-Caveat Lector- Y2K nuclear link unveiled The United States and Russia have unveiled a high-tech video and telecommunications link to monitor possible problems in their 132 nuclear reactors during the Y2K roll-over. Announcing the plans, US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said linking the two countries' atomic command centres would help prevent mishaps with the coming of the new millennium. "While we don't expect any major problems, there may be glitches. We have to be ready on both sides," he told a press briefing at the top-secret Situation Crisis Center in Energy Department headquarters. The centre provides communications with energy facilities across the US. Mr Richardson said the two countries' experts would sit alongside each other in the joint command centres in case there were any emergencies. Mr Adamov expressed confidence that Russia would be able to cope. "All of the drills showed we are prepared for the year 2000 roll-over," he said through an interpreter. All 103 of America's commercial reactors were recently cleared as being ready to deal with the change. The so-called millennium bug is caused by older computer software that is unable to recognise a year change, causing potential crashes or malfunctions when 1999 changes to 2000. Mr Richardson said Russian computer systems designed to shut nuclear reactors in an emergency did not have the type of digital technology susceptible to the bug. But he said other computer systems at Russian plants could fail. Of greater concern to him is the sole remaining reactor at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine, scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986. "We wanted them to update their technology ... but they are moving a little slower than we had hoped," Mr Richardson said. The US has provided about $6m in the last two years in an effort to make nuclear plants in the former Soviet Union Y2K compliant. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
