Thursday, September 19, 2013, 15:35

UO2/C green was prepared on Aug 17, 2013. The slurry was cast on a piece of glass coated with WD40.

The cast was let dry until Aug 19, 2013.

Initial UO2 powder used = 49.97g (Inventory R-00835A UO2 + bottle = 745.42 before use)

Graphite powder used = 10.12g

Green cast dried UO2/C + organic mass = 59.62g

The green was rolled up and wrapped in a piece of graphite sheet.

The Ta-target boat was wrapped with 3-Ta layers of heat shield and installed in Evap1 on Sept 19, 2013.

Chamber is currently being pumped down. IG1 @ 9.97e-12T.

Target will be ramped up to 520A at the rate of 0.1A/min

Vacuum limit stop at 5.0e-5 Torr, backing off at 6.0e-5 Torr