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Entry  Monday, January 06, 2025, 13:57, Adam Newsome, Infrastructure, Standard Operation, Safety Walkaround Complete - RH Building Shop and Back Shop 
A safety walkaround was completed for the RH building shop and back shop. 
The resulting spreadsheet can be found on DocuShare as Document-242733.
Main deficiencies identified:
Entry  Friday, January 03, 2025, 10:20, Adam Newsome, Infrastructure, Standard Operation, Safety Walkaround Complete - RH Building B1 and B2 Level 
A safety walkaround was completed for the RH building  B1 and B2 levels.
The resulting spreadsheet can be found on DocuShare as Document-242733.
Main deficiencies identified:
Entry  Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 11:37, Adam Newsome, Service Bridge, Development, Bridge Lift Mechanism Refurbishment (Phase 2 of 2) - Complete  6x
See previous e-log for phase 1: e-log 134
 
Phase 2 of the bridge lift mechanism refurbishment was completed. The scope of work for this phase includes replacement of the hydraulic pump (including
Entry  Thursday, October 10, 2024, 12:30, Adam Newsome, Infrastructure, Standard Operation, Safety Walkaround Complete - RH Shop, Back Shop, B1, and B2 levels 
A safety walkaround was completed for the RH Shop, Back Shop, B1, and B2 levels. 
The resulting spreadsheet can be found on DocuShare as Document-242733.
Main deficiencies identified: 
Entry  Wednesday, August 07, 2024, 14:24, Riley Sykes, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Service inspection and relubrication 
  Jack 7L pulled apart and inspected for deficiencies, alignment monitored with prussian
blue and deemed acceptable wear. All parts in working order, jack was rebuilt and lubricated with Molub-Alloy 777-1 ES. Fully operational for next shutdown
period swap.
Entry  Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 14:26, Riley Sykes, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Service inspection and relubrication 
 Jack 7R pulled apart and inspected for deficiencies, all parts deemed to be in working order, jack was rebuilt and lubricated with Molub-Alloy
777-1 ES. Jack is deemed fully operational for next swap. 
Entry  Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 11:39, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Investigation of faulty Al-ALCW signal 
Fault 16710 was initially assigned to Remote Handling: IBOP0206 giving false positive - Al-ALCW water pressure shows "off" when it isn't; The safety system
is reporting that Al-ALCW water pressure is "off" (page SVG) when the system is still on and at normal operating pressure.
Entry  Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 13:27, Riley Sykes, Carrier, Maintenance, Service/Maintenance checks 
 1,2, 5 Year Service and maintenance package completed on Carrier. All reducers repacked with Molub-Alloy 777-1 ES grease. Main drive train and
all bearings relubricated. No issues. Operational.
Entry  Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 15:02, Adam Newsome, Infrastructure, Standard Operation, Safety Walkaround Complete - RH Shop, Back Shop, B1, and B2 levels 
A safety walkaround for July 2024 was completed for the B1 and B2 levels by A. Newsome, and for the main shop and back shop by R. Sykes. 
Results can be found in the master
spreadsheet
Entry  Monday, June 24, 2024, 12:53, Riley Sykes, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Highfield Service 
 Highfields 7A,7B post shutdown service complete. Oil change completed, new Mobil 600 W Super Cylinder oil added. Sample collected for RPG of used
oil. Both found to be mechanically sound and stored in upper mezzanine. 
Entry  Friday, June 14, 2024, 10:04, Riley Sykes, Service Bridge, Maintenance, Service/ Bridge inspection 
 Yearly, 2 Year and 5 Year service completed. All bearings on support frames turn freely and were regreased with Molub Alloy 777-1 ES. Reducer repacked
as well. Reinspect pre shutdown and lubricate orbital drive chain before wiping off excess.
Entry  Wednesday, June 12, 2024, 10:35, Riley Sykes, Trolleys serviced, Maintenance, Outriggers 1 and 2 Service 
 1,2 and 5 Year service completed. Vertical ball screws and chains inspected and regreased with Chemours Krytox EG 2000 suitable for vacuum and
clean room situations. Mechanically sound, will do a once over before next shutdown period.
Entry  Tuesday, June 04, 2024, 14:29, Riley Sykes, Trolleys serviced, Maintenance, Lower Resonator Trolley 
  12, 24 and 60
month service completed. Bearings for drive motor wheels regreased and observed to move freely without load. Reducers repacked with Molub Alloy 777-1
ES. Vertical ball screw scissor mechanism inspected and all operations observed to be in sound mechanical condition.
Entry  Monday, June 03, 2024, 14:29, Riley Sykes, Trolleys serviced, Maintenance, Upper Resonator Trolley 
 24 Month, 60 month service completed. Bearings for drive motor wheels regreased and
observed to move freely without load. Reducers repacked with Molub Alloy 777-1 ES. Vertical ball screw mechanism inspected and bearing change postponed
due to lack of major usage, recommend change within next 5 years or service. All mechanically sound.
Entry  Friday, May 31, 2024, 12:47, Riley Sykes, Trolleys serviced, Maintenance, Tool Trolley Scheduled Maintenance Tool_Trolley_Drive_Motor.jpg
 60 month service completed. Bearings for drive motor wheels regreased, Reducer repacked with Molub Alloy 777-1 ES, all mechanically sound.
Recommended to swap out front right drive wheel in 5 years due to minimal deteoration.
Entry  Friday, May 31, 2024, 11:28, Riley Sykes, Service Bridge, Maintenance, Outrigger mechanical inspection 
 Both outriggers were inspected and were found to be mechanically sound. No damage to components or hardware visible, will revisit with pre-inspection
before shutdown period 2025.
Entry  Friday, May 31, 2024, 08:57, Riley Sykes, Carrier, Maintenance, Carrier Drive motor/gear reducer 
 Motor/Gearbox unit removed from carrier and fully inspected and serviced. Oil changed on May 29th using Mobil 600 W Super Cylinder Oil. No signs
of wear in internal gears, recommend oil service roughly every 5 years after shutdown.
Entry  Thursday, May 16, 2024, 12:33, Riley Sykes, Service Bridge, Maintenance, Center Post Bearing 
 Center post bearing on service bridge inspected, turned freely by hand and regreased with Molub-Alloy 777-1 ES
Entry  Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 10:53, Riley Sykes, Carrier, Maintenance, Carrier underrail wheels maintenance 
 All 4 Under rail wheels serviced and cleaned. All Timken bearings repacked with grease. No defects in any bearing set. 4 spare Timken 02820 bearings
in RH shop.
Entry  Tuesday, May 07, 2024, 09:35, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Lid down operation (third) - 2024  Motor_Contactor_6_-_2024.PNGElevation_System_Checklist_-_2024_Lid_down_-_third.pdf
A third lid down operation took place over May 6-7, 2024. 

