Re: Ukraine's Chernobyl Plant Shut Down

[Kerembaev@cs.com]

Bill and Sandy, I am agree with both of you at some extend,

1. Personally, how would you feel if you are working at the Chernobyl plant 
and it would be shutdown and there is no work at all..........( and we are 
worrying about proliferation of the nuclear technologies). It is how it is. 
Not to take that in a way of paying for somebody' else problem. There are 
always possibilities that somebody' else problems will become ours, if we 
will not take of ourselves by helping to solve their problems.

2. Chernobyl type RBMK reactor plant systems are not so computerized as PWR 
(V V E R) reactors, it should not have major problems. 
Dosimetry program probably will be the most vulnerable program, it has the 
most usage of the western (do not to take that in the offensive way, please) 
computers. Most of the systems over there pretty old/durable and not digital 
but analog type.
Emil.
kerembaev@cs.com


In a message dated 12/3/99 11:23:35 Pacific Standard Time, 
sandyfl@earthlink.net writes:

<< Bill,
 
 The issue has nothing to do with missing power for summer peaks 
 Chernobyl has already been shutdown for over 6 months of repairs. 
 After start-up, it didn't operate for just a matter of days. There is 
 consensus that the Ukraine, as well as other 3rd world countries are 
 not ready for Y2K. Therefore, with all of this information, it is my 
 opinion that we'd all be better off if this accident prone facility 
 remain shutdown, until after the 1st, to ensure that the industry 
 does not have the final nail in the coffin. Our industry can not 
 tolerate any problems during the next month, at a minimum.
 
 > I totally disagree. How would you enjoy it if the San Onofre Nuclear
 > Generating Station, near Dana Point, were to shutdown from June until
 > September & left you with no electricity for the summer???
 
 
 

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