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To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (4550)	3/11/1999 11:23:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Respond to of 9818

Power outages, small and large happen all the time. What does that have to do with Y2K? CHEEKY KID ============================================================= PA NUCLEAR PLANT LOSES MONITORING SYSTEM COMPUTERS DURING Y2K TESTING Rockville, Md. (February 26) - PECO Energy's Peach Bottom Unit 2 nuclear facility near York, Pa. recently experienced a 7 hour lockup of the plant's primary and backup plant monitoring system computers during Y2k testing. The NRC weekly summary of 2/12/1999 reports that operators lost the plant's Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS), Emergency Response Data System (ERDS), and 3D Monicore thermal limit monitoring system during the event. euy2k.com ============================================================= NO WONDER THEY'RE DOING THIS ... FROM NERC (North American Electric Reliability Council) Electric industry in North America is preparing to conduct a Y2K drill on April 9,1999. The purpose of the drill is to prepare for operation with limited voice and data communications ... "THE APRIL 9 DRILL IS INTENDED TO INSTILL PUBLIC CONFIDENCE THRU SUCCESS and at the same time be a real test of our ability to operate ..." "DO NOT MAKE THE DRILL TOO COMPLEX. We want to have a successful and meaningful story for publication ..." "The drill should test partial loss of voice and data communications and partial loss of EMS functionality..." ftp://www.nerc.com/pub/sys/all_updl/docs/y2k/drill-preparation-strategies.pdf ============================================================= - 56% of the nation's 3,200 electric utilities have yet to complete the most difficult phase of remediation and testing with less than 5 months to go to NERC's self-imposed deadline of June 30, 1999. - Several utilities will not make this deadline, including one-third of the nuclear power-generation facilities. SENATE COMMITTEE REPORT Page 153 (Appendix 1) senate.gov Cheryl P.S. To access pdf files, you have to cut & paste URL. I don't know how to make it a hot link.

To: Cheeky Kid who wrote (4550)	3/11/1999 11:28:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

<Planes crash, cars crash and people die because of those crashes. No one excoriates you for putting your children's lives at stake when you drive or fly... BEWARE THE EVIL TONGUE zdnet.com Most states have laws that require people to use safety belts. WHY? Most people have insurance - don't they? WHY? Are people who use safety belts and have insurance "hysterical"? Do you use your safety belt? Do you have insurance? Cheryl