The  system was energized a few minutes ahead of time.
Entry  Thursday, May 02, 2024, 12:42, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Lid up operation (third) - 2024 Elevation_System_Checklist_-_2024_-_May.pdf
The cyclotron lid was raised starting ~11:45am on 2024-05-02 and  finishing at ~12:12pm under work permit C2024-05-02-5. 

The raising was stopped a few times up until approximately 5" elevation, for RF group to perform checks, and to inspect the tank seal.
Entry  Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 15:00, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid down operation (second) - 2024  Elevation_System_Checklist_-_2024_-_Second_Lid_Down.pdf
A second lid down operation took place on April 30, 2024. 

The  system was energized a few minutes ahead of time.
Entry  Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 14:26, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Lid up operation (second) - 2024 Elevation_System_Checklist_-_2024_-_Second_Lid_Up.pdf
Due to an issue with resonator latching, there was a need to raise the cyclotron lid a second time this shutdown.
The plan at first was to raise the lid by small increments (approximately 1mm at a time up to approximately 25mm) while RF group performed some
checks.
Entry  Friday, April 19, 2024, 15:18, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid down operation - 2024 Elevation_System_Checklist_-_2024.xlsx
The lid down operation took place on April 19, 2024. 

The  system was energized a few minutes ahead of time.
Entry  Monday, February 26, 2024, 11:52, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Repair, Controls issue - CAMAC power supply 
An issue was encountered on 2024-02-23 when attempting to operate the lift trolley. 

The following symptoms were observed: 
Entry  Friday, February 16, 2024, 11:11, Adam Newsome, Trolley, Repair, Lift Trolley: vertical motion failure, motor relays replaced 
Today (2024-02-16) when operating the lift trolley to install shields in the cyclotron, the vertical motion was observed to be intermittently working.
When the trolley was out of the cyclotron tank and on the carrier, troubleshooting showed that it was likely an issue with the motor relays. The relay
box was removed and the relays showed signs of wear due to ageing. The relays were replaced with new ones, and the box was reinstalled. The vertical motion
Entry  Friday, February 09, 2024, 15:43, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Lid up operation - 2024 Elevation_System_Checklist_-_February_2024.xlsxElevation_System_Thermal_Imaging_Report_-_Lid_Up_Feb_2024.pdf
The cyclotron lid was raised starting ~10:30am on 2024-02-06 and finishing at ~3:30pm on 2024-02-08, under work permit C2024-02-06-4. 

Upon first attempt to raise the lid, issues were encountered. The system seemed to start as expected but quickly tripped, resulting in no appreciable
Entry  Thursday, February 08, 2024, 08:50, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Elevating system - station 10 motor contactor issue 
It was observed during lid up operation on 2024-02-08, approximately halfway through raising the lid, that the motor contactor for station 10 located
within its small motor panel stopped functioning. The symptoms observed were: entire system stopped since station 10 lagged behind (approx. 150 counts
on counter), station 10 could not be jogged locally in either direction, the control signal to activate the motor was being sent to the contactor when
Entry  Wednesday, February 07, 2024, 12:04, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Repair, Elevating system - brake master relay fuse issue 
It was observed when attempting lid up operation on 2024-02-06 that the brakes for each of the jacks were not operating correctly. It appeared that power
was not being applied so the brakes were stuck in the engaged state. This ultimately resulted in issues with the lid up operation. 
The issue was traced to relay A1 (the master brake power relay) not toggling as expected, despite the relevant control signals being present to
Entry  Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 15:06, Eric Lahe, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Elevating System - Annual Station Swap 2023-2024 
 The annual elevating system maintenance for the 2023-2024 shutdown following Document-220322, 
Work done after electrical lockout of elevating system and motors electrically disconnected: 
Work done on Station #1: 
Entry  Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 11:39, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Jack station 11: synchro replaced 
Because of observed noise on the synchro at jack station 11 during recent shutdown lid up/down operations, the synchro at this station was replaced on
Jan. 31, 2024. The procedure in Document-234859 was followed. 
Entry  Tuesday, January 23, 2024, 14:03, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Inspection of elevating system motor contacts Elev_Motor_1.jpgElev_Motor_2.jpg
Motor contactors for the cyclotron elevating system jacks were inspected on 2025-01-23 by Joel Semilla under work permit C2024-01-19-1.
Joel's assessment is as follows:
"All the twelve magnetic contactors have the same contact tips condition. Last year, I have [sic] to take out the contacts from the housing
Entry  Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 12:38, Nadia Jorgenson, Service Bridge, Maintenance, Bridge Orbit Counter Work in 2023 
 All the bearings on both the upper and lower wheel were replace to see if it will improve
the accuracy of the orbital position reading. See drawing SK-2489 for list of bearings used.
The encoder was also replaced to match the style used elsewhere. 
Entry  Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 12:13, Nadia Jorgenson, Service Bridge, Repair, First Festooning Car "H" channel replacement  Festooning_car_H_channel_deformation.pngFestooning_car_H_channel_bottom_face.png
 Damaged "H" channel removed from the first festooning car, and spare channel was put in place.
Note: it seems like the aluminum channel is not strong enough for the forces its being put under, and is resulting in deformations (See picture
"Festooning car H channel deformation"). We suspect this has happened in the past, notches were cut out where the deformation likely occurred
Entry  Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 12:35, Jason Zhang, Service Bridge, Development, O503 Bridge and Outrigger integration testing 
 Service bridge, Outrigger #1, and Outrigger #2 have had the controls system migrated to PLC controls. The 5069-AENTR control unit is located at
the centrepost and will be mounted there after wiring is cleaned up. Preliminary testing consisted of operators simulating a shutdown task was performed
today and was a success. Minor adjustments to the encoder logic will be made before the commissioning test. The follow tests were done: 
Entry  Friday, September 15, 2023, 10:15, Adam Newsome, Trolley, Maintenance, Lift Trolley: mirror actuation mechanism repair/upgrade PXL_20230915_164811247.jpg
The mirror actuation mechanism was observed to be "sticky" during 2023 winter shutdown - it occasionally did not function properly and needed
some manual assistance. 
The following items were addressed to resolve the issue: 
Entry  Thursday, September 14, 2023, 13:51, Adam Newsome, Trolley, Maintenance, Lift Trolley: upgrades to camera tilt mechanism PXL_20230914_193143524.jpg
The two camera tilt mechanisms on the lift trolley have been upgraded. Upgrades include:
For the individual camera:

