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No. 002

January 01, 2000

All NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN THE MIDWEST TRANSITION SAFELY THROUGH THE Y2K ROLLOVER

All 35 nuclear power plants and one fuel facility in the Central Time Zone have reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that they have transitioned safely through the Y2K rollover.

As of 1:30 a.m. today, 95 of the nation's 103 operating nuclear power plants and both fuel cycle facilities have transitioned safely through the Y2K rollover. Eight reactors in the Pacific and Mountain Time Zones are awaiting midnight as the NRC continues to monitor their operations from its emergency operations center in Rockville, Maryland.

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