described and is now a feature of the baseline model. Summaries of these models are presented in 

 Apr^ndices XXVI, XXVII, and XXVIII. 



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CONCLUSIONS 



Impacts from the construction and operation of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station were assessed 

 during the operation of Units I and 2, using representative collections of fish assemblages. The composition 

 of these fish assemblages from January 1975 through December 1985 remained relatively stable, and was 

 typical of that reported for I ,IS by other researchers. Fish abundances exhibited predictable seasonal and 

 annual fluctuations; analyses indicated no adverse impact of two-unit operation. Data collected over the 

 past 10 yr provide an excellent baseline for assessing the possible impacts from the operation of three 

 power plants at MNPS. 



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