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  11   Thursday, February 23, 2012, 13:38 Anders MjosFixed Water leak in chemistry / cold lab

 Please see attached file for notes on the water leak from the cold lab fume hood Tuesday Feb 21.

Attachment 1: Notes_on_water_leak_ISAC_I.docx
  5   Friday, May 13, 2011, 11:59 John WongFixed Uranium Waste Container Removed from Hotlab

Fri May 13 11:55:37 2011:  The contain in the uranium waste container was removed and transferred into a beaker and sealed.  The total waste mass = 12.59g, over 100K CPM.  The container is double bagged and will be removed from the Hotlab. 

  40   Thursday, January 20, 2022, 13:38 Carla Babcock  Testing of spare FUG bias supply

Tomislav and John Chow tested the spare bias supply located in the rack of the electrical services room. This is a FUG HCN 1400 M-60000, serial 11590-01-01, PO TR131986 but when it was installed online we found it could not go above about 40kV. It was replaced but not tested until now. Tomislav says:

"We started testing the FuG this morning, in manual mode it is possible to reach 60 kV, 59.75 according to the display and with the load we have 1.6 mA. From the DC HV point of view, at least in manual mode no problem.

When we looked at the HV through a 1000:1 voltage divider in the oscilloscope there is a situation, the coupling in graphs 4 and 5, attached, is AC, and it was taken at 55 kV. The 200 mV scale represents 200 V because of the divider. There is a strong noise of 200 Vpp at 55 kV, it can be interpreted as ripple of 0.36%, we usually ask in FuGs 10-5 or 0.001%. Also there are random peaks of 1 V in the divider (1000V in the output) that indicate a possible failure of the PWM circuit that generates the high voltage.

Because of issues like these Friedhelm replaced the old ITW power supply, these instabilities caused problems in the experiments, so I am not sure if it is necessary to continue testing this PS. We can only do a remote test that I do not expect to give different results from what we have now, maybe we will find an issue and it does not go beyond 40 kV, and we can check long term stability, the DC value should remain very constant for at least 8 hrs."

  12   Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 12:01 John Wong  TIS/RH Users

Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 11:31

Hi All,

Hope you all find the TIS/RH elog useful :)  There are a few things I want to share with you.  

Did you know that you can make comments to the existing entries by using the "REPLY" function, so you can keep all the related entries in the same subjects?  Yap!  By doing that, we all keep the elogs organized :) 

If you are using shared computers, please remember to log out when you finish with the elog.  I suggest you to NOT check the "Keep me logged in..." box when you sign in. 

If you have any questions/comments please feel free to let me know.  

 

TIS/RH admin,

John Wong

 

*** All users are subscribed to the General elog.  If you do not want to receive emails from the General elog, you can unsubscribe by disable the automatic email notifications in the "Config" setting. ***

 

 

  7   Friday, June 24, 2011, 18:00 John WongUnder Process TIS New Users

Hi All,

As requested by Pierrer Bricault,  I have added the following users to join the Targets and Ion Source (TIS) elog: 

Grant Minor, Bevan Moss, Don Jackson, Chad Fisher, Travis Cave, David Wang, Tom Lyth, Ron Kuramoto, Maico Dalla Valla, Ron Muller. 

Here is the link: https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/

Your login names and temporary passwords are your first and last name (no spacing & all low cases, eg. Maico's user and password: maicodallavalla).  Once you're logged in, please change your password. 

I have created a few more elogs for the Remote Handling group:  RH-Cyclotron, RH-Conditioning Station, RH-Yield Station.  All new elogs entries come with the default attributes, "TYPE" and "Category".  These attributes and the dropdown options can be added and changed.  See "Evaporator_1" logbook how I have created 4 attributes: Target, Number, Source, Status. There are also many other functions, see the attachment for a few examples. Try using the elog; let me know how you would like to change it to work better for you and the group, and I'll do my best.

 If you have any question, please feel free to ask.  

 

TIS-Elog Administrator, 

John Wong

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  19   Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 09:16 Laura Lambert  RETURN and SUPPLY valves CLOSED for xmas break for both evap1 and evap2

 Wednesday, December 20, 2017, 09:02

Replaced Argon tank for glove box, full tank of Ar ~2350psi.


Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 11:59

Water turned back on, no leaks detected.

Glove box checked, O2 and H2O levels good.


 

  28   Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 13:50 Aaron Schmidt  Q4-2019 Ball Mill calibration & inspection

 Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 13:48: 

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

 

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

 

See attached.

Attachment 1: Q4_-_2019_Ball_Mill_Calibration_&_Inspection.pdf
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  64   Monday, December 16, 2024, 12:15 Aaron SchmidtCompleted Q4 - 2024 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

 Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Monday, December 16, 2024, 12:12:

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok. 

