FYI;

See article at y2k news clippings. Plant did not test for y2k emergencies. I know some of you on this forum live up that way.

-- FLAME AWAY (BLehman202@aol.com), December 03, 1999

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When you're talking about the potential meltdown of a nuclear plant we all live "up that way". If this thing goes infomagic the fallout would cover over half the United States and 75% of the population.

-- Nikoli Krushev (doomsday@y2000.com), December 03, 1999.

http://www.nrc.gov/

http://www.nrc.gov/AEOD/pib/reactors/245/245toc.html

Some links for Millstone.

WE ALL LIVE UP THAT WAY>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

BLUE

-- BLUE (bluefish@thepond.com), December 03, 1999.

Uh, I am fairly doomer but the prevailing winds in New England are West to East (away from the rest of the US).

Of course there is the occasional Nor'easter... :-(

-- cgbg jr (cgbgjr@webtv.net), December 03, 1999.

Awwwwww shit! Thank God the KI got here yesterday...

-- Billy Boy, Downwind of It (Rakkasan101st@aol.com), December 03, 1999.

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URL: http://currents.net/newstoday/99/12/02/news1.html

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Daily News

***Nuke Plant Didn't Test Y2K***

By Robert MacMillan, Newsbytes - December 02, 1999

The Millstone nuclear power plant in Connecticut did not include Year 2000 tests in its biennial full scale emergency drill, and Senate Year 2000 Committee Ranking Democrat and Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd wants to know why.

And he wants to know by Dec. 6.

"Although the Y2K problem is not expected to cause serious disruptions at any of the nation's nuclear power plants, Dodd raised concerns about the decision to postpone the plant's biennial... drill, which would have included the participation of the (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)," a statement released by the Year 2000 Committee said.

Dodd said that he is worried because Millstone's operators, Northeast Utilities, postponed the emergency systems drill. He added that other drills that Millstone conducted "did not include Y2K scenarios."

Dodd also said that Northeast Utilities and the NRC must provide "specific information on the measures they have undertaken to ensure that the (plant) is Y2K-ready."

"Given the potential harm even one nuclear accident can cause, I want to be very clear about the need for added vigilance at this time," Dodd said. "Heightened public anxiety over the Y2K problem means that even those regulators and industries which put a premium on public safety at all times must be especially sensitive to the Y2K issue."

Dodd also said that the nuclear industry and the committee must "communicate the view" that "the health and safety of our citizens must be our No. 1 Y2K priority."

"Providing as much detail as possible about the Y2K readiness plans of the nation's nuclear power plants is the best way I know to reassure the public that regulators and industry alike are serious when it comes to the Y2K issue," Dodd said.

The NRC on Nov. 8 said that all 103 of the nation's nuclear power plants are ready for the Year 2000 date change, and any problems in computer systems that might result.

The last plant to register its readiness for the date change was the Joseph M. Farley plant, Unit 2, located in Alabama.

Millstone, meanwhile, was slated to be shut down, with decommissioning activities announced in 1998.

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Is there any doubt about the lack of credible NRC oversight?

Or the safety of U.S. nuclear facilities?

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-- snooze button (alarmclock_2000@yahoo.com), December 03, 1999.

k, thanks for the correction, haven't finished my first coffee yet and was reading col. instead of con.

-- Nikoli Krushev (doomsday@y2000.com), December 03, 1999.

On December 2 our leaders start thinking about our safety regarding nuclear plants. Yeah, that makes me feel secure.

-- Pearlie Sweetcake (storestuff@home.now), December 03, 1999.