Indian Point Software - Beta Release 2
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: August 3, 2006)
BUCHANAN — A computer software malfunction silenced emergency sirens in the four-county evacuation zone around Indian Point for more than six hours yesterday morning, drawing criticism from environmentalists and public officials.
A computer program that continuously evaluates the readiness of the 156 sirens within a 10-mile radius of the nuclear power plants didn't function properly and shut down the emergency system just after midnight, said Jim Steets, a spokesman for the plants' owner, Entergy Nuclear Northeast.
Steets said a previous software glitch that created a similar problem in March was unrelated, but that the automatic program that telephones key Indian Point staff at home if a computer malfunctions was quickly activated.
That program was put in after the last computer problem.
And who was it who said "silence is golden"?
(Original publication: August 3, 2006)
BUCHANAN — A computer software malfunction silenced emergency sirens in the four-county evacuation zone around Indian Point for more than six hours yesterday morning, drawing criticism from environmentalists and public officials.
A computer program that continuously evaluates the readiness of the 156 sirens within a 10-mile radius of the nuclear power plants didn't function properly and shut down the emergency system just after midnight, said Jim Steets, a spokesman for the plants' owner, Entergy Nuclear Northeast.
Steets said a previous software glitch that created a similar problem in March was unrelated, but that the automatic program that telephones key Indian Point staff at home if a computer malfunctions was quickly activated.
That program was put in after the last computer problem.
And who was it who said "silence is golden"?
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