ML17305A872

Forwards Arizona Corp Commission Complaint Filed W/Us Securities & Exchange Commission Seeking Revocation or Mod of Exemption of Pinnacle West Capital Corp.Complaint Wholly W/O Merit

ML17305A872
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	05/14/1990
From:	Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
References
268-00049-WFC-J, 268-49-WFC-J, NUDOCS 9006200066
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ACCESSION NBR:9006200066 DOC.DATE: 90/05/14 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:STN-50-528 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Arizona Publi 05000528 STN-50-529 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Arizona Publi 05000529 STN-50-530 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Arizona Publi 05000530 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION CONWAY,W.F. Arizona Public Service Co. (formerly Arizona N lear Power RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION TAYLOR,J.M. Ofc of the Executive Director for Operations

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Forwards "Arizona Corp Commission Complaint, Petition for Revocation or Mod of Pinnale West Capital Corp...." D DISTRIBUTION CODE: R001D TITLE: OR COPIES RECEIVED:LTR Submittal: General Distribution

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Arizona Public Service Company

, P.O. BOX 53999 ~ PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85072-3999 WILLIAMF. CONWAY 268-00049-WFC/J NB EXECUTIVEVICE PRESIDENT'UCLEAR May 14, 1990 Mr. James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

Arizona Corporation Commission Filing re Pinnacle West with U.S. Securities and'Exchange Commission File: 90-056-026; 90-001-028.6 Enclosed for your information is a copy. of a recent complaint filed by the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking revocation or modirication of the exemption of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (Pinnacle), the corporate parent of Arizona Public Service Company (APS),

from the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA).

APS, as you are aware, is. the operating licensee of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS). -Because the complaint makes certain assertions regarding the operation of PVNGS, based in substantial part on extracts from the NRC's recent diagnostic evaluation report (see.pp. 31-34),.we are transmitting the document for your information.

The complaint is wholly without merit. To the extent that it suggests that safety at PVNGS may be comprised by the financial difficulties which have been encountered hy Pinnacle, it is plainly at variance with the NRC's diagnostic evaluation report which concludes:

... the team found no evidence that financial difficulties at Pinnacle West or APS appropriation levels had jeopardized safety systems or the safe operation of the units. Interviews and documents revealed that the resources (money, people, equipment, materials, and facilities) provided to Palo Verde by APS were generally adequate to meet needs. There had been significant overruns in past Operations and Maintenance (08aM) budgets. Senior management at both the site and corporate offices indicated a strong commitment of resources to operate the plant safely and reliably.

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ACCESSION NBR:9005300217 DOC.DATE: 90/04/24 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:STN-50-528 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Arizona Publi 05000528 STN-50-529 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Arizona Publi 05000529 STN-50-530 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Arizona Publi 05000530 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION

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Preparedness Evaluated Exercise."

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