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Thankfully the smelting can apparently be controlled manually. According to this article[0] all Hydro plants are still running 24/7, but now using paper, pencils, and calculators.

0: (In norwegian) https://e24.no/boers-og-finans/norsk-hydro/dataangrepet-lamm...

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-An unsurprising, but somewhat amusing tidbit from the article is that Hydro's senior employees got a chance to shine today - while younger employees had only ever operated the plant via SCADA systems taken offline today, the staff closer to retirement ran the show like it was 1975.

A diverse workforce can be a bonus when things go pear-shaped; with any luck Hydro (and others!) take the lesson to heart and train all staff in fallback measures as part of their disaster planning.

Im glad to hear that. Hoping the younger staff will learn from the seniors, how to control the foundry and infrastructure. Thumbs up!

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