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Message ID: 59     Entry time: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 11:00
Author: Keith C Ng 
Category: Primary Beamlines 
Type: Maintenance 
Subject: 1VQ4 & 1VQ6 beamtube removal (WR #2686) 

Disconnected and removed beam tube from 1VQ4, 5, 6. 

- Q6 end had transition end removed with pin drive driven into the retracted position and left behind but indium joint was still intact.

- Retracted the pin drive from Q4 end and proceeded to drive apart joint using reversed pin drive. The joint was stuck and did not come apart using the drive out mechanism. The beam tube end was then pried apart leaving some indium stuck on the knife edge of the beam tube. The indium had to be "severed" to removed the beam tube. The aluminum carrier ring was left on to the adjacent device (IVM3). The hook collar was then removed and beam tube with transition flange (v flange to 4" indium) was then fully removed at this point.

- Aluminum carrier ring was then pried off the flange of the adjacent device, IVM3. The "fin" on the carrier ring was mostly bent after this operation. Most of the indium remained on the ring. Some scraping and cleaning of the flange and knife was needed.

- The beam tube + stuck on transition flange and indium carrier ring are being stored in the vault basement. Fields were 30 µSv @ 1/2m.

- A pin drive and hook flange were left behind bagged under the staircase near the 1VQ4,5,6 area for the subsequent installation of the new beam tube section.

Link to RPG survey map of work area here: https://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-86363/dspage03692340282615393127.pdf

Fields around joint were 140 µSv on the south side of the joint, 850 µSv on the north side.

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