    Replaced cylinder
    Replaced fittings for cylinder
    Replaced air tubing from flow control to cylinder
Entry  Thursday, September 07, 2023, 13:21, Jason Zhang, Service Bridge, Development, Outrigger #1 and #2 individual testing complete 
Outrigger #1 and #2 have had their controls system overhauled as part of the O503 project. The previous controls enclosure and the elements have been
replaced with a new aluminum enclosure which contains DIN rail relays, a 5V power supply, and a +-12V Power supply. The new centrepost slave PLC unit handles
the control logic of OR1, OR2, the Bridge and is connected to the main PLC in the control room through Ethernet. Both outriggers were tested individually.
Entry  Thursday, August 03, 2023, 10:43, Adam Newsome, Trolley, Development, Previous generation video trolley decommissioned 
The "old" video trolley featuring scissor mechanism and DSLR camera has officially been decommissioned. Going forward, Video Trolley Mk 2 (TRH1089D)
will be used. 
Entry  Friday, July 28, 2023, 12:05, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Development, Maintenance ladders: end caps added PXL_20230728_184520962.jpg
The original end feet and end caps were removed from the maintenance ladders and replaced by new end caps (TRH1637).
Entry  Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 11:19, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Vault Shield Door Closed 
The vault shield door has been closed and seal inflated. The operation was performed with no issue.
Entry  Friday, March 31, 2023, 13:22, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid down operation - 2023 Elevation_System_Checklist_-_March_31_2023.pdf
The lid down operation took place on Mar. 31, 2023. 

The  system was energized a few minutes ahead of time.
Entry  Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 12:02, Nadia Jorgenson, Service Bridge, Repair, Outrigger 1 Failure and Repair Outrigger_1_Repair_2023.png
 
During the 2023 shutdown outrigger 1 failed. While performing the HE Probe removal we found
that the outrigger could only travel vertically about one inch in each direction.
Entry  Friday, February 03, 2023, 08:27, Eric Lahe, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Elevating System Jack Inspection  Elevation_System_Checklist_-_Jan312023.xlsx
 Annual Jack Inspection: The annual elevation system inspection has been completed (Jan 31,2023).
 
At station 1, Highfield gear Jack 13R needs a coupler seal replacement. It is ok for this shutdown, but should be replaced before next shutdown.
Entry  Thursday, February 02, 2023, 07:05, maicodallavalle, Service Bridge, Repair, Hinged Festoon Rail at Cyclotron  
The Hinged section of the festoon rail at Cyclotron has a piston to keep rail in the up position for shutdown work (Bridge and Trolley in tank work).
A plastic liner for the piston has fallen apart and needs to be replace.
A spare one has been temporarily put into  place until another one has been machined and reinstalled. 
Entry  Monday, January 30, 2023, 12:20, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid up operation - 2023  2023_Synchro_Counts.xlsx2023_Jacks_Infrared_Data.xlsx
The lid up operation took place on Jan. 30, 2023. 

 
Entry  Friday, January 27, 2023, 12:12, Adam Newsome, Infrastructure, Development, Vault crane - inspection, remote pendant installation 
The vault crane annual inspection was completed by Tom Kauss. 
 
The wired pendant was replaced with a remote pendant by Tom Kauss. 
Entry  Thursday, October 06, 2022, 17:15, Adam Newsome, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Preventative Maintenance: MCC-E elevating system motor contactors Elevating_System_Motor_Contactors_2022-10-06.png
Under work permit C2022-10-04-1, the motor contactors for jack motors
1 through 12 were replaced. The contactors showed signs of corrosion.
Entry  Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 12:12, Adam Newsome, Probe, Development, LE1/LE2 Probe Frame - Updates PXL_20220629_175832571.jpg
The LE1/LE2 Probe Frame was mounted on the Upper Resonator Trolley in the mockup with the intention of confirming functionality and making some updates
to the probe installation/removal procedure document.
 
Entry  Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 11:31, Nadia Jorgenson, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Vault Shield Door Closed 
 The vault shield door has been closed and seal inflated. The operation was performed with
no issue.
Entry  Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 11:30, Nadia Jorgenson, Cyclotron, Repair, Cracked Festooning Rail Bushing Removed Festooning_Bushing_Cracked.jpg
 We removed the left bushing that is around the air cylinder on the festooning rail, right outside the cyclotron. It was cracked. Will need to replace
next year when the vault door opens again.
Entry  Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 11:26, Nadia Jorgenson, Cyclotron, Repair, Festooning rail rope and pulley system re-routed 
The rope and pulley system that is used to raise the festooning rail across the vault shield door has been re-routed. It now makes use of all three pulleys
and is easier to raise and lower without interference. 
Entry  Wednesday, May 04, 2022, 12:07, Adam Newsome, Trolley, Development, Tool Trolley: Brass air fittings replacement complete 
All of the old brass air fittings on the Tool Trolley have now been swapped over to push-connect style fittings. As these are plastic fittings, it is
recommended to inspect them after ~5 years for degradation. 
Entry  Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 16:05, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid down operation - 2022 
The lid down operation took place on Apr. 27, 2022. 

The  system was not energized well ahead of time to allow to "warm up",
Entry  Monday, March 21, 2022, 13:14, Adam Newsome, Trolley, Repair, Video Trolley Mk 1 - Radial Limit Switch Replacement 
An issue was observed in which radial motion on the Video Trolley Mk 1 did not respond to commands. After troubleshooting, it was determined that this
was due to the "OP LIMIT" interlock - the "OP LIMIT" pushbutton on the console was illuminated in red, and needed to be continuously
held down in order to operate the radial in/out motion buttons. 
Entry  Tuesday, February 08, 2022, 11:39, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Development, Radiation Survey - sampling rate error 
When attempting to perform the radiation survey, the program displayed an error at startup stating that the software was not able to keep up with the
incoming hardware samples, and suggested to increase sampling rate or buffer size. The default sampling rate of 500 ms was not used - rather, 100 ms was
used. No issues were observed with this rate. As far as I am aware, this issue had not occurred in the past, and the cause is unknown. 
Entry  Friday, February 04, 2022, 11:52, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid up operation - 2022 
The lid up operation took place on Feb. 4, 2022. 

