I have recently been tasked with overseeing the Ydk embedded systems review at my plant. I am just getting into this thing and need a lot of help getting up to speed. Does anyone know of any good seminars, user's groups, etc. that would give me a leg up on what I am in for and the things I should be looking for? Also, are there any good publications that describe the methodology on how to find embedded systems and how to test for their compliance?

Thanks,

Tom Carpenter tcarpen@entergy.com

-- Anonymous, June 08, 1998

Answers

I am the Y2K embedded systems project engineer at WNP2 plant. I can tell you what we have done so far at WNP2. Regarding testing, we are bringing in CANUS Corp. to conduct 1 day seminars on Y2K testing (Ph. 949-855-8852, Contact: Ben Kirk). We have already conducted testing on our Recirc System Adjustable Speed Drives and our Digital Feedwater Level Control System. Our test engineer is Sal Ghbein, 509-377-4727.

Regarding things to look for, we contracted with Litton Enterprise Solutions (Contact: Greg Voboril, Ph. 805-782-0309) to conduct an initial assessment. They started with a database consisting of all plant components and narrowed it down to a list of "suspect" items based on a combination of their own knowledge and interviews with plant personnel (mostly system engineers). Our initial assessment is almost done, after which we will start a detailed assessment with the goal of determining Y2K readiness of all suspect items.

Of course, all this follows the methodology laid out in NEI/NUSMG 97-07. Any questions - you can call me at 509-377-4509 or Geoff Gelhaus, Y2K embedded systems project manager, at 509-377-4143.

-- Anonymous, June 11, 1998