Gosh, day after Christmas and what do you know? The big story on the front page of our paper is all about Y2K concerns regarding the Comanche Peak nuclear power plants.

I have been researching this myself and noted with concern that TXU lists their business and administrative software as "Y2K Compliant." Yet they list their Comanche Peak I and II plants as "Y2K Ready." Their choice of words, not mine.

I am link challenged but here is the url to the Waco Tribune Herald article.

http://www.accesswaco.com/auto/feed/news/local/1999/12/25/946169581.12634.1310.0040.html

-- mommacarestx (nospam@thanks.net), December 26, 1999

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Gawd. Another one of those browser-choking URLs. This might be easier:

Hotlink

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), December 26, 1999.

So the only concerns were by some family who lives near the plant, and some anti-nuke group. I've just gone from being a 9.7 to a 9.8. I might 'get it' yet.

-- Butt Nugget (catsbutt@umailme.com), December 26, 1999.

"Y2K readiness means only that utilities know how to keep plants running in the event of a system failure, not that all computer programs will work properly."

-Not very comforting!

-- (snowleopard6@webtv.net), December 26, 1999.

When you can see the containment buildings and 75% of your family lives near you, you will worry.

-- Neil G.Lewis (pnglewis1@yahoo.com), December 27, 1999.