the issue raised by the-consumer Advocate.

4. The # ntervenor respondent, New Hampshire Yankee, has indicated it has no objection to the granting of this motion.

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WHEREFORE, tne Scacoast Anti-Pollution League moves to be allowed to intervene as an appellant ir. this preceeding.

Respectfully subm'tted, Seacoast Anti-Polistion League By '.ts Attorneys, BACKUS, MEYER & Soft. MON By: ' /% '

R6fferti' N. Isackus, Esquire 116 Lowell Street P.O. Do). 516 Manchester, Nil 03105 (603) 668-7272 Dated: May _ , 1992 I hereby certify that copies of the within motion have been forwarded this date to the parties to Docket NDFC 91-1 as indicated on the attached service list .. .

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Sen;LClesson J..Blaisdell .Alexandar Kalinski, Esq.

Robert Cushing, Jr.

Senate Finance Committee 1426 Elm Street 395 Winnacunnet Road

-Room 120,15 tate House P.O. Box 1136 Hampton, NH 03P42

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[ Harold T. Judd, Esq.- .

Mary K. Metcalf_ Richard M. Flynn LAssistant - At.torney_ General L One Glassford Lane Commissioner

State House Annex- Durb a, NH 03824 Dept. of Safety l Concord, NH 03301 Hazen Drive Concord, Nil 03301

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) Michael W. Holmes, Esq. Amy Ignatius, Esq. State'Libr: y

.ConsumerfAdvocate General Counsel Concord LStatalof NH' NH PUC Concord,-NH 03301

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Concord, NH: 03301 Concord, NH 03301 (Douglas Pa:ch, Chairman Rep. Elizabeth Hager Georgic 1 hon.as lNH;PUC . Appropriations Committee State Treasurer.

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ConcordkNR 03301 Concord, NH 03301 State House. Annex '

Concord, NH 03301 fHarry H. Bird,!!.D. Sen. Beverly Hollingworth .Seabrook Selectmen's Off.

.1 Commissioner - Legislative Office Bldg. Seabrook Town-Offices

Health &LWelfare Dept. Concord, NH 03331- Seabrook, NH 0387*

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Concord, NH 03301 Lt.' Col..W111 aid F.-_Boyle Robert W.'Romer Dennis D. Race

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Seabrook, NH '03S74 Seabrook Station 1000 Elm Street P.O. Box 300 tbnchester, NH 03101 Seabrook, NH 03874 c ,

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>Mrnchester, NH 03105 l Director-of Nuclear Reactor. Reg. Victoria L. Turner Edward Haffer, Esq.

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