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February 25, 1991

WHEREAS, the Committee held a meeting on October 23,

1990, fer consideration of tiew Hampshire Yankee's filed

update concerning the Seabrook 11uclear Decommissioning Fund;

and

WHEREAS, the Committee voted to establish a procedural

echedule for updating by tiew Hampshire Yankee of its filing

engarding the Seabrook 11uclear Decommissioning Fund leading

to a decision of the Committee no later than December 15,

1991; and

WHEREAS, tne Committee appointed the undersigned, its

Special Counsel, as a Hearing Officer, delegating procedurale

nothority to him in terms of resolving scheduling, disccvery

disputes and pre-hearing matters with a right of appeal tothe Committee: and

WHEREAS, on October 31, 1990, the undersigned, as

Hearing Officer, distributed a Memorandum to all parties

notifying them of the actions taken by the Committee at itsOctober 23, 1990 meeting, relative to the establishment of a

proposed schedule for updating the Seabrook tiuclear

reccmmissioning Fund; and

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WHEREAS, the only response received was one submitted

l'y tiew Hampshire Yankee setting forth its suggestions for a

rreposed schedule for updating the Seabrook !!u cle a r

recommissioning fund; and

WHEREAS, on February 5, 1991, Procedural Order No. 1

.m s issued establishing a procedural schedule for the

r4djudicatory proceedings to update the Committee's

c-venteenth Supplemental Order establishing the Seabrookc

m> clear Decommissioning Financing rund; and

WHEREAS, New Hampshire Yankee has filed a Motion to

nedify Procedural Order No. I stating that its expert

witnesses cannot meet the April 15, 1991 original filing

date for the documents required to be filed by them; it is

hereby

ORDERED, that, pursuant to the authority granted to the

undersigned by the Committee, the following Amended

procedural schedule is hereby established for the

adjudicatory proceedings to update the Committee's

coventeenth Supplemental Order establishing the Seabrook

Muclear Decommissioning Financin '*J n d .

May 15, 1991 - Initial f i l i i,3 by New Hampshire Yankee -

On or before this date, New Hampshire Yankee is required to

file the following:

1. Annual Report required by the Committee's

Feventeenth Supplemental Order dated June 4, 1990, including

the Decommissioning Study Cost Estimate Update as of

January, 1991.

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2. Decommissioning Fund Performance Report through

March, 1991.i

3. Opening Statement.

4. Direct Testimony of New tlampshire Yankee witnesses.

E. A proposed Decommissioning Fund Payment Schedule

for implementation on January 1, 1992.

Copies of each of the above documents and all documents

referred to in this Procedural Order are to be forwarded by

New flampshire Yankee to each General Intervonor, and all

parties are required to provide copies of their documents e

and filings to all other parties to the proceeding and to

the Comnittee, its Special Counsel, and its expert.

May 15, 1991 - Applications for Generel Intervention -

nn or before this date, Applications for General

Intervention are to be filed. Each party wishing appear

in the proceeding as a General Intervenor shall file an

npplication with the Committee.

Discovery Requests to New ilampshirefjay 29, 1991 -

On 9t before this date all discovery requestsYankee -

directed to New llampsh i r e Yankee shall be filed by General

Intervonors and by the Committee's export.

June 19, Responses by New 11ampshire Yankee - On

er before this date, New ilampshire Yankee's responses to the

Discovery Requests of all parties shall be filed.

* July 3, 1991 - Testimony by General Intervenors and

Committee expert - On or before thie date each General

Intervenor and the Committee's expert shall file its direct

testimony.-3-

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July 10, 1991 - Discovery Requests by New Hampshire

Yankee - On or before this date, New Hampshire Yankee shall

file all-of its Discovery Requests directed to the General

Intervenors and the Committee's expert.

Responses to New Hampshire Yankee'sAugust 7, 1.91 -

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Discovery Requests - On or before this date all General

intervenors and the Committee's expert shall file their-

responses to the Discovery Requests of New Hampshire Yankee.P

Supplemental Discovery Requests - OnAugust 21, 1991 -

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or befare this date, all parties shall file whatever j

additienal Supplemental Discovery Requests they have to each I

-of-the parrles.

!Notice of Public Hearing - On orLugust 21, 1991 -

bafore this date, New Hampshire Yankee is required to send

out a Notice of Public Hearing to be posted at two public

places in Seabrook, New Hampshire and to be published twice

in the Manchester Union Leader and the Portsmouth Herald,

with the last publication no later than two weeks before th)

first hearing date.

Responses to Supplemental RequestsSeptember 4, 1991 -

- On or before this date all parties shall file their

responses to Supplemental Requests for Discovery by a;

parties and discovery shall be complete by this date.

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S,eptember 18, 1991 to October 4, 1991 - First Phase of

Hearings - The first phase of the hearings will be held in

this time period commencing with hearings in the Town of

Seabrook on September 18, and September 19, 1991.

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PreliminaryOctober 15, 1991 to October 30, 1991 -

In this time period the CommitteeDocision b; committee -

wil] issue its preliminary decision on the update of the

Seabrook Nuclear Decommissioning Financing Fund.

Public NoticeNovember 1, 1991 to November 15, 1991 -

In this time period Newof Second Phase of Hearings -

Hampshire Yankee will be required to send out a Notice of

the Public Hearing for the Second Phase of the proceedings,

to be posted at two public places in Seabrook, N.H. and to

be published twice-in the Manchester Union Leader and the

Pertsmouth Herald, with the last publication no later than

two weeks before the hearing.

November 15, 1991 to November 29, 1991 Second Phase-

ei Hearings - In this time period, the Committee will hold

the Second Phase of Hearings in this proceeding on the

update of the Seabrook Nuclear Decommissioning Financing

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Final Order by Committee - On thisDecember 14, 1991 -

date, the Committee will issue its final Order on revision,

amendment a" . updating of the Seabrook Nuclear

Decommission ,; Financing Fund and implementation of a

revised funding schedule on January 1, 1992.

New Hampshire Yankee shall notify all persons desiring

to appear. as General Intervenors in this proceeding by

causing a copy of this Order to be published at least twice

in a newspaper having state-wide circulation, the last such

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noblication to be no later t. San Muy 1, 1991, said

-"blication to-be designated in an affidavit to be made on a I

repy of this Order and filed with this Committee on or

before May 15, 1991.

By order of the Nuclear Decommissioning Financing

Ccmmittee this 25th day of February, 1991.

By:,

( 6 hJb4*Alexander J r KalinskiHearing Officerof the Committee11uclear DecommissioningFinancing Committee

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