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

 

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  51   Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 13:12 Aaron Schmidt  Q4 - 2023 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

   Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 13:11:

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

  44   Friday, December 16, 2022, 07:36 Aaron Schmidt  Q4 - 2022 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

 Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Friday, December 16, 2022, 07:35 

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

Attachment 1: Q4_-_2022_Ball_Mill_Calibration&_Inspection.png
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  39   Tuesday, December 07, 2021, 09:23 Aaron Schmidt  Q4 - 2021 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

 Tuesday, December 07, 2021, 09:23:

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

 

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

Attachment 1: Q4_-_2021_Ball_Mill_Calibration_&_Inspection.pdf
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  36   Friday, December 04, 2020, 12:58 Aaron Schmidt  Q4 - 2020 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

   Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Monday, July 13, 2020, 11:22: 

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

 

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

Attachment 1: Q4_-_2020_Ball_Mill_Calibration_&_Inspection.pdf
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  59   Thursday, July 11, 2024, 13:40 Aaron Schmidt  Q2 - 2024 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Thursday, July 11, 2024, 13:39:

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok. Was dirty inside. Cleaned.

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

Attachment 1: Q2_-2024_Ball_Mill_Calibration_&_inspection.jfif
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  48   Friday, June 30, 2023, 12:21 Aaron Schmidt  Q2 - 2023 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

  Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Friday, June 30, 2023, 12:20:

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

Attachment 1: Q2_-_2023_Ball_Mill_Calibration_&_Inspection.png
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  43   Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 11:08 Aaron Schmidt  Q2 - 2022 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Tuesday, July 12, 2022, 11:06:

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

 

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

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  38   Tuesday, August 03, 2021, 10:34 Aaron Schmidt  Q2 - 2021 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

    Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Tuesday, August 03, 2021, 10:33 

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

 

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

Attachment 1: Q2_-_2021_Ball_Mill_Calibration_&_Inspection.pdf
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  33   Monday, July 13, 2020, 11:23 Aaron Schmidt  Q2 - 2020 Ball mill inspection

  Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

Monday, July 13, 2020, 11:22: 

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected. Ok

 

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

 

Attachment 1: Q2_-_2020_Ball_Mill_Calibration_&_Inspection.pdf
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  26   Friday, July 26, 2019, 13:06 Aaron Schmidt  Q2 - 2019 Ball Mill Calibration & Inspection

 Fritsch Pulverisette 5 Ball Mill status:

SN 05.6010 / 03005: Inspected July 5, 2019. Ok

 

SN 05.6000 / 00365: Currently disassembled / out of service. (Under Process status until repaired, re-assembled, inspected, & tested)

 

See attached.

Attachment 1: Q2_-_2019_Ball_Mill_Calibration_&_Inspection.pdf
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  37   Tuesday, February 09, 2021, 06:56 Aaron Schmidt  Planned power outage.

Tuesday, February 09, 2021, 06:53: Evaporator 2 off. Evaporator 1 ok, Fume hoods ok. Ar glove box off. Ready for planned power outage.

Should last from 0800 to1200.

Tuesday, February 09, 2021, 11:30: Confirmation there was no EF14/15 trip. Ar Glove box on. Evaporator 2 back on.

  8   Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 16:26 John WongFixed Planetary Ball Mill moved to Hotlab

 Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 16:22:  The planetary ball mill was in the coldlab, and now it has moved to the hot lab for the purpose of processing UCx targets.  The ball mill is installed in front of the fumehood and near by the alpha filters.  The legs are secured in the metal rings so the machine will not move away during milling.  (see attachment).

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  6   Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 16:38 John WongFixed Planetary Ball Mill Re-Commisioning

Tue Jun 21 16:30:48 2011: 

Re-Cap:  On June 13, 2011, the milling jar gasket seal partially came out during the high speed milling (400RPM), and the ball mill was contaminated with UO2/C mixture (See TIS/Target Production message ID#9, UCx#2, for more details).

Today, the ball mill was successfully re-commissioned.  RPG's helped to take some air samples during the commissioning, and nothing above the background was detected.  The cold-lab is now re-open back; no booties are required.  The commissioning plan and commissioning report are available on DocuShare. 

  13   Friday, March 15, 2013, 13:55 Anders Mjos  Non active water off for a short time (10 - 15 min)

ISAC operations called to check that equipment in the labs were OK for the non active water to be off for a short time. I gave the OK after having checked that both evaporators are off. The system will be bled for air.

  21   Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 13:35 Laura Lambert  New lab safety mirrors installed in hot lab

 Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 13:31

3 x lab safety mirrors have been installed in the hot lab, now all locations in the lab are visible from the door.

