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October 17 in New Hampshire History: Seabrook’s First License Started a 40-Year Clock in 1986. Regulators Moved the End Date Twice.

The 40-year term of Seabrook Station’s federal operating license was counted from October 17, 1986, the day the plant received a zero-power license. Two later federal actions moved the end to 2050. The same date in New Hampshire’s record holds a royal land grant, a militia brigade at Saratoga, a Yankees third baseman from Penacook and a police officer’s death in Manchester.

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