The Y2K Bug Is Upon Us

On the Case
Ulrich has been in the thick of the Y2K problem since the computer industry began working on it in the early 1990s. Prior to last November, he notes, there had been no safety-related concerns reported by the power industry in regards to nuclear reactors in the United States. At that time, however, an audit uncovered 12 Y2K bugs in safety-related equipment and software in a Seabrook, NH, nuclear plant, in addition to several dozen other problems in critical support systems.