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To: Ming who wrote (23228)	11/21/1998 1:19:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 116796

'My friend, Snyder G., sent me something very interesting which led to another item of interest... >Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 17:49:12 -0600 >From: Roleigh Martin <rol@uhc.com> >Subject: Re: Nukes, satellites and the tooth fairy. > >Snyder, > >Nice email! I went to the audit URL and found something just as interesting >further down: - Roleigh > >http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/Y2K/Audit/Y2K50443.html#_1_15 > >"The following table lists the systems reviewed by the audit team >that impact plant trip. > >Table 6 - Plant Trip > >Millennium Item / Classification / Millennium Status / Strategy / Impact > >SUPVSR >Fischer & Porter Supervisor >Mission Critical >Not Compliant >Fix >Y2K testing required >Plant trip > >DCS >DCS Operating System >Mission Critical >Not Compliant >Fix >Y2K testing required >Plant trip > >HD >HDTC Heater Drain Tank Level Control >Mission Critical >Not Compliant >Fix >Y2K testing required >Plant trip > >SA >SA Intellisys Mission Critical >Not Compliant >Fix >Y2K testing required >Plant trip > >GSC-COND >GSC Rosemount Conductivity Analyzer >Mission Critical Unknown >Fix >Plant trip > >MSD >Main Stream Drain >Mission Critical >Not Compliant >Fix >Y2K testing required >Plant trip > >AR >AR-DP Transmitter >Pressure Indicators >Mission Critical >Not Compliant >Fix >Y2K testing required >Plant trip > >MS >MSRC Moisture Separator Reheater Control >Mission Control >Not Compliant >Fix >Y2K testing required >Plant trip > >CO HOTWELL >Hotwell Level Control >Mission Control >Not Compliant >Fix >Y2K testing >Plant trip > > >SUPVSR - The Fischer & Porter Supervisor uses 53SU5000 Supervisor >PC equipment and controls each of the Fischer & Porter digital >controllers in the plant. Y2K compliance must be verified. DCS - >DCS Operating System - The field installation and testing of the >Y2K compliant software will be completed in the next refueling >outage by Foxboro. The simulator software should be installed and >tested in the last quarter of 1998. > >HD HDTC Heater Drain Tank Level Control equipment is a Fischer & >Porter 53MC5000 controller and will be tested by the licensee. > >SA Intellisys - The Ingersoll-Rand rotary air compressor is a >microprocessor control package which will be tested by the >licensee. > >GSC-COND - GSC Rosemount conductivity analyzer model 1054BLC-01 >is under review by the licensee. > >MSD - Main Steam Drain - The moisture separator reheater (MSR) >drain tank level is controlled via Fischer & Porter 53MC5000 >digital controllers. If the controller fails either the unit will >trip on a high MSR shell side water level or a pipe break could >occur in the MSR drain tank lines to the condenser. These >controllers will be bench tested with identical spares and then >field tested during a refueling outage. > >AR - AR-DP Transmitter - These Rosemount 1151 DP5 pressure >transmitters auto-start the condenser by initiating valve >opening. Failure could prevent the auto-start feature from >operating. This pressure transmitter will be bench tested. > >MS MSRC Moisture Separator Reheater Control - These Fischer & >Porter 53MC5000 controllers will be bench tested for Y2K >compliance followed by a field test during a refueling outage. > >CO HOTWELL Hotwell level control - The Foxboro 1/A Series hotwell >level program/function equipment will be included in the DCS >operating system installation and testing." > > >At 05:18 PM 11/20/1998 -0600, Snyder G. wrote: >>Pick the fables: > >>1) There are no Y2k problems in the safety systems of nuclear plants. >>2) There are no Y2k problems with embedded chips in satellites. >>3) There is a Tooth Fairy. > >>I have long argued that it made no sense that everything EXCEPT nuke safety >>systems and satellites had Y2k problems. (I believe they do too, and we >>aren't preparing contingencies for loss of satellites, including the GPS >>synchronization signal.) > >>The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's audit of the Seabrook Nuclear plant >>shows at least four systems designated as "safety critical" which are "not >>compliant". See Table 4 of the NRC's audit at >>http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/Y2K/Audit/Y2K50443.html#_1_15. Interestingly, the >>Brunswick Audit has no comparable table. The Montecello audit could not >>have one since an assessment was only recently started there. (Upon what >>were claims of "no problems" based, when plants are still not assessed?) > >>Table 4 of Seabrook notes: >> >>Ultrasonic Level Monitoring System, Safety Critical, Not Compliant, Fix >>Fuel Handling System, Safety Critical, Not Compliant, Fix >>Fuel Handling Machine-MMI, Safety Critical, Not Compliant, Fix >>Reactor Vessel Level Indication System, Safety Critical, Not Compliant >> Roleigh Martin ourworld.compuserve.com ( easy to remember alias is: webalias.com ) (A Web Site that focuses on Y2k threat to Utilities, Banks & more!) Subscribe to my email list--visit this page at my web site: myegroup.htm