Gosh, this is even scarier:

Y2K & the Nukes

-- Norm (norm@nwo.com), April 06, 1999

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Stop it, Norm! You're depressing me! I so enjoyed your happy posts!

Is this the same Norm?

R.

-- Roland (nottelling@nowhere.com), April 06, 1999.

Thanks- In my opinion, not nearly as scary as past posts which were vaguer and left one wondering whether the plants had even done an honest assessment. Still, I wonder how long those back-up diesel generators are good for.....According to the Senate report, no-one really knows just how much it would take to take the power grid down. The cooling that has to go on even when a plant is 'turned off' is essential.

-- Maria (encelia@excite.com), April 06, 1999.

Hi Norm - Nothing really unusual or unexpected here. Find it, check it, fix it, test it. Same news as always.

Sounds like they have the situation well in hand, and are doing exactly what I'd expect them to do. It does sound dramatic, "...bolts as large a man's leg..." etc. - but that's how large these things are - conventional fossil as well as nuke; but there is no "news" in here other than the same message as always: spend enough money early enough, test it thoroughly enough, and the problem can be solved.

Note that they confirmed that remediation and testing were required - again, same message as always.

-- Robert A Cook, PE (Kennesaw, GA) (Cook.R@csaatl.com), April 08, 1999.