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No. 003

January 01, 2000

ALL NUCLEAR FACILITIES IN MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE TRANSITION SAFELY THROUGH THE Y2K ROLLOVER

All three of the nuclear power plants in the Mountain Time Zone (Palo Verde plants located 36 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona) have reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that they have transitioned safely through the Y2K rollover.

As of 2:15 a.m. today, 98 of the nation's 103 operating nuclear power plants and both gaseous diffusion plants have transitioned safely through the Y2K rollover. Four reactors in California and one in Washington are awaiting the arrival of midnight.

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