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IP: DOE and 9/9/99 bug?
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 16:21:50 -0400
X-Sender: >X-Sender: warrenamole@mail Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 12:46:17 -0700 To: farber () cis upenn edu another example of those razor-sharp DOE security procedures: http://www.seattletimes.com/news/technology/html98/bpa_19990909.html
Prank phone call, not 9-9-99, disrupts BPA power by Patrick Harrington Seattle Times business reporter VANCOUVER, Wash. - An effort by the U.S. Department of Energy to demonstrate the Year 2000 readiness of the nation's electric utilities took an embarrassing twist last night when, in a prank, someone disrupted the power flow at Puget Sound Energy with a simple telephone call. The disruption became evident as Energy Secretary Bill Richardson toured the control room of the Bonneville Power Administration in Vancouver, the largest electric utility in the United States under DOE control. Richardson was on hand to observe the rollover from 9-8-99 to 9-9-99. Bill Comish, the Y2K coordinator for the Western Systems Coordinating Council, said the disruption occurred at a substation operated by Puget Sound Energy, which serves large areas of Western Washington. According to Comish, someone called the substation - its location not specified - and directed the operator to open three specific circuits, shutting down the power. The operator complied. No residents experienced a power outage, said Comish, because the station has a backup system in place. ...
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