October 17, 1988: 84 people were arrested at the Seabrook plant.

The Seabrook plant, which cost $6.1 billion to build, has faced years of regulatory delays and other problems.

Public Service was driven into bankruptcy by the Seabrook plant, which has never operated.

The Seabrook plant is two miles from the Massachusetts border.

The utility has been financially drained by its $2 billion investment in the Seabrook nuclear plant.

Public Service has spent more than $2 billion on its 35.6 percent share of the Seabrook nuclear plant.

Even if the deal is completed, it will not address the main problem with opening the Seabrook plant: the dispute over emergency evacuation planning.

The Seabrook plant, conceived in the early 1970's, was delayed for years by construction problems and political and environmental opposition.

The fate of the Seabrook plant may not be resolved for years.

Complicating the negotiations is the future of the Seabrook nuclear plant.