Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Vermont Department of Public Service (Department), which represents the Vermont public interest in utility cases, is soliciting proposals from qualified entities to conduct ongoing, yearslong financial and project analysis of the decommissioning of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VY Station), which is located in Vernon, Vermont and owned by Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC (ENVY). (1) Review Financial Performance of Decommissioning Project Against Projections: The consultant will advise the Department on the past performance and future projections of the cost of the decommissioning project relative to NorthStar estimates. This advice will be based in part on the review of documentation that NorthStar is required to provide to the Department under the MOU. Among other things, the consultant will: a. Review monthly summaries of expenditures on the site, and inspect books and expenditures as necessary; b. Review annually submitted schedule of historic and projected fund activity for nuclear decommissioning trust and site restoration trust funds, including revised decommissioning cost estimates; c. Review annually submitted variance analysis that compares actual disbursements made in the previous year to estimated disbursements from the previous year’s forecasting; and d. Review annual descriptions of the work completed and remaining relative to the funds remaining for site restoration. (2) Review Continuing Status, Strength, and Availability of Financial Assurances: The consultant will advise the Department on the status of the various financial assurance mechanisms established by the MOU, including whether the conditions in the MOU for the creation or release of a given assurance mechanism have been met. Among other things, the consultant will: a. Review annual statements of the nuclear decommissioning trust and site restoration trust balances (including their current investment mix); b. Review periodic notifications from NorthStar regarding draws on the parent Support Agreement provided as a financial assurance by NorthStar Group Services, Inc.; and c. Determine whether the value of the nuclear decommissioning trust is greater than the remaining estimated decommissioning and site restoration costs, such that certain of the financial assurances are released under the terms of the MOU.