<potential for a nuclear meltdown high.Watchdog group calls for shutdown of all plants >>>
I was only partially joking when I before said that the pollys and DUHnialists will be 'burnt' toast! Now, anyone near a nuk reactor may also be! Meltdowns do not discriminate among IQs, belief systems, races, creeds, nationalities, or even genders!
Anyone reading this upset with the NRC? Next year you won't be able to complaint to them- this may be your last chance to, espically if you live anywhere near a reactor.
How far can you get from a reactor that meltsdown and be safe?
Next flight to the moon leaves when?
ASSESSING RISK OF Y2K MELTDOWN
Watchdog group calls for shutdown of all plants
By David M. Bresnahan
© 1999 WorldNetDaily.com
The nuclear power industry has failed to prepare
properly for the Year 2000 computer bug, according to
a watchdog group, making the potential for a nuclear
meltdown high.
The Nuclear Information and Resource Service
continues to call for the shutdown of all nuclear power
plants to avoid possible Y2K computer bug problems.
A recent report from the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission has given critics additional reason for
concern.
The NRC has confirmed that at least 35 nuclear power
plants are not Y2K compliant and at best could only be
Y2K ready by the end of the year.
NIRS noted that several of these reactors aren't even
scheduled to complete their Y2K fixes until November
1999 or later. The last-minute nature of such repairs
leaves virtually no time for testing and further adjustment
if needed, according to NIRS spokesmen.
"The NRC's program is unacceptable," said NIRS'
executive director Michael Mariotte. "It's what we
feared all along -- this agency is waiting until the last
minute and then just hoping that everything will work out
OK. But with nuclear reactors, there is no margin for
error. Simply hoping for the best is a sure indication that
the worst can happen."
The NRC presented a list of 35 reactors that are behind
schedule, along with a projected date they hope to have
the plants at least Y2K ready. Compliant means that a
system is completely repaired and will function without
error at the turn of the century. A system which is only
Y2K ready is one that has various patches that may
enable it to function even though it is not repaired. One
such patch is to change the date to fool the system.
Such a fix may cause other problems.
Full story at talkusa.com
ASSESSING RISK OF Y2K MELTDOWN
Watchdog group calls for shutdown of all plants
By David M. Bresnahan
© 1999 WorldNetDaily.com
The nuclear power industry has failed to prepare
properly for the Year 2000 computer bug, according to
a watchdog group, making the potential for a nuclear
meltdown high.
The Nuclear Information and Resource Service
continues to call for the shutdown of all nuclear power
plants to avoid possible Y2K computer bug problems.
A recent report from the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission has given critics additional reason for
concern.
The NRC has confirmed that at least 35 nuclear power
plants are not Y2K compliant and at best could only be
Y2K ready by the end of the year.
NIRS noted that several of these reactors aren't even
scheduled to complete their Y2K fixes until November
1999 or later. The last-minute nature of such repairs
leaves virtually no time for testing and further adjustment
if needed, according to NIRS spokesmen.
"The NRC's program is unacceptable," said NIRS'
executive director Michael Mariotte. "It's what we
feared all along -- this agency is waiting until the last
minute and then just hoping that everything will work out
OK. But with nuclear reactors, there is no margin for
error. Simply hoping for the best is a sure indication that
the worst can happen."
The NRC presented a list of 35 reactors that are behind
schedule, along with a projected date they hope to have
the plants at least Y2K ready. Compliant means that a
system is completely repaired and will function without
error at the turn of the century. A system which is only
Y2K ready is one that has various patches that may
enable it to function even though it is not repaired. One
such patch is to change the date to fool the system.
Such a fix may cause other problems.
Full story at talkusa.com
ASSESSING RISK OF Y2K MELTDOWN
Watchdog group calls for shutdown of all plants
By David M. Bresnahan
© 1999 WorldNetDaily.com
The nuclear power industry has failed to prepare
properly for the Year 2000 computer bug, according to
a watchdog group, making the potential for a nuclear
meltdown high.
The Nuclear Information and Resource Service
continues to call for the shutdown of all nuclear power
plants to avoid possible Y2K computer bug problems.
A recent report from the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission has given critics additional reason for
concern.
The NRC has confirmed that at least 35 nuclear power
plants are not Y2K compliant and at best could only be
Y2K ready by the end of the year.
NIRS noted that several of these reactors aren't even
scheduled to complete their Y2K fixes until November
1999 or later. The last-minute nature of such repairs
leaves virtually no time for testing and further adjustment
if needed, according to NIRS spokesmen.
"The NRC's program is unacceptable," said NIRS'
executive director Michael Mariotte. "It's what we
feared all along -- this agency is waiting until the last
minute and then just hoping that everything will work out
OK. But with nuclear reactors, there is no margin for
error. Simply hoping for the best is a sure indication that
the worst can happen."
The NRC presented a list of 35 reactors that are behind
schedule, along with a projected date they hope to have
the plants at least Y2K ready. Compliant means that a
system is completely repaired and will function without
error at the turn of the century. A system which is only
Y2K ready is one that has various patches that may
enable it to function even though it is not repaired. One
such patch is to change the date to fool the system.
Such a fix may cause other problems.
Full story at talkusa.com
ASSESSING RISK OF Y2K MELTDOWN
Watchdog group calls for shutdown of all plants
By David M. Bresnahan
© 1999 WorldNetDaily.com
The nuclear power industry has failed to prepare
properly for the Year 2000 computer bug, according to
a watchdog group, making the potential for a nuclear
meltdown high.
The Nuclear Information and Resource Service
continues to call for the shutdown of all nuclear power
plants to avoid possible Y2K computer bug problems.
A recent report from the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission has given critics additional reason for
concern.
The NRC has confirmed that at least 35 nuclear power
plants are not Y2K compliant and at best could only be
Y2K ready by the end of the year.
NIRS noted that several of these reactors aren't even
scheduled to complete their Y2K fixes until November
1999 or later. The last-minute nature of such repairs
leaves virtually no time for testing and further adjustment
if needed, according to NIRS spokesmen.
"The NRC's program is unacceptable," said NIRS'
executive director Michael Mariotte. "It's what we
feared all along -- this agency is waiting until the last
minute and then just hoping that everything will work out
OK. But with nuclear reactors, there is no margin for
error. Simply hoping for the best is a sure indication that
the worst can happen."
The NRC presented a list of 35 reactors that are behind
schedule, along with a projected date they hope to have
the plants at least Y2K ready. Compliant means that a
system is completely repaired and will function without
error at the turn of the century. A system which is only
Y2K ready is one that has various patches that may
enable it to function even though it is not repaired. One
such patch is to change the date to fool the system.
Such a fix may cause other problems.
Full story at talkusa.com
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