ML20206J928
| ML20206J928 | |
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| Site: | Seabrook  |
| Issue date: | 11/16/1988 |
| From: | Dignan T PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ROPES & GRAY |
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| References | |
| CON-#488-7533 OL-1, NUDOCS 8811290186 | |
| Download: ML20206J928 (5) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'
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APPLICANTS' ADVICE TO THE ColetISSIOl(
Under date of November 14, 1988, we advised the l
Commission of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Public Service company of New Hampshire (PSNH) and 1
i Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) l vhich resolves, subject to various approvals, the uncertainties with respect to MMWEC's continued participation
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in the seabrook Project.1 In that same advice it was stated "some opposition to the MOU exists among MMWEc's members and that legal proceed-t ings may be instituted agains*. MMWEC;m2
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1 Apolicants' Advice to the Commistina (Nov. 14, 1988),
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t Litigation of the nature referenced has been commenced by the Massachusetts Towns of Hudson and Peabody in the
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i Suffc1k Superior court in Massachusetts.
A motion for a prelim.' nary injunction to stop MMWEC from formally ratifying the MOU was heard in that court during the afternoon of November 15, 1988.
We are advised that the result of that hearing was that the preliminary injunction was denied; an immediate appeal from that denial was taken to the Massachusetts Appeals Court where t't decision of the superior court denying the preliminary injunction was affirmed.
We are further advised that the Board of Directors of MMWEC approved the MOU at a meeting on the evening of November 15, 1988.
Respectfully submitted, b
Thomas G. M9nenfJ r.
George H. Levald Kathryn A. Selleck Jeffrey P. Trout Jay Bradford Smith Ropes & Gray 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 (617) 423-6100 counsel for Applicants
- y9 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., one of thMakNefs br the Applicants herein, hereby certify that on November 16, 1988, I made service of the within document by aailing c tes I.
thereof, postage p,epaid, to:
Lando W.
Zech, Jr., Chairman Mr. Thomas M. Roberts U.S. Nuclear Evgulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20S55 Mr. Kenneth M. Carr Mr. James R. Curtiss U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555 Mr. Kenneth C. Rogers U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Alan S. Rosenthal, Chairnan Mr. Howard A. Wilber Atomic Safety and Licensing Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Panel Appen ). Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Com ' saion Washington, DC 20555 Washit.
in, DC 20555 Mr. Thomas S. Moore Mr. Richard R. Donovan Atomic Safety and Licensing Federal Emergency Management Appeal Panel Agency U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Federal Regional Center Commission 130 228th Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20555 Bothell, WA 98021-9796 l
Administrative Judge Sheldon J.
Robert Carrigg, Chairman Wolfe, Esquire, Chairman Board of Selectmen I
Atomic Safety and Licensing Town office l
Board Panel Atlantic Avenue U.S. Nucloar Regulatory North Hampton, NH 03862 Commission Washington, DC 20555 I
Judge Emmeth A.
Luebke Diano Curran, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Andrea C. Ferster, Esquire Board Panel Harmon & Weiss 550 Friendship Boulevatd Suite 430 Apartment 1923N 2001 S Street, N.W.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Washington, DC 20009 4
Dr. Jerry Harbour Stephen E. Merrill, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Attorney General Board l'anel George Dana Bisbee, Esquire U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Assistant Attor9ey General Commission Office of the Attorney General Washington, DC 20555 25 Capitol 'etreet Concord, NH 03301-6397 Adjudicatory File Sherwin E. Turk, Esquire Atomic Safety and Licensing Of fice of the F,xecutive Legal Board Panel Docket (2 copies)
Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555
. Atomic Safety and Licensing Robert A. Backus, Esquire Appe.1 Board Panel Backus, Meyer & Solomon U.S. Du lear Reyulatory 116 Lowell Street Commit sion P.O. Box 516 Washine, ton, DC 20555 Manchester, NH 03105 Philip Ahrens, Esquire Mr. J. P. Nadeau Assistant Attorney General Selectmen's Office a
Department of the Attorney 10 Central Road General Rye, NH 03870 Augusta, ME 04333 Paul McEachern, Esquire Carol S. Sneider, Esquire Matthew T. Brock, Esquire Assistant Attorney G9neral Shaines & McEachern Department of the Attorney 25 Maplewood Avenuo General l
P.O. Box 360 One Ashburton Place, 19th Fir.
l Portsmouth, NH 03801 Boston, MA 02108 Mrs. Sandra Gavutis Mr. Calvin A. Canney Chairman, Board of Selectmen City Manger RFD 1 - Box 1154 City Hall Kensington, NH 03827 126 Daniel Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Senator Gordon J. Humphrey R. Scott Hill-Whilton, Esquire U.S. Senate Lagoulis, Clark, Hill-Washington, DC 20510 Whilton & McGuire (Attnt Tom Burack) 79 State Street Newburyport, MA 01350 Senator Gordon J. Humphrey One Eagle Square, Suite 507 Concord, NH 03301 (Attnt Herb Boynton) -
b Mr. Thomas F. Powers, III Mr. William S. Lord Town Manager Board of Selectmen Town of Exeter Town Hall - Friend Street 10 Front Street Amesbury, MA 01913 Eketer, NH 03833 H. Joseph Flynn, Esquire Charles P. Graham, Esquire office of General Counssl Murphy and Graham Federal Emergency Managsment 33 Low Street Agency Newburyport, MA 01950 500 C Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20472 Gary W. Holmes, Esquire Richard A. Hampe, Esquire.
Holmes & Ells Hampe and McNicholas 47 Winnacunnet Road 35 Pleasant Street Hampten, NH 03841 Concord, NH 03301 Judith H. Mizner, Esquire William C.
Parler, Esquire 79 State Street, 2nd Floor General Counsel Newburyport, MA 01950 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Marjorie Nordlinger, Esquire Washington, DC 20555 Deputy General Counsel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory commission Washington, DC 20555
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