The system was not energized well ahead of time to allow to "warm up",
Entry  Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 09:50, Travis Cave, Shielding, Standard Operation, Shield door is now open 
 The shield door is now open on the RH B2 level.
Entry  Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 14:28, Adam Newsome, Trolleys serviced, Development, Upper Resonator Trolley - Finger Cylinders Replaced new_fingers.PNG
The two support fingers on the upper resonator trolley were bent due to excessive loading during cylinder toggling.
Fingers were bent back into position such that they are vertical when the cylinder is retracted.
The cylinders used to actuate these fingers were replaced (one was leaking) - replacement allowed for the opportunity for upgrade. The following
Entry  Wednesday, June 16, 2021, 09:59, Adam Newsome, Service Bridge, Development, Bridge Lift Mechanism Refurbishment (Phase 1 of 2) - Complete PXL_20210519_210527283_-_Copy.jpgPXL_20210216_175228151_-_cylinder_air_tubing_replaced.jpgPXL_20210615_171909579.jpg
The following items from Phase 1 of 2 of Bridge Lift Mechanism Refurbishment (O504) are complete:

    Replacement of pneumatic tubing
    Replacement of hydraulic cylinders for lifting, and procurement of spare

The
newly refurbished system has been tested by Dan McDonald (June 16, 2021) and verified as functioning.
Entry  Wednesday, May 05, 2021, 12:20, Adam Newsome, Infrastructure, Development, Cyclotron RH Control Room: Outlets Installed 
The following outlets were installed by Electrical Services Group in order to facilitate upgrading power supplies for Cyclotron Remote Handling, as per
Work Request 5289: 
Entry  Tuesday, April 20, 2021, 15:02, Adam Newsome, Carrier, Development, Emergency Trolley Rescue Winch: Installed and Tested PXL_20210420_185918486.MP.jpgPXL_20210420_190619179.jpg
An emergency trolley rescue winch (TRH1527) was developed for the purposes of retrieving trolleys from the cyclotron tank whose radial drive have failed.
This winch was tested today on the carrier in mockup setting with success by Adam Newsome, Dan McDonald, and Travis Cave. The
following is a summary of the test:
Entry  Thursday, April 01, 2021, 13:47, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Vault Shield Door Closed 
The vault shield door has been closed and seal inflated. The operation was performed with no issue. 
Entry  Friday, February 26, 2021, 13:00, Adam Newsome, Trolleys serviced, Maintenance, Lower Resonator Trolley - Radial Drive Failure Issue 
On Feb. 24 while practising a training exercise, the lower resonator trolley unexpectedly experienced a radial drive failure. The trolley did not move
in either radial direction (this occurred after approx. 5 minutes in the tank, near the centre post, with FTRF jig installed). The trolley was retrieved
from the tank manually for investigation. Upon retrieval and testing on the mockup, the radial drive began to work again.
Entry  Friday, February 26, 2021, 08:29, Adam Newsome, Trolleys serviced, Maintenance, First Turn Radial Flag (FTRF) Jig - Pneumatic Upgrade PXL_20210216_202019350.jpg
Old fittings and broken pneumatic tubing on the FTRF jig have been replaced with new push-connect fittings and polyurethane tubing. The jig was previously
not in a functioning state due to damaged tubing. A pneumatic diagram was created in the process of the upgrade. The tubing will be cleaned up within the
next few days and the jig tested.
Entry  Wednesday, February 03, 2021, 12:37, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Development, Ladder Handling Tool - First In-Tank Test (SAS0824) Capture.PNGCapture5.PNGCapture14.PNG
The newly developed Ladder Handling Tool (TRH1401), which is used to move the maintenance ladders from the #5 resonator area closer to the centre post,
was tested inside the cyclotron tank to perform the actual operation. This is a task that was historically performed by operators, resulting in dose received
(typically 0.1 - 0.3 mSv for two people, twice per annual shutdown). This tool completely eliminates the need for people to receive this dose - only a
Entry  Friday, January 22, 2021, 14:30, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid up operation - 2021 
The lid up operation took place on Jan. 22, 2021.
The system was not energized well ahead of time to allow to "warm up", as is usually done.
 
Entry  Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 11:35, Adam Newsome, Shielding, Maintenance, Shadow Shields Inspection - 2021 Shutdown 
All shadow shields which are remotely placed inside the cyclotron during shutdown were inspected by Adam Newsome and Chris Peterson on Jan. 13, 2021.
The inspection consisted of:

    Verifying feet were damage-free, welds intact (note: only outer feet were checked due to the large amount of effort that would be involved
Entry  Monday, November 09, 2020, 09:17, Adam Newsome, Infrastructure, Development, New crane pendant: B2 level crane 
A new remote crane pendant was installed to replace the existing  wired pendant on the B2 level of Remote Handling building (basement area - vault access).
Two remote pendants exist (spare). The previously used pendant  will be kept, at least temporarily, as a backup if needed. 
Entry  Thursday, November 05, 2020, 15:38, Adam Newsome, Infrastructure, Development, New crane pendant: B1 level crane 
A new remote crane pendant was installed to replace the existing wired pendant on the B1 level of Remote Handling building (electrical lab). Two remote
pendants exist (spare). The previously used pendant will be kept, at least temporarily, as a backup if needed. 
Entry  Thursday, July 16, 2020, 11:57, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Development, Cyclotron Mockup: Orbital Position Pendant Upgrade Before.jpgAfter.jpg
The pendant used for controlling the orbital motion of the bridge mockup was upgraded. Features of the new pendant include:

    One cable to controller (formerly two cables required)
    Ergonomic and robust form factor of pendant
    Easily
modifiable button/contact setup, with spare button space
    Extended cable to reach anywhere in the room