First mirrow in 1st photo allows visibility behind evap1; second and third mirrors in 2nd photo shows visibility between glove box and evap2, as well as visibility behind evap2


 

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  29   Monday, January 13, 2020, 13:27 Aaron SchmidtUnder Process Leaking pipe in HC area

 Monday, January 13, 2020, 10:30: Leak noted in HC area by Chad to ISAC Ops.

 

Monday, January 13, 2020, 13:32: The water leak was found to be coming from the sinks in the ISAC B1 Cold Lab. Target cleaning was occurring at the time as well. Soap / detergent smell was noted in the water that had dripped down to the area in front of the South Hot Cell in ISAC B2.

Fault: 12983

Rob Shanks entered a fault report. 

Running the main cold lab tap or the fume hood tap did not yield a leak, however, dumping a large quantity of water into the 2 main sinks in the ISAC B1 cold lab causes the leak to become apparent. It's likely the large volume of water causes a brief back flow in the pipe in ISAC B2 which then leaks until the flow recovers.

The pipe joint with the leak has been circled in the attached photo. 

Anders & I both witnessed the leak to confirm the source. 

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  54   Friday, February 09, 2024, 11:01 Aaron Schmidt  Laser cutter inspection

 Friday, February 09, 2024, 11:01: Epilog laser cutter operates. OK

  30   Wednesday, April 08, 2020, 11:40 Anders Mjos  Lab check in

Checked in on the labs and other equipment yesterday. Everything looks ok, including the glove box Ar supply. Recorded O2 and H2O values in the log book.

  31   Friday, April 24, 2020, 16:27 Anders Mjos  Lab check in

Anders Mjos wrote:

Checked in on the labs and other equipment yesterday. Everything looks ok, including the glove box Ar supply. Recorded O2 and H2O values in the log book.

 Checked in on labs again on Wednesday April 22nd. See attached for glove box details

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  52   Friday, January 19, 2024, 10:18 Darwin Ortiz RosalesFixed Inspection of Glovebox inside B1 L06 (hotlab)

Friday, January 19, 2024, 10:10

This is a belated entry.  The inspection was performed on December 19, 2023.  A leak on one of the lines from the regulator (regeneration gas) was fixed. No other issues were found. 

All lines, pump, blower, were found in working condition. 

A regeneration can proceed.

 

  47   Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 15:11 Darwin Ortiz RosalesFixed Inspection ISAC 1 B1 L06 Glovebox

On Monday June 19th, the Glove box was inspected.  Gas lines, solenoids, pump, argon usage, state of gloves and gas levels were checked. 

The only note is that we have one pair of spare gloves for the glove box and we don't have a spare for the Evap1 glove box.  We will try to order spare for the Evap1 glove box.

  62   Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 09:21 Darwin Ortiz RosalesFixed Hotlab glovebox catalyst regeneration

Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 09:22

The glovebox catalyst was regenerated.  No issues.  Removed TCE and PVB from inside the glovebox.  These were vestiges from the previous UCx production process.

  2   Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 12:03 John Wong  Hot Lab Glove Box Regeneration

Tue Apr 12 12:00:52 2011:  The hot lab glove box regeneration was started yesterday (April 11, 2011).  "Before regeneration, the O2 level was 97 ppm, The H2O level was 47 ppm. After restarting circulation through the dry train, the levels immediately started dropping. At 11:30 today, the O2 was @ 1.76 ppm, the H2O @ 11.2 ppm." (Marik). 

 

  34   Wednesday, August 05, 2020, 19:50 Darwin Ortiz RosalesFixed1Hot Lab Glove Box Regeneration

Wednesday, August 05, 2020, 19:34

On Friday July 31 a regeneration of the glovebox was started.

Initial 02 = 130 ppm

Initial H20= 1.9 ppm

The Argon gas level was 1200 psi

The regeneration was finished on August 01, 2020. 

The 02 level (not accurate as stated in the manual) was p 137 ppm.

The H20 level was 8.9 ppm and not considered accurate as the system needs time to reach equilibrium.

 

The final 02 level was 7.0 ppm and recorded on August 05, 2020.  The final moisture levels were recorded to be 1.9 ppm.

The regeneration was successful and it was concluded that the catalyst is active enough so that it does not need to be replaced.


