Night the lights stayed on at NiMo Y2K switchover
NiMo chief Dave Chilson and staff celebrated a calm rollover as power remained stable after four years of Y2K work. At the Ash Street substation technicians monitored gauges while hundreds of workers stood by. Utilities across the state reported no major outages and NRC noted no problems at regional nuclear plants.
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Syracuse
Dave Hubert
Westvale
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New Year phone service mostly smooth in Central New York
New Year's Eve into New Year saw Bell Atlantic and related services in Central New York run with minimal disruption. Bell Atlantic reported no major Y2K bugs or outages as midnight passed, with only a sixfold spike in cell traffic from last year.
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Water systems operate as Syracuse area worry fades
City water worries eased as Central New York utilities run smoothly after midnight Friday. Syracuse Water Department spokesman Tom Petroff confirmed all systems were go, drawing from a 100 year old gravity fed system on Skaneateles Lake for 192,000 customers. OCWA serves 350,000 across Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, andOswego counties with full reservoirs ready.
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Time Warner reports no signal loss in New York area
Time Warner said there was no loss of picture across central and northern New York as New Year celebrations began. At 12:17 a.m. spokesman Jeff Unaitis confirmed stable transmission while 25 workers staffed the East Syracuse HQ for the night. Lights at Niagara Mohawk’s downtown station were briefly extinguished before a multicolor countdown display lit the area.
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Kevin Hogue
Dennis Ryan
New York State Electric & Gas
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Syracuse
New York
Time Warner
Jeff Unaitis
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Nuclear reactors shut down unexpectedly around new year
Energy officials monitored three nuclear plants that unexpectedly halted operations as the new year approached. Investigations found none of the shutdowns tied to Y2K. The facilities were Catawba in South Carolina run by Duke Power, Vogtle in Georgia run by Southern, and Limerick in Pennsylvania run by Philadelphia Electric.
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Southern Co
Georgia
Limerick
Philadelphia Electric Co
Pennsylvania
ATMs Across U S Report Y2K Smooth Transition
Banks and ATM networks reported no problems with transactions after 2 p.m. Friday as the Y2K rollover passed. Officials said the systems weathered the transition without outage risk though higher demand for cash and balance inquiries could strain machines for paper receipts or cash.
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United States
Y2K ATM Runs Calm in Asia Pacific Opens
Across the Asia Pacific region, automated teller machines faced no widespread Y2K disruptions on the first day of the new millennium. In Tokyo several machines remained open with customers lining up to check balances, including 3 year old office worker Hanemi Sugano who withdrew about 20,000 yen.
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Hanemi Sugano
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Star and News
Banks prepare for Y2K wrap as systems sail smoothly
Central New York banks and credit unions report successful New Year rollovers with ATMs, phones, electricity and Internet services functioning after midnight. Executives like Alvin Falso of Solvay Bank and Ray Cunin of Empire Federal Credit Union say testing paid off and the industry is better prepared, though some smaller lenders without onsite computers remain vigilant.
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Alvin D. Falso
Solvay Bank
New York
Focal Savings and Loans
Ray Cunin
Pire Federal Credit Union
Solvay
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