Pictures attached show
Entry  Sunday, April 05, 2020, 13:24, Dan McDonald, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Elevating system station swap 2019-2020 
Station 11-12 where swapped for station 13-14 during 2018-2019 shutdown. Once lock out and motor disconnect was complete we commenced removal of spares
and installation of original equipment. Station 13 was swapped in for station 3 and the upper bearing was serviced.  In addition to regular maintenance
we built and installed a cover for the void in between station 10-11, this void in shielding measured approx 2'x4'. RH borrowed a demo Milwaukee 1' cordless
Entry  Saturday, April 04, 2020, 10:03, Dan McDonald, Trolley, Development, Addition of DC motor controller mounts 
Upper and lower resonator trolleys received mounting plates and brackets to accommodate DC motor controls for updated drive motors.
Entry  Saturday, April 04, 2020, 09:47, Dan McDonald, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid down operations lid_down_2020.xlsx
Lid down operations for 2019/2020 shutdown went ahead as planned on March 10th 2020 with Dan Louie and Arthur Leung absent due to a conference. Please
see attached file for station counter numbers. Station two right side Highfield gear box was making intermittent growling from outboard bearing, this station
is next on scheduled maintenance and will be inspected post removal next shutdown. Station 3 has spare jack set 13 in place, using Operations thermal camera
Entry  Wednesday, February 05, 2020, 15:04, Adam Newsome, Trolley, Repair, Upper resonator trolley: cylinders for Ex 2C tasks 
[B]Cylinder 4[/B] on the upper resonator trolley was not fully functional when removing Ex 2C during 2020 shutdown. It worked occasionally. Upon inspection
it was determined that it was binding when extend was attempted. This cylinder was [B]replaced[/B] Feb 5, 2020 (model: American Cylinder 562SVS-2.00).
The other three cylinders were inspected and all of their shafts appear significantly bent. Replacement cylinders will be ordered and these will be replaced
Entry  Wednesday, February 05, 2020, 12:44, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Development, Cyclotron Small Object Retrival Tool - Intial Test IMG_20200205_112703.jpg
The small object retrieval tool was tested in the cyclotron tank for the first time. At this time, there are no known accessible objects that were requested
to be retrieved. The tool was tested in order to gain confidence in functionality for future tasks, when needed. 
Entry  Wednesday, February 05, 2020, 12:37, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Development, Cyclotron Vacuum Cleaning Tool - Initial Test IMG_20200205_093927.jpg
The vacuum cleaning tool (TRH1366, vacuum cleaning configuration) was tested in the cyclotron tank. The following test were performed: 

1. Access to areas of interest - are we able to reach certain areas? 
Entry  Monday, February 03, 2020, 11:06, Adam Newsome, Cyclotron, Development, Porthole Cover Handling Tool - Initial Test Report IMG_20200128_114901.jpg
The suction-cup based porthole cover handling tool (TRH1366) was tested for the first time inside the cyclotron as part of the regular porthole cover moving
task (Jan. 29, 2020). The tool was operated by Adam Newsome and Travis Cave.
Entry  Thursday, January 30, 2020, 06:55, Dan McDonald, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid up operations lid_up_2020.xlsx
Lid up operations took place on January 21st starting at 10:25 lid went up without issue. Couple things to note are station 11 had a number of spikes
in the first ten inches of travel and number five had a couple in the first five inches of travel. We will monitor these stations and perform maintenance
as needed. Station three which has spares #13 saw above normal heat generation in the right side High field gear box, we will investigate next week.
Entry  Thursday, October 31, 2019, 14:31, Adam Newsome, Service Bridge, Repair, Outrigger 2 Vertical Drive Repair 
Outrigger 2 vertical drive repair is complete - ball screws were replaced to resolve a jamming issue (this work was done in the summer). 
The outrigger has been recalibrated and all limit switches and feedback signals tested. All ranges of motion were tested multiple times as well.
Entry  Wednesday, September 04, 2019, 15:29, Adam Newsome, Trolley, Maintenance, Connector faceplate and tubing upgrade 
Tool Trolley: 
The connector faceplate was replaced with a new version to allow for more space for service, and consolidate video lines into a single 9-pin CPC
connector. A model and drawing were created and are part of the overall tool trolley assembly (to be added to PDM later): TRH1394
Entry  Tuesday, January 22, 2019, 07:18, Dan McDonald, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Station 11-12 jack swap and hoist plate instal 
Prior to commencing work on jacking stations we installed a wall mounted come along plate as per Jason kapalkas instructions   Completed spare jack
swap on station 11 and 12, station 11 was swapped with spare set # 13 and station 12 now has # 14 jack set in its place. Once jack stations where swapped
we proceeded to clean, inspect and re grease 11-12 upper bearings.
Entry  Tuesday, April 03, 2018, 11:57, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Blue Shield Door Shut. 
 The Blue Shield Door on the B2 level of the RH building has been closed.
Entry  Friday, February 23, 2018, 15:44, Jason Kapalka, Elevation Jack, Repair, Replacement of Elevating System wiring 
On January 8, 2018, while troubleshooting the Cyclotron Elevating System during the lid-up operation, the
insulation on the three motor drive wires were repaired (w/ electrical tape) and the two motor brake wires were
replaced (w/ crimped butt splices) between the horizontal conduit below the Cyclotron and the terminal block on
Entry  Monday, February 19, 2018, 12:58, maicodallavalle, Trolley, Repair, Lift Trolley Repair 
We had just finished pulling out the ladders from the cyclotron with the lift trolley. We started to run the lift trolley into the cyclotron when it
stopped moving. The radial drive gearbox was the problem. We pulled the gearbox off. Replaced  the key and the lift trolley is all repaired.
Entry  Friday, February 02, 2018, 14:14, Don Jackson, Trolley, Repair, Overcurrent on radial drive motor 
   
Lower resonator trolley radial motor overcurrent was causing control system to drop
out momentarily.  All controlled devices acted as expected and reverted to their fail-safe mode.
Entry  Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 11:20, Isaac Earle, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, HE1 probe reinstalled 
 HE1 probe was reinstalled in the cyclotron this morning as per the procedure in Document 126165.  Hardware for the probe head motion had been
repaired/replaced by Probes Group, so the probe head could be put in the fully retracted position.  The job went smoothly and nothing unusual was
encountered.
Entry  Thursday, January 25, 2018, 17:16, Isaac Earle, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, HE1 probe removed 
 The HE1 probe was removed from the cyclotron today using the procedure in Document 126165.  The reason for removal is so that Probes Groups
can attempt to repair a problem with stuck probe head drive.  Due the failure, the probe head was almost at the inboard travel limit (towards cyclotron
center post) at the time of removal. Additional cut-outs were added to the HE probe frame to accommodate the probe head and ribbon cable wheel which were
Entry  Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 13:43, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Cyclotron in tank work 
 All cyclotron in tank work has been completed.
Entry  Tuesday, January 09, 2018, 15:54, Jason Kapalka, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid-up sequence (in-tank work) 
2018-01-09
07:00-10:00 - Pre-job meeting, informed main control room of operation startup, lowered inflector (Operations 
Group)
Entry  Monday, January 08, 2018, 09:04, Maico Dalla Valle / Jason Kapalka, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Cyclotron Lid Up Cyclotron_Elevation_Maintenance_Rotation_Record_20180223.xlsx
Remote Handing is ready for January, 8 2018 Cyclotron lid up. Elevating system service has been completed.