 Thursday, August 06, 2020, 15:47

02 = 6.75 ppm

H20 = 1.9 ppm

 

 

  55   Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 15:21 Darwin Ortiz RosalesFixed Glovebox regeneration and O2 sensor replacement(B1 L06, Hotlab)

Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 15:21

Hotlab ISAC1 B1

I performed a regeneration of the glovebox catalyst.  I also swapped the O2 sensor as the old one had outlived its useful life.  The glovebox will be reestablishing equilibrium for a day or two.  Please do not panic if you see high moisture or O2 values, all is good.   Thanks,

 

 

Darwin

  53   Friday, January 19, 2024, 10:20 Darwin Ortiz RosalesFixed Glovebox regeneration (B1 L06, Hotlab)

Friday, January 19, 2024, 10:19

This is a belated entry.  The regeneration was performed successfully on December 20th, 2023. 

  58   Thursday, June 20, 2024, 13:33 Darwin Ortiz RosalesFixed Glovebox inspection ISAC1 B1 L06

 Thursday, June 20, 2024, 13:28

All lines, pump, blower, were found in working condition. From a previous issue with corrosion of lines connecting pumps, it is recommended that we check the ability of the pump to achieve full vacuum during inspections.  Currently full vacuum was observed while checking.  

The nipple connecting the argon gas tank to the regulator needs replacing.  Aaron will order it.  

  22   Monday, April 09, 2018, 15:59 Laura LambertFixed Glove box leak in hot lab

 Friday, April 06, 2018, 16:21

Over the long weekend ~1000psi was used up, indicating a leak somewhere in the glove box. 

Tests over the past few days showed ~150psi leaked in 48hrs.

Tested both transfer chambers for leaks, both chambers held pressure fine/ no leaks detected.

Checked all the gloves for leaks and found a ~1mm size hole on the index finger of the right glove closest to the control box.

See photos attached.

Has been sealed off temporarily with duck tape.

Will replace glove after the weekend.


 Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 06:45: Work permit for glove(s) replacement, I2018-04-09--4 submitted yesterday. Current status: Pending. -Aaron S.

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  18   Tuesday, August 08, 2017, 14:55 Laura Lambert  Glove box Alarm

 Tuesday, August 08, 2017, 14:28

Alarm for glove box went off this afternoon.

1person went to put arms in and alarm sounded.

Ar good = ~900psi

H2O/ O2 levels fine.

Gloves stuck out straight, but when touched very clear the pressure was low inside box.

Touch screen said ~"pressure exceeded +/-10" pressure"

Increased amount of Ar going into glove box by a small amount.

Ar going into/out of glove box ceased while alarm going off.

Pressed continue to reset and glove box went back to normal...


 

  45   Thursday, February 02, 2023, 10:30 Aaron Schmidt  Eyewash & Shower Station OK

 Thursday, February 02, 2023, 10:14: Cold Lab Eyewash & shower station ran. Ok.

  32   Monday, July 13, 2020, 11:07 Aaron Schmidt  Eye wash temp

 Temp was noted to be high @ 50 deg C.

Adjusted the regulators to 35 deg C. Ran both the eye-wash station & shower. Waited 20 minutes. Ran them again and tuned.

Monday, July 13, 2020, 10:00: Complete. 

  9   Friday, August 19, 2011, 10:04 John WongUnder Process1Evaporator#1 glovebox repairing

The evaporator#1 glovebox is leaking from the gloves, around the ports, and the base (possible more places).  It is evident that there were holes on the gloves.  When the glovebox is purged with Ar gas, one can feel that the gas is blown out from the base.  

Solutions:

New gloves are ordered from RENCO Co. (PO#TR189708). 

New seals & glove port rings have been implemented. 

More need to be done...  

 

 

  10   Thursday, September 08, 2011, 15:41 Anders MjosFixed1Evaporator#1 glovebox repairing

John Wong wrote:

The evaporator#1 glovebox is leaking from the gloves, around the ports, and the base (possible more places).  It is evident that there were holes on the gloves.  When the glovebox is purged with Ar gas, one can feel that the gas is blown out from the base.  

Solutions:

New gloves are ordered from RENCO Co. (PO#TR189708). 

New seals & glove port rings have been implemented. 

More need to be done...  

 

 

 See Evaporator_1 log entry

  49   Tuesday, August 01, 2023, 12:31 Darwin Ortiz Rosales  Evap1 and Evap2 Inspection and Maintenance

Evap1:  Cleaned and checked seals.  Oil level could not be clearly determined, but are consulting with pump group to check.

Evap2: Cleaned and checked seals. 

  60   Thursday, August 01, 2024, 15:01 Darwin Ortiz Rosales  EVAP1 and EVAP2 Inspection and Maintenance

Thursday, August 01, 2024, 14:56

EVAP1:  Checked seal and no visible deterioration was observed.  Oil level in roughing pump was good.  Circulated argon to observe functionality of the gloves and to check appropriate gas flow. 

EVAP2:  Visually inspected the connections at the back of the evaporator.  A loose connection had been observed on the previous day but fixed.  Roughing pump running well and system operational.  The door seal could not be checked but it is working properly as evidenced by the fact that the evaporator was in use. No major maintenance required at this moment.

