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Project Manager Report

Andy Nichols, STFC

MICE Collaboration Meeting, RAL, June 2009

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Contents:• Progress & highlights• August shutdown• Planning for Phase Two• Organisational things

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Progress & HighlightsTwo crucial topics are going pretty well:•Decay solenoid

• Addition of MLI successful• Has held 900 amps for one hour• Minor problem with compressor chiller right now• Robust plan exists for working solenoid for September running• More later I’m sure

• And the target• Re-engineered design is complete and drawings all done• Manufacturing techniques identified and contractors selected• Parts now in manufacture• Still on schedule for end July• Meeting to discuss integration with ISIS on June 17th

• See Jason’s talk later......

Progress and Highlights

Infrastructure mechanical– Now drawing to a close!– False floor complete– All walkways done– All galleries done– Rolling platform for step II

installed– Air conditioning

commissioned except for minor changes to pullies

– We will stop using term ‘infrastructure’

– Integration of steps I – V instead

– Main air compressor installed and nearly wired

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Progress and Highlights

Infrastructure Electrical– DL & contract staff have made huge progress, despite

necessarily limited UK manpower allocation:– All cable routes, specifications etc have been designed

and drawn – we now have a clear starting point– Installation of tray work and trunking for the above

making good progress– Air compressor wiring also going well– PPS system has lower priority at present, but not a

worry just now– Design and specification of 2MVA transformer upgrade

is largely done, ready to negotiate with Operations Board as a non-MICE cost

– Support for DL RF project, liquid hydrogen and spectrometer solenoid operation also in progress

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Progress and Highlights

As part of the infrastructure project’s conclusion, R5.2 will ‘shut down’ during all of June, so that we can do:– Main lighting upgrade (much needed, current situation

bordering on dangerous)– Installation of blue lighting (radiation hazard areas)– Fire detection and protection installation (legal

requirement)– Floor sealing and painting– Painting and decoration of walls and ceiling

This is so Step I and Step II can be done in ‘clean’ conditions – important for tracker readout and other gear– Please bear with us during June, back to normal on 6th

July– See Tim Hayler talk in engineering session

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Progress and Highlights

Spectrometer solenoid #1– Some problems with cooldown at manufacturer– Suspected leak in one vent tube– Currently being investigated/fixed– No indication of schedule implication yet– Hope to gain some insight this week from Steve &

Mike

AFC module– Coil former difficulties now solved, but at expense of

envelope problem for absorber pipework– Solution put forward by Shigeru, Wing and Mike– Agreed by TB recently– More cost and delay– Critical that this is followed up with Tesla

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August shutdown

17th August – 2nd September• Probably most important period this

year, we have to:• Assure ourselves the Decay

solenoid is fully operational• Remove the synchrotron shielding• Install the target• Reposition D1 magnet & test

• Very tight, access dependent on ISIS cooldown• Might have to work shifts• Willie & Co are well prepared• Additional University and STFC

staff available

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Planning for Phase Two

• Many thanks to those who contributed to the cost and schedule review – a boring and difficult job

• We still have some work to do, but have a much better idea of what the constraints on the project are

• Phase Two has to face some difficult facts• Right now we seem to be driven by three main

influences:• Scope of UK funding• Delivery schedule of major subsystems• The ISIS user run schedule

What it might mean in practical terms, still much discussion to be had of course..........

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Planning for Phase Two

• UK allocation fy 09/10 only allows us to build:• Re-instated Step I• Install Step II• Complete the infrastructure, PPS and electrical work

• Manpower is cut severely, University staff brought in to help, but dismantling a successful team is a huge risk.....

• Delivery of major subsystems• Also a worry, no real information yet, but are planning

on spectrometer solenoid at RAL in Autumn 2009, given 3-4 months integration, it begins to fit with the above

• Pure conjecture on my part at present, but Focus Coil module #1 looks like Easter 2010 – already points to significant Step IV delay

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Organisational things

• Thanks to Willie & Co, the Hall organisation continues to run very well

• Noticeable improvement to CDM rule adherence by visitors and contractors – well done everyone

• During June, Andy will deputise for Willie• Message to the MOMs:

• Block advance booking at Ridgeway House is getting difficult

• Rose has opportunity to advance book rooms in Chilton for all likely MOM & visitor requirements, what do you all think? I’ll get opinions during CM

• Will soon have re-chargeable cost code for each MOM institute – hopefully make transport, etc easier

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