Russian Nukes So Old...

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RUSSIAN NUKES SO OLD...Y2K BUG WON'T AFFECT THEM The Energy Department says the age of Russia's nuclear power plants is an advantage when it comes to Y-2-K. Energy officials say tests of the plants' crucial safety and communications systems revealed no problems. That's because the components are so old, they're not run by computer -- so they can't be hit by the millennium bug. Soviet-era plants in other countries have also fared well in tests designed to see what would happen when the calendar turns to January first, 2000. There still could be problems. The Energy Department says other computer systems could fail, such as those monitoring plant conditions. In that case, local residents could find themselves without heat or electricity until problems are corrected.

-- G Bailey (glbailey1@excite.com), November 21, 1999

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I hope for the populaces sake that was not a part of the spin. Who can pick up an old Russian novel and not read of soul breaking winters and the high number of people who suffered?

-- Paula (chowbabe@pacbell.net), November 21, 1999.

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