Merlin

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00:05am
Reactor down to 120 mwt, power level planned for the experiment. Must not drop further as reactor could become unstable.
00:28am
Control transferred from local to global control, inexplicable power drop to neutron power zone, 30mwt. Impossible to bring reactor power back up to 30% level, to much xenon poisoning, coolant void to low, graphite has cooled down to much.
00:36am
Impossible to control steam drum level, one of the steam drum level trips is disabled; should still be safe though.
00:43am
Disabled safetu rods of both turbo generators, the experiment can now run as planned.
01:03am
Reactor power raised to 200 mwt and stabilized. No. 1 main coolant pump turned on, proceeding with experiment as planned.
01:07am
No. 8 main coolant pump turned on. Flow rates are above permissible. Steam void decreased, must withdraw more absorbers. Power level too lowe, hydraulic resistant of main cooling circuit too low, total coolant flow rate rising above safety limit. Steam void in core is falling, reactivity is decreasing. Must remove more absorber rods.
Danger, coolant channels filled with water, water close to saturation temperature. If temperature or pressure changes, steam void formation will produce positive reactivity.
most absorbers out of the core, can't stop the reactivity effects of the steam void formation.
01:22:30am
Computer calculating number of rods required to keep operation stable. Estimated time of results: 15 minutes, to long...
01:23:04am
Turbine stopped, valves closed. All four pumps begin to run down. Steam void pressure critical.
01:23:40am
Operator has pressed emergency shut down button. No effect.
01:23:43am
Reactor critical. Power excursion rate emergency signals on, power now over 530 mwt.
01:24am
Severe shocks; reactor control and protection system rods stopped moving. Too much heat, rods deformed and stuck, can't reach the lower limit stop switches; power switch off clutch mechanisms is off.
Steam explosion has blown off reactor lid and roof, oxygen in-rush ignites graphite fire. Reactor is lost. Gigantic cloud over the complex, it glows. Metallic taste in my mouth, thousands of needles on my skin...