  27   Friday, September 27, 2019, 13:55 Aaron Schmidt  DI water supply leak outside room 06 - ISAC B1

 Friday, September 27, 2019, 13:54: 

There is a pin hole water leak coming from the DIW supply pipe going into the ISAC B1 hot lab - rm 06. It appears to be on the solder / joint. The leak is very small at this point. Mostly just a drip. 

Fault 12701

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  16   Wednesday, April 05, 2017, 08:22 Aaron SchmidtFixed D.H.W.R Leak
When: 04/04/17 Between 09:00 & 11:30 Where: ISAC 1 – Cold Lab Who: Ron Murray & Aaron Schmidt A pin hole leak was found in the previously repaired D.H.W.R waterline. Soldering of new copper pipe was done. The fire alarm 051-046 in the ISAC Cold Lab was disabled. We removed a copper pipe section out into the hallway and stopped around 6 ft past the door to the ISAC cold lab. We did find a second smaller leak outside past the door. Background: -Fri 03/03/2017 15:00 - The emergency shower was tested. The water was too dirty & hot for proper use and a leak was detected. Water @ 55 degrees C. -Fri 03/03/2017 17:00 - A water leak was noticed on the D.H.W.R line. Hot water to the Cold lab was shut down. -15/03/17 Between 11:00 & 14:45 – The corroded copper pipe section was replaced, however a small leak turned up further up the copper pipe the next day. Summary: The corroded copper pipe section was replaced beyond the ISAC Cold lab door; however the pipe is not fully insulated yet. The Main Control Room was called for the smoke alarm to be re-activated. Noteworthy comments: -The new pipe may require insulation. -The water quality was poor coming from the pipe. The water was run continuously for around 20 minutes before it developed clarity. -There were other pieces of pipe wrapped in amongst the copper pipe. One piece appeared to be steel, but was quite corroded -Some of the insulation was quite rotted and crumbled to dust during handling. In the event of any other leak repairs, a respirator is highly recommended. -The pipe removed was quite corroded both in the ID and OD. Likely other pipe in the area is in similar condition. Something to be mindful of as further leaks may occur over time.
  15   Thursday, March 16, 2017, 09:32 Aaron SchmidtFixed D.H.W water pipe replacement
Fri 03/03/2017 17:00 - A water leak was noticed on the D.H.W line. Hot water to the Cold lab was shut down. Wed 15/03/17 11:00 – 14:45. The insulation was removed. A pin hole leak was found in the D.H.W waterline. Soldering/replacement of new copper pipe was required. The smoke alarm in the Cold Lab was disabled during the work period. The corroded copper pipe section was replaced. An insulating tape was added where the pipe rests on another metal joint; however the pipe is not fully insulated yet. The Main Control Room was called for the smoke alarm to be re-activated. Noteworthy comments: -Plastic sheets were placed around the work area to protect the lab from dust/water/solder. -The hot water quality is still poor coming from the pipe. The water needs to be run continuously for a few minutes before it develops clarity. Hot water is used to effectively activate the Oxide remover when cleaning copper parts in the lab. Just note to make sure the any parts cleaned in the lab are adequately rinsed with D.I water when cleaning. -The pipe removed was quite corroded. Likely other pipe in the area is in similar condition. Something to be mindful of. -The water coming through the emergency eyewash station & shower is still a near scalding 50-55 degrees C. This still requires attention. -Some of the insulation on a nearby pipe and above the D.H.W pipe was burned during this work but is otherwise fine. The attachment contains the same information but with included pictures.
Attachment 1: DHW_pipe_replacement.docx
  17   Thursday, July 13, 2017, 15:12 Laura LambertUnder Process D.H.W leak in SEM lab

 Thursday, July 13, 2017, 14:53

Same pipe that had a leak in the cold lab ~1 month ago now has leak in SEM lab.

Small amount of water on floor and ceiling tile was brown and very bulgey - looked like it was about to collapse.

Small poke and the whole thing fell out. 

Tile was very brown, damp and moldy as one can see in photos

mold indicates this was a slow build up and must have started a while ago.

one can see entire pipe through hallway does not look in great condition - similar to patch where leaked.

recommend entire pipe gets replaced.

will be patched up for now and replaced at end of month.


 

 

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  25   Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 10:19 Aaron SchmidtFixed Cold Lab back sink leak

 

 Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 10:00:

The sink to the rear of the cold lab beneath the paper towel dispenser has sprung a leak. The leak is most apparent when the hot water tap is used. It appears right at the back, behind the sink basin where the pipes meet the counter top to faucet.

