Re: Senate Panel Seeks Y2K Nuke Plant Contingency Plans

[carol marcus <csmarcus@ucla.edu>]

At 01:22 PM 11/16/99 -0600, you wrote:
>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
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>>>> "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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Dear Radsafers:

Clearly, the NRC needs a hostile takeover by a Milligan clone!  Good
thoughts, Pat.

Ciao, Carol
<csmarcus@ucla.edu>
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