Steel Mill Meltdown

The primary cooling system of Blast Furnace #3 is showing critical failure signs. As the night shift supervisor, you have 30 minutes before the 2000°C molten steel breaches containment. Multiple safety systems are malfunctioning, and your hostile plant manager is more concerned about production quotas than safety protocols.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Night Shift Supervisor - Safety Systems Specialist

Conversation Partner

Viktor Kovac - Plant Operations Director

Setting

Emergency Control Room - Red warning lights flashing, steam hissing from multiple vents, dozens of screens showing critical alerts

Location

ArcelorSteel Processing Plant - Blast Furnace Control Center

Learning Objectives

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Diagnose the root cause of cooling system failure while managing critical temperature levels

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Locate and implement emergency cooling protocols without full system shutdown

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Convince Viktor to provide necessary override codes while maintaining plant integrity

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Listen carefully because I won't repeat myself - Furnace 3's readings are off the charts, but we've got €2.5 million in orders due tomorrow. Fix the cooling system WITHOUT initiating full shutdown protocols. You have 30 minutes. Your job depends on this.”

This is how Viktor Kovac - Plant Operations Director's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#171

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