Entered under fault report 12204 

Currently 'Tagged' with bags over the handles to discourage use..


Thursday, July 04, 2019, 14:12

Fixed (Darwin)

Purchased o-rings and fixed in May 2019

  4   Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 13:54 John Wong  Cloth booties now avaiable for hotlab

Wed Apr 13 13:53:46 2011

I've setup a box of cloth booties for entering the hotlab.  They are
washable so please use them.  I also have some paper booties there if you
like using them, but it can be costly to keep stocking them up, plus the
fee to throw them away.

As per RPG, before you exit the hotlab please check yourself.  If the
cloth booties are clean of radiation, please put the them back to the box.
 I'll ask to get them wash every now and then.

  63   Thursday, November 21, 2024, 11:48 Aaron Schmidt  Change glove on Ar Glove box (2)

 Thursday, November 21, 2024, 11:46: 2 Glovebox gloves were changed. The far right glove & the far left glove. 

No contamination was found on the sealing edges of the glove box. Both old gloves were placed in bags & placed in the alpha waste bin.

Work Permit: I2024-11-21-2

Note* Changing both inner gloves is recommended later. We had considered to do both however the O2 ppm spiked after the change of the first two. We were at 185 ppm & aim to not cross 200 ppm.


Additional info:

The remaining gloves were inspected and appeared in acceptable condition.  A regeneration was performed shortly after and the gas lines, pump lines were also inspected.  This will be considered as the inspection for the current inspection cycle.

Darwin

  35   Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:42 Aaron Schmidt  Ball Mill troubleshoot.

 Odd noises reported. Darwin & Marla. "Like a rock caught in a fan"

AS -  Re-installed bolts to run. Note, balancing feet underneath were uneven. Especially the front right foot was roughly 3/8" out of position. No jars installed.

Ref: Document-42673 - Commissioning Plan - Planetary Mill Pulverisette 5. Use as a guideline. 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:39: Run @ 50 RPM / 1 min. Operation sounds ok. Balanced. 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:41: Run @ 100 RPM / 1 min. Operation sounds ok. Balanced & quiet. 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:43: Run @ 150 RPM / 1 min. Operation sounds ok. Balanced & quiet. 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:45: Run @ 200 RPM / 1 min. Operation sounds ok. Balanced & quiet. 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:48: Run @ 250 RPM / 1 min. Operation sounds ok. Balanced, but there is a "hum" that starts around 230 RPM. Disappears around 270 RPM

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:50: Run @ 300 & up to 350 RPM / 1 min. Operation sounds ok. Balanced & quiet. No "hum"  

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 10:57: Run @ 400 RPM / 1 min (Max RPM). Operation sounds ok. Balanced & quiet. 

Setup Jars w/ safe-lock assembly.

Jar A: 6349 g

Jar B: 6368 g

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 11:25: Run @ 100 RPM / 1 min. Balanced & quiet. Tighten safe lock.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 11:27: Run @ 200 RPM / 1 min. Balanced. Tighten safe lock.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 11:33: Run @ 300 RPM / 1 min. Operation sounds ok. Balanced. Tighten safe lock.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 11:37: Run @ 400 RPM / 1 min (Max RPM). Balanced. Tighten safe lock.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 11:52: Review w/ Darwin & Marla. Operation sounds normal. 

Note* When performing maintenance. Check the balance / feet positions. Confirm there are no loose screws as well. 

Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 14:53: Checked and re-checked with the back panel removed. Note, as the jars were loaded with graphite, a crackling sound did occur. Further testing w/ & w/o. It may be the jars with the loaded materials. Will test with water in the jars. Panel re-installed. Ran again @ 100 & 400 RPM / 1 min (Max RPM). Operation sounds ok. Balanced & quiet. - AS

  24   Thursday, March 21, 2019, 07:43 Aaron Schmidt  Argon Glove box repair & link to nuclear ventilation

The Ar glove box issues ( https://elog.triumf.ca/TIS/General/23 ) have been fixed.

Quoted from work permit: I2019-03-19-4

RPG checked the old SS lines. They were clear of contamination although still contained TCE. The TCE was cleaned out & removed.

The Ar glove box is connected properly to the nuclear ventilation as well as having the added filter / catch. The SS lines were replaced & valves cleaned. A large clog was found in the vent line and has been removed. Will now be able to test the regeneration function of the glove box.

-A regeneration should be performed monitored to test the lines for the glove box to be officially fixed.


The blockage was found on the exit of the Ar Glove Box. The blockage was held within a Swagelok check valve (P/N - B4CP2-1/3 - https://www.swagelok.com/en/catalog/Product/Detail?part=B-4CP2-1/3). It may have been installed intentionally, it may have been assumed to be a 1/4" brass pipe nipple. At any rate it was completely plugged and

did not allow for proper venting of the regeneration lines. Pictures of the blocked valve are included. The regeneration function is ready to be tested.

