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To: JSI who wrote (20952)	7/22/1998 2:11:00 PM
From: RAVEL	Respond to of 31646

Millennium Bug May Spark UK Nuclear Plant Accidents - Report Dow Jones International News Service via Dow Jones LONDON (Dow Jones)--A serious accident may occur at U.K. nuclear plants if computers fail to recognize the year 2000, an official from industry regulator the Health and Safety Executive warned. David Hunns, head of the HSE's Nuclear Safety Directorate, said the millennium bug has been found in four alarm and monitoring systems at U.K. nuclear sites, according to a report in New Scientist magazine published Thursday. This could disrupt power supplies, disable safety systems and even cause a radiation leak, New Scientist said. Hunns' concerns were highlighted in a recent paper given to a private meeting of European nuclear regulators in Slovenia. The paper said the bug could cause simultaneous failures in nine different types of safety systems and may cause cooling and lubrication systems to fail. "This would, of course, place in jeopardy the maintenance of safe shutdown. Erroneous information may be generated which, if not checked, may result in unsafe actions," the paper warned. An HSE spokesman told New Scientist he hoped Hunns' paper would generate dialog between European nuclear regulators. He added that many items at British nuclear plants are currently being screened for the fault. (END) Dow Jones Newswires 22-07-98