A Cyclotron Lid raise was attempted on Monday, January 8 at 12:00, however this attempt was aborted after lifting the lid several millimeters due the motor
Entry  Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 17:57, Jason Kapalka, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid raising and lowering operations 
Lid up (Attempt #1)

Pre-indexed 
Entry  Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 17:28, Jason Kapalka, Cyclotron, Maintenance, Lower resonator removal simulation exercice 
A simulated removal of a lower resonator from the Cyclotron tank was attempted by the RH group using the 
service bridge, lower resonator trolley, lower resonator attachment, and the (soon to be) attached lower 
resonator removal procedure on 2017-02-27. Prior to aligning the attachment over a lower resonator, a small 
Entry  Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 17:07, Jason Kapalka, Probe, Maintenance, LE probe removal simulation exercise 
A simulated removal of the LE2 Probe from the Cyclotron tank was performed by the RH and Probes group using the 
service bridge, upper resonator trolley, LE probe attachment, and the (soon to be) attached LE Probe removal 
procedure on 2017-02-23.
Entry  Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 12:02, Jason Kapalka, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Radiation survey Procedure_for_Cyclotron_Tank_Radiation_Survey_by_Don_Jackson_(20000106_Obsolete).doctankworkssubplot.m2017_01_30_shields_out_tank_superimposed.png2017_02_02_shields_in.png
The unshielded radiation survey was performed in the Cyclotron tank by the RH group using the service bridge, 
tool trolley, and radiation survey attachment on 2017-01-30 (see attached plot).
Entry  Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 11:23, Jason Kapalka, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Start/end of shutdown photo and video survey Cyclotron_Video_Inspecting_Guidelines_(RevX_20170314).xlsx
The start of shutdown photo and video survey was performed in the Cyclotron tank by the RH group using the 
service bridge and video trolley on 2017-01-27 (see attached pictures).
 
Entry  Tuesday, March 07, 2017, 09:31, Jason Kapalka, Shielding, Standard Operation, Blockers/Shields/Covers/Ladders Checklist_for_Cyclotron_Shields_and_Blocks_and_Porthole_Covers_(Rev4_As_Run_2017).pdf
The seven copper blockers were removed from the Cyclotron tank by the RH group using the service bridge, lift 
trolley, and attached checklist on 2017-01-30.
Entry  Friday, March 03, 2017, 13:30, Jason Kapalka, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, CP continuity test 
Performed continuity test at Cyclotron center post with RH and Operations group members using the service bridge, 
tool trolley, and probe attachment on 2017-03-03.
Entry  Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 15:45, Jason Kapalka, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, 2C extraction probe removal and reinstallation 
2C extraction probe was removed from cyclotron tank on 2017-02-07 by RH and Probes group members with service 
bridge, upper resonator trolley, and 2C attachment. Three QDLs were disengaged remotely, while one had to be 
disengaged locally in the tank (just like in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016).
Entry  Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 13:40, Isaac Earle, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, HE2 Probe Returned to Cyclotron 
 The HE2 probe was reinstalled in the cyclotron this morning following the procedure in Document #126165.  An orbital bridge position of 247.35°
was used (same as for the removal on Feb 9th).  The installation went smoothly.
Entry  Thursday, February 09, 2017, 15:21, Isaac Earle, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, HE2 Probe Removed 
 The HE2 probe was removed from the cyclotron today following the
procedure in Document #126165.  An orbital bridge position of 247.35° provided better alignment than 247.2
from the procedure.  The probe signal head was intentionally left in the "up" position by Diagnostics Group which did not cause any issues
Entry  Monday, February 06, 2017, 20:32, Jason Kapalka, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, 2017 Cyclotron Elevating System Maintenance  Cyclotron_Elevation_Maintenance_Rotation_Record_20170829.xlsx
The Cyclotron Elevating System planned maintenance work this year was performed on Jack Station #3, #8, #9, and #10.

Start date: January 10, 2017
Entry  Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 14:41, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Shield installation 
200, 400, 500, 600, and a pallet of 700 series of shield have been installed in the cyclotron.
Entry  Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 11:30, Dan McDonald, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Jack station 10B 14x
Annual jack maintenance : Jack 10b upon inspection it was found that the output shaft seal on 10b was in need of replacement. In past years RH personal
had to remove a LoveJoy coupling which required cutting of the coupler due to galling and possible interference tolerances being out. We sourced sample
split seals from Motion Canada that can be installed with out coupling removal we will install and monitor to determine the effectiveness and the possibility
Entry  Thursday, June 30, 2016, 13:47, Dan McDonald, Trolley, Maintenance, Lift trolley 
Maintenance has been performed on the lift trolley, re sealed the main drive gear box it was quite dry inside and in need of new seals and lubrication.
Inspected the vertical gear box and resealed it, re tensioned  the vertical drive chain after removing gear box and finding since last year the chain
had become somewhat slack causing it to rub on the frame. Purchased a new LED light bar to replace the aging and failing flourescent light that was in
Entry  Thursday, April 07, 2016, 11:04, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Closed the shield door 
The shield door on the B2 level of the RH building has been closed.
Entry  Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 13:56, Dan McDonald, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid Down 2016 
Lid down Started at 12:15, station and count numbers. Lid went down with out incident as station 1 and 7 show the counters will need replacing. We are
going to change counters before the end of this shutdown to ensure proper orientation in case of emergency lid up scenario. 
Start          12:15                  
Entry  Wednesday, March 09, 2016, 17:09, Ron Kuramoto, Cyclotron, Development, EX4N new housing installation dspage07994143927104268192.pdfExtr_4N_Final_instalation_-_gimbal-pipe-valve.docxIMG_1886.JPG
The new EX4N housing assembly drawing TEC0071 (unfinished) was installed and connected to the EX4 tank side port flange over a 3 day period from Feb29
– Mar 2, 2016. This was a hands on installation spread amongst 5 people with the total accumulated dose was 2.97 mSv.  See W/P C2016-02-29-5
 