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  23   Thursday, February 07, 2019, 10:42 Aaron Schmidt  Argon Glove box leak / regeneration failure

 

A regeneration of the Ar Glove box had been performed Monday, 04, Feb, 2019. At some point during the night of the 4/5, a leak of volatile materials burst out of the vent line inside the control box housing the fuses, solenoid valves, & electrical components. The volatile liquid, determined to likely contain Trichloroethylene, ate through the plug holding one of the 250 V 4A fuses. The plug then shorted to the glove box itself and the glove box main touch screen & controls completely shut off. The H2O & O2 monitors still worked, however we were unable to allow any Ar back into the box. A noticeable electrical / burning smell was found in the morning of the 5th and the cover removed. A highly irritating chemical smell was also found and respirators were then put to use.

A work permit (I2019-02-05-3) was opened for the cleanup & inspection of the fuses and electrical components. Darwin & I spent the afternoon of the 5th to cleanup the volatile liquid. It was determined that the glove box was temporarily ok as it was still maintaining a low oxygen atmosphere (below 200 ppm)

On the sixth we changed out the melted fuse plug and replaced the fuse however the Ar glove box did not respond in kind. 

Thursday, February 07, 2019, 08:00: Contacted Randy Boehm. He determined the lines were still alive, including the small control box and 4 fuse plugs. We changed two of the 10A fuses and cleaned the plugs. The touchscreen came back.

Thursday, February 07, 2019, 09:15: Contacted Darwin. Initially the Ar glove box did not purge and the solenoid valves did not respond, however 10A Fuse #F1 & 4A Fuse #F3 just needed to be seated properly. 

The glove box was able to be purged & made stable.

The source of the main volatile leak has not yet been determined completely (Thursday, February 07, 2019, 11:25) however it will be investigated this afternoon. 

In the meantime do not use the Ar Glove box 'Regeneration' function.


Friday, February 08, 2019: The source of the leak was determined to be the vent line leading out from the last solenoid in the control box and out to the regeneration purge /  vent outlet. It has a pin hole leak mid-line and a clear 'burst' from the fitting leading into the solenoid valve. Another noteworthy issue was found. The regeneration purge / vent outlet leads directly out into the hot lab atmosphere. During any regeneration, a small amount of TCE & material is released from the argon glove box.

A non-conformance is issued (NCR 12029) and a work permit plan is being setup. 

The line main vent line is to be replaced with lengths of 3/8" x 0.040" wt SS tubing and the regen purge/vent outlet re-linked to the nuclear ventilation. RPG has issued P100 Organic vapor / Acid gas cartridges for use in the repair.

Will update with the upcoming work permit*

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  42   Thursday, April 07, 2022, 12:21 Aaron SchmidtFixed Ar glove box roughing pump.

Thursday, April 07, 2022, 12:00: While preparing to remove LaC, the roughing pump (1) stopped operating. It didn't appear to seize, just no longer powered up. Multiple outlets attempted. Vacuum group contacted & they brought us a replacement.

Thursday, April 07, 2022, 12:21: Pump was replaced. (Pump 2).


Friday, April 22, 2022, 11:30: The roughing pump failed (Pump 2) & shut-off. Appears to have seized. Oil?

Was replaced by Vacuum Group in the afternoon with 3rd pump.


Monday, April 25, 2022, 09:13: Roughing pump failed & shut-off. (Pump 3). The oil was completely drawn out of it & into the ventilation line (To EF14).

Fault: 14843


Friday, June 01, 2022, 12:00: RP changed with a new IDP15 roughing pump. Fixed. 

  41   Thursday, April 07, 2022, 12:00 Aaron SchmidtUnder Process Ar Glove box issue & LaC removal.

 Thursday, April 07, 2022, 11:55:

It was noticed on Wednesday that the glove box was not regulating pressure properly & the H2O sensor was reading (Very unstable) anywhere from 30 ppm to 0.25%. The box was isolated & checked for leaks. Unable to vent properly except manually.

One of the solenoid valves for venting the glove box fails to open. Will need replacement. The filter also appears to be saturated. Regeneration is required once the solenoid valve is replaced. Prior to replacing the valves, the LaC must be safely removed. This process is being initiated. (John W. & Darwin O.)

  57   Monday, April 15, 2024, 10:52 Aaron SchmidtFixed Ar Glove box RP swapped.

 Monday, April 15, 2024, 10:50: The old IDP15 RP was not pumping the antechamber down properly. An exchange IDP15 pump is loaned to us from vacuum group. Once the tip seals on it are replaced, we will swap it again.

