Plane loses altitude and hits motorway embankment. It is not used. 1984 Tests show seals sometimes fail. January 1985 Launch at 10 o C, coldest ever. Scorching found all the way around the joint.
Temperature is below zero.
13.00 Test commences. 14.00 Emergency Core Cooling system from primary circuit. 14.05 Reactor asked to supply grid with power. Xenon poisoning increased, plant more difficult to control. 23.10 Released from grid.