Entry  Tuesday, March 01, 2016, 13:27, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Ex 2C install 
EX 2C has been installed back into the cyclotron.
Entry  Thursday, February 25, 2016, 11:41, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Ex 2C removal 
Ex 2C has been removed from the cyclotron. A trip into the tank was needed to free the probe, hung up on the usual spot.
Entry  Friday, February 19, 2016, 10:17, Isaac Earle, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, HE1 Probe Installed in Cyclotron 
 The HE1 Probe was reinstalled into the cyclotron this morning following Section 3.2 in Document-126165 (to be reviewed and released after camera
view screen captures added).  The procedure took approximately 1 hour from when the trolley was moved into the cyclotron tank until when it was removed.
 Camera view screenshots were captured throughout the procedure and the probe head was inspected with the left outrigger camera after installation
Entry  Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 16:32, Isaac Earle, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, HE1 Probe Removed from Cyclotron 
The HE1 Probe was removed from the cyclotron this morning following the procedure in Document-126165 (currently in draft status, to be released after
the probe has been reinstalled).  The procedure took approximately 2 hours from when the trolley was put into the tank until when it was removed from
the tank with the probe.  The procedure took from 8am - noon including putting the bridge into the cyclotron, and removing the probe from the trolley
Entry  Wednesday, February 10, 2016, 14:53, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, shadow shields 
All cyclotron in tank work is completed.
Entry  Tuesday, February 09, 2016, 14:48, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, shadow shields 
All shadow shields have been installed. Ladders, the pothole covers and the second rad survey will be done tomorrow.
Entry  Friday, February 05, 2016, 14:57, Travis Cave, Service Bridge, Maintenance, outrigger problem 
outrigger 1 had a power failure, bridge was removed power restored and outrigger parked, outrigger will be looked at once the shield are done hopefully.
Entry  Friday, February 05, 2016, 14:55, Travis Cave, Shielding, Standard Operation, shadow shields 
all 200, 400, 500, 600, and some 700 series of shield are in.
Entry  Wednesday, February 03, 2016, 08:16, Dan McDonald, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Cyclotron lid up  lid_up_2016.pdf
Lid up procedure Started at  12:00pm. Initial numbers. # 1-47,2-49,3-45,4-47,5-47,6-47,7-49,8-45,9-50,10-50,11-51,12-49. After a number of unsuccessful
attempts at jogging the system and trouble shooting it was decided to suspend operations record numbers  and resume on Feb 2nd. Final numbers for
Feb 1st #1-1289,2-1297,3-1288,4-1295,5-1283,6-1298,7-1287,8-1289,9-1290,10-1296,11-1287,12-1296.
Entry  Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 10:51, maicodallavalle, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, 2016 Cyclotron Elevation System Maintenance  
The Cyclotron Elevating System Shut Down  work done this year was done on Station #9 and Station #10.
 
 Work done on Station #9
Entry  Tuesday, January 19, 2016, 17:59, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Development, Upper Bearing Fall Protection Installation - Stations 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, & 12 22x
The installation of the upper bearing fall protection equipment was completed last week by Dan and Maico.
- Full safety platform assemblies (ref. TRH1217) were installed on stations 1, 6, 7, 11, 12
- Short safety platform assemblies (ref. TRH1248) were installed on stations 2 and 8 to avoid interference with the lights
Entry  Tuesday, January 05, 2016, 09:58, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Opened the shield door 
The shield door on the B2 level has been opened.
Entry  Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 07:50, maicodallavalle, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Service to Station # 9 Right side 9x
 Station #9 Cleaning of  discoloration-
The right side Jack screw nut and worm screw (mating parts in the right side Jack) had some discoloration from may years ago it is thought.
These two parts were cleaned with Scotch Brite.
Entry  Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 11:52, Isaac Earle, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Station 9 Jack Left Side - Inspection & Service Status 15x
The left side jack was disassembled and cleaned.  It was discovered that the left side had been rebuilt with a new jack nut (similar to the three
spare jack nuts in the RH machine shop).  This nut had been machined as is required to fit the bearing races on and fit the nut into the jack nut
case.  The jacking case and lid also were machined to accommodate the different size rings for both ends of the nut  This rebuild may have been
Entry  Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 11:26, Isaac Earle, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Station 9 Jack Right Side - Unusual Wear Investigation 7x
The following people were consulted regarding the unusal wear noticed on jack station #9 right side
Neil Wong:  Neil inspected the jack parts.  Based on the wear and condition of the grease he thought that the wear wasn't recent
and that the parts are ok to use.  Neil supported assembling the parts w/o grease and measuring clearances and backlash  worm gears & jack
Entry  Thursday, September 17, 2015, 18:38, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Station 9 Jack Worm Gear Inspection - unusual wear markings 16Sept2015 8x
Unusual wear markings were observed on the Station 9 jack (not sure if L or R jack?) during a visual inspection.
The grease looked to be in good condition and no sign of chips or contamination was found in the grease, so it is possible that the wear markings
are older.
Entry  Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 11:47, Dan McDonald, Trolley, Maintenance, Camera trolley service 
Serviced the Camera trolley this morning as per Mike Gallops service outline.
Entry  Thursday, April 16, 2015, 15:26, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Cyclotron Elevating System Maintenance Rotation Record - Updated 16 Apr 2015 Cyclotron_Elevating_System_Maintenance_Rotation_Record_16Apr2015.pdf
 
Entry  Thursday, April 02, 2015, 12:09, Dan McDonald, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid Down operations April, 2, 2015 
Lid down Start at 11:17, lid went down without any issues or stop's. Lid finish at 11:45 
 