Applicable work permit: I2024-04-12--2. Status: Returned. 

  50   Thursday, November 30, 2023, 10:03 Aaron SchmidtFixed Ar Glove box - Blower / solenoid fix

 On November 10th / 11th a site wide power outage occured. Once power was restored, the Ar glove box had intermittent issues with the solenoids & blower. The blower did not start & the solenoids often got stuck or ceased operating. 

Yesterday Randy B inspected the connections to see if they were receiving enough power. It was good from the main plug-in, through to the PLC, however was dead at fuse positions 3 & 4 on the rear panel. Both fuses were changed, but that did not help. We did some fidgeting in the back & the solenoid function returned. It was left overnight.

Thursday, November 30, 2023, 08:30: <- Approx. Initial check: Dropped a crumpled Kimwipe inside the glove box to check for air flow / blower function. It did not move. Blower was not functioning, but the solenoids did. De-energized the glove box completely. 

Removed the old corroded fuse holders, added a pair of modified new ones. Cleaned a couple of corroded critical connections. Installed the new fuses, re-plugged it back in. Function returned to normal. The Kimwipe was also moving, verifying the blower is again operational. 

Thursday, November 30, 2023, 09:51: Complete. 

  1   Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 16:47 John Wong  All Fumehood pumps in hot and cold labs tripped off due to MCC-X powered down

All the fumehood pumps in the ISAC-I hot and cold labs got tripped off when the MCC-X was powered down (See ISAC WP#2011-03-30-5). No reaction process is done inside the  fumehoods, so the pumps are ok to be left off for now until the MCC-X work is done.

  3   Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 12:07 John Wong  All Fumehood pumps in hot and cold labs tripped off due to MCC-X powered down

John Wong wrote:

All the fumehood pumps in the ISAC-I hot and cold labs got tripped off when the MCC-X was powered down (See ISAC WP#2011-03-30-5). No reaction process is done inside the  fumehoods, so the pumps are ok to be left off for now until the MCC-X work is done.

 

On 3/31/2011 2:01 PM, Jonathan Aoki wrote:
> Razvan and I took a closer look.  We found that power to the fumehoods
> likely was not lost (they are fed from a different panel), but that EF14
> and EF15 would have tripped off.  These two fans serve the room 06 and 07
> fumehoods.
>
> This is an oversight on my part and I apologize for any inconvenience --
> EF14 and 15 are clearly stated on P-370's directory.  I hope that no
> damage was done.
>
> I will leave it to your discretion, but this (in my opinion) is worthy of
> an NCR.  I've updated my planned power outage notes.  This should not
> happen again.
>
> Jon
>
>
>> Thank Jon.
>>
>> Pierre
>>
>> Le 2011-03-31 à 13:37, "Jonathan Aoki"<jonaoki@triumf.ca>  a écrit :
>>
>>> Razvan&  Franco,
>>>
>>> Yesterday, during the MCC-X power down there was one unexpected event --
>>> the fumehoods in Marik's cold/hot labs tripped off.
>>>
>>> According to the documentation that I have, the following panels were to
>>> be affected:
>>> P-370
>>> P-378
>>> P-384
>>> P-396
>>> P-418
>>>
>>> I have print-outs of all of the circuit directories and I don't see any
>>> mention of the fumehood fans.
>>>
>>> Can you please trace the fans' electrical feed and let me know so that I
>>> can update our directories?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jon
>>>
>>
>
  20   Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 11:58 Laura Lambert  All BeO removed from Labs!

 Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 11:55

Portable glove box with everything inside, contaminated beakers, pellets and BeO dissolved in acid were all removed from the cold lab today!!!

Transported for waste removal.


 

  56   Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 13:42 Keyur Chauhan  Actinide Mass Balance Calibration ISAC-I B1 Hot Lab

 ISAC-1 B1 Hot Lab actinide mass balance calibration was carried out on March 27, 2024, at 11:10 a.m. with an accuracy of 0.00%.

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  46   Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 17:40 Keyur ChauhanFixed1Actinide Mass Balance Calibration

ISAC-1 B1 Hot Lab actinide mass balance calibration was carried out on April 18, 2023, at 10:40 a.m. with an accuracy of 0.01%.

Attachment 1: Actinide_Mass_Balance_-_18_Apr_2023.pdf
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  14   Wednesday, November 26, 2014, 14:01 Laura Lambert   
  61   Thursday, August 01, 2024, 15:03 Darwin Ortiz Rosales   

Ultrasonicator in Cold Lab:  The ultrasonicator cooling lines and their operation was checked.  The functionality of the probe and operation software was checked.  Visual inspection of probes and water receptacle showed good operational condition. 

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