NEW ENGLAND COALITION v. U. S. NUCLEAR, ETC.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karin P. Sheldon, Washington, D. C., with whom Sheldon, Harmon & Roisman, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for petitioner.

Stephen S. Ostrach, Atty., U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C., with whom Peter R. Steenland, Jr., Chief, App. Section, Land and Natural Resources Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, James L. Kelley, Acting Gen. Counsel, Stephen F. Eilperin, Sol., and Peter G. Crane, Atty., U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for respondents.

Thomas G. Dignan, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom R. K. Gad, III, Ropes & Gray, and John A. Ritsher, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for intervenors Public Service Company of New Hampshire and New England Power Company.

Harrison A. Fitch and Peter D. Kinder, New England Legal Foundation, Boston, Mass, Albert Ferri, Jr., and Lawrence P. Jones, Washington, D. C., on brief, for intervenor, New Hampshire Voice of Energy.

Robert A. Backus, Manchester, N. H., with whom O'Neill, Backus & Spielman, Manchester, N. H., was on brief, for intervenor-appellants, Seacoast Anti-Pollution League and Audubon Society of New Hampshire.

Ellyn R. Weiss, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Environmental Protection Div., Boston, Mass., with whom Francis X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for intervenor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.