lets hope that the chemical industries are as well prepared as the nukes. In a worst case nuke scenario, the plant will trip off line and shut down....will a critical valve fail on a chemical plant due to a Y2K issue and release all that nice, tasty chlorine gas? and has anybody paid any attention to those industries or to the oil refineries? I don't understand why we health physics professionals are so intent on continuing to play into the media & general public's notion that anything nuclear is inherently dangerous...while everything else is overlooked or considered a "oh never mind" issue. as professionals, lets put some reason into all of this!
clearly these are only my opinions and do not reflect the opinions of my employer.
PA Milligan pxm@nrc.gov
>>> "Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net> 11/16 12:21 PM >>>
Steve,
That would definitely be the final blow. However, knowing the efforts
that went into validation of Y2K fixes, I feel pretty confident that
the industry will do very well. I am not as confident in some of the
foreign nuclear establishments, as well as other industries within
the US. They did not receive the same attention as we in the nuclear
industry did. This is primarily due to one factor used by Se. Bennett
in his request, stating that the NRC had continually provided
updates, but, and I quote: We are concerned, however, about the lack
of public confidence in the nuclear industry's efforts and specific
post Dec. 31, 1999, operating regimes...'' said the letter, from
Bennett to NRC Chairman Greta Joy Dicus." This is alla bout the
public's confidence, and not the reality of what has been
accomplished. Is the Senate now going to take on every industry where
there is public distrust or lack of confidence, when evidence exists
that there are in fact no problems?
> We should also be very hopeful that there is no significant problem at
> any nuke plant due to Y2k, or the entire industry's effort at
> convincing the public that nuclear energy is viable will be destroyed,
> as would the credibility of the industry and the NRC.
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