The Unknown Industrial Prisoner (2013)
“After four hours one of the boiler tubes ruptured, putting water into the fire space. The water expanded to steam, the header pressure rose like a rocket, the turbines had to be manually tripped before they blew to pieces, and the plant crashed. Black catalyst through the system, through the turbines—blades and bearings—on the ground, over the suburbs, everywhere.
They’d had to rush several of the boiler tube tests the week before; the tests seemed to bank up on to Saturday morning, the experts... took their weekend off and the only engineer left had to take his wife shopping. The remaining tests were cancelled.
‘She’ll be right,’ was the controller’s answer to the Samurai’s questions. ‘They’re engineers, we’re not. You don’t have to worry. Just start her up and collect your pay at the end of the week.’ Three days later the boiler tubes had cooled; two days after that the manways were off and the boiler tube bundles down on the deck. Another two days brought a report from the metallurgists: the wrong metal.MoreLess
They’d had to rush several of the boiler tube tests the week before; the tests seemed to bank up on to Saturday morning, the experts... took their weekend off and the only engineer left had to take his wife shopping. The remaining tests were cancelled.
‘She’ll be right,’ was the controller’s answer to the Samurai’s questions. ‘They’re engineers, we’re not. You don’t have to worry. Just start her up and collect your pay at the end of the week.’ Three days later the boiler tubes had cooled; two days after that the manways were off and the boiler tube bundles down on the deck. Another two days brought a report from the metallurgists: the wrong metal.MoreLess
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