Conversation with Omar Rood in my office Mon. 09-Aug-04 3:55pm

Told him that I thought that the Scramnet fiber optic cables
that do no have jackets at the end are dangerous and should
be replaced.  He said that would take weeks or months and was
resistant.  I said it was ultimately his call, but although Rod
and he may think it's okay, I do not.


Email to Marty Halvorson (new PE) on 29-Sep-05:

Marty,

There is potentially serious problem that has existed for some time at NIED--- some of the Scramnet fiber optic cables do not have cladding for about one foot of length.  So just the bare glass is hanging out in the breeze.  I'm worried that without the cladding, the cables are lacking strength and could be easily broken.

I told Omar about this (see my notes of our conversation below) but he was reluctant to do anything about it.

You also may decide to leave it as-is, but it's my duty to inform you of the situation.

Brad
