"Starting from the final calibration record of the I&C system, find that specific timestamp," Harrington said. "Then go back ten years and pull up every single maintenance record."
The young man began working the system. Harrington watched the screen beside him, his eyes sweeping over the numbers and operation logs, examining them line by line.
He knew these numbers and operation codes. He recognized which batch of engineers' habits lay behind each record. A few lines even brought specific people to mind—some of whom had retired, and some of whom had already passed away.
On that morning in 1979, he had been working the night shift in the control room. He had been in the nuclear power industry for less than two years at the time—a total rookie.
