By no means can the millennium problem run outwards from Russian nuclear industry enterprises and cause any damage, either economic or technological, which might exceed the expenses needed for its prevention. This announcement was done was done by Eugeniy Adamov, the head of Russian Ministry of Nuclear Energy (Minatom), at his press-conference in Moscow. He highlighted that there are "no systems" in his industry which might require huge investments to prevent potential problems inside or outside the enterprises.

On the other hand, the minister recognized the fact some problems are possible with "operator advisers". As explained by Eugeniy Adamov, Russian nuclear power plants do not immediately rely on the computers for control purposes; instead, the computers provide recommendations for plant operators. "We are steadily carrying out the program to eliminate these problems, too," said the official.

Eugeniy Adamov proposed to exchange visits of American experts to one of the Russian power plants and Russian experts to a US power plant to see if there are any gaps in solving the Y2K problem at each other side.

Source: InfoArt News Agency

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