 
Entry  Friday, March 27, 2015, 11:25, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Copper Blockers 
Copper Blockers have been removed from the cyclotron and one ladder has been installed.
Entry  Friday, March 27, 2015, 07:31, Dan McDonald, Cyclotron, Repair, Lid up operations 
Lid up recap for  March 26th 2015. 
Start time 14:50        Master- 33                              
Finish 15:25        Master -47413             Zero jogs
Entry  Thursday, March 26, 2015, 15:48, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Cyclotron Lid-Up 26 March 2015 
Lid was raised today (2nd time during 2015 shutdown) for additional inflector work.
Dan and Maico report that the lid went up smoothly and no jogs were required.  The operation took about 30 minutes.
- Grant
Entry  Thursday, March 19, 2015, 13:14, maicodallavalle, Shielding, Standard Operation, Remote Handling B2 level Shielding door 
The Remote Handling B2 level Shielding door has been closed.
Entry  Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 13:04, maicodallavalle, Cyclotron, Maintenance, Upper Bearings Station #5 and #10 
The Upper bearings on Station #5 and Station #10 have been serviced. The Upper Bearing were disassembled. The old gear was removed and wiped clean. All
parts were inspected.All parts were greased and then reassembled.All Fall Protection Platform railing was collapsed on both stations #5and #10.
Entry  Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 10:24, chad fisher, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Contaminated equipment update 
The harness, carabineer, and shock packed used during the ISAC hot cell swipe have been checked seperately by Mike and he has found that the carabineer
was active (feild of ~3 uSv/h on contact) not contaminated. All other components are clean and non active.
The assumption being that this carabineer most have come from the cyclotron vault.
Entry  Monday, March 09, 2015, 11:55, chad fisher, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Checking for contamination on fall arrest equip. 
Fall equipment from the lockers in the RH shop have been checked for contamination and the lockers themselves have been swiped. All items checked in
the target hall cave.
No contamination found.
Entry  Friday, March 06, 2015, 16:42, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Lid-Down Report 6-March-2015 Electrical_Cover_Knocked_Off_6March2015.JPG
Lid down started around 2:30 pm today (March 6th, 2015)
Master Start: 47422
Mechanical Counter Readings:
Entry  Friday, March 06, 2015, 14:38, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Shield Removal 
All shields and ladders have been removed from the tank, all the port holes have been uncovered, the tank seal has been vacuumed, and the copper blockers
installed into the cyclotron.
Entry  Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 11:28, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, 2C Installation 
2C extraction probe has been re-installed in the cyclotron. After some problems on the first install attempt, do to a busted micro-switch that was causing
the 24 Volt DC system to short out.
Entry  Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 07:10, Dan McDonald, Trolleys serviced, Maintenance, Pre shut down trolley service 
Routine maintenance as per Mike Gallop's written procedure took place in December with the only non routine service being the changing of shaft seals
on Vacuum trolley drive reduction box.
Trolleys maintained - Lift trolley
Entry  Wednesday, February 04, 2015, 13:57, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, 2C removal 
2C has been removed from the cyclotron.
Entry  Monday, February 02, 2015, 14:28, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Day five of in tank work 
Final Radiation Survey done. All in tank work completed bridge removed from the tank.
Entry  Friday, January 30, 2015, 15:02, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Day four of in tank work 
All shields, ladders and pothole covers are in. One rad survey left to do.
Entry  Thursday, January 29, 2015, 14:53, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Day three of in tank work 
Over 50% of the shields are in some 700's left and the monitor box covers.
Entry  Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 14:33, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Day two of in tank work 
All copper blocker removed from the cyclotron and first radiation survey done. Shields start tomorrow.
Entry  Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 14:40, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Day one of in tank work 
Day one of RH in tank work for the cyclotron (shields and blockers stuff like that) many pictures were taken.
Entry  Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 11:39, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Lid-Up Report 26 Jan 2015 Station_8_Interference_Measurment_26Jan2015.JPGStation_8_Lid_Up_without_platform_26Jan2015.JPG







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Entry  Monday, January 26, 2015, 07:57, maicodallavalle, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Fall arrest Platform Railing 
All of the Fall arrest Platform Railing has been Collapsed for Cyclotron Lid up.
Entry  Friday, January 23, 2015, 10:27, maicodallavalle, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, 2015 Jack Maintenance - Stations #4 and Station #9 
The Cyclotron Elevating System Shut Down  work done this year was done on Station #4 and Station #9.
 
 Work done on Station #4
Entry  Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 16:46, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Development, Upper Bearing Fall Protect Guardrails TRH1217 Installed on Stns 8,10, 3, 4 & 5 9x
5 x TRH1217 Upper Bearing Service Platform assemblies were installed between January 6th and January 13th at Stations 8, 10, 3, 4, and 5 (see attached
photos).
The assembly went very smoothly.  Dan McDonald and Maico Dalla Valle worked together to install the platforms and wore harnesses and lanyards
Entry  Friday, July 04, 2014, 07:21, Dan McDonald, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Cyclotron lid down July-2- 2014 
Cyclotron lid down was successfully completed on July 2 2014. Lid went partially down before jack nine had to be jogged to catch up to system. After
thirty min of continual system trips Maico Dalla Valle and I Jogged all stations to 42745. Still encountering continual system trips Gord Roy and Dan Louie
removed and reset all relays in system, lid proceeded to lower with out problem. Final jack position recording done at 19:45.
Entry  Wednesday, July 02, 2014, 16:46, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Cyclotron Lid-Up Report for 27 June 2014 
The cyclotron lid was raised on June 27th, 2014.  Start time was 1:05pm end time was 2:17pm (good!) Dan McDonald collected and recorded numbers
from the mechanical counters for the lid up sequence, I am entering the data into the e-Log on his behalf.
Below are the mechanical counter values from the start and finish of the lid-up job:
Entry  Monday, April 28, 2014, 10:20, Dan McDonald, Service Bridge, Maintenance, Bridge orbit reduction box 
Noticed oil leaking out of reduction box, scan and swipe, disconnect e motor and all related cables from bridge, remove motor and reduction box assembly
with over head crane, disassemble reduction box, grease broken down and separated likely cause of leak. Inspect bearings and internals for wear -all good
re assemble with new grease and gaskets (we added two grease nipples to the bearing housing to aid lubrication), test e motor on its own- good.
Entry  Tuesday, April 08, 2014, 10:45, Travis Cave, Shielding, Standard Operation, Large shield door on the RH B2 level 
The large shield door on the RH B2 level of the remote handling building has been shut.
Entry  Monday, March 03, 2014, 15:07, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Cyclotron Lid-Down Report Monday 3-March-2014 
The Cyclotron Lid Down was successfully completed today on Work Permit C2014-03-03-6.
The system only tripped twice on the way down.  Both trips were at Station 9, at the following Master Syncro readings: 43194, 39198.
Oil was observed on the Jack #1 platform, but it was determined that it was coming from the crane when it's parked in the beam-on position, and
Entry  Monday, March 03, 2014, 13:09, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, shields 
all shields, porthole covers and ladder out and copper blockers in. Some conmination was found on the pads of the ladders (about a 1000 count or so)
and was removed.
Entry  Wednesday, February 26, 2014, 14:55, Travis Cave, Shielding, Standard Operation, shields 
More shields have been removed from the cyclotron only 16 remain. I was also noted that the lift trolley is making an odd noise and will be looked at
after the shutdown.
Entry  Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 15:00, Travis Cave, Shielding, Standard Operation, shields 
Started on the removal of shields.
Entry  Friday, February 21, 2014, 11:05, Bevan Moss, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Old Monitor Box Removed, New installed 7x
 One of the beam spill monitor boxes was removed and placed into a lead coffin. The fields around the coffin prior to the monitor being placed in
were 145 uSv/hr just above the box and 33.5 uSv/hr inside of it. A swipe was taken inside the box at this time and a count of zero was found. The tray
for the monitor box was then placed into the coffin and the monitor removed from the cyclotrons. The field above the coffin with the monitor box was 1.0
    Reply  Friday, February 21, 2014, 15:58, Bevan Moss, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Old Monitor Box Removed, New installed 
During the electrical test the was no contact.  To help investigate further the Montitor box was removed from the Cyclotron. It was found to have
zero counts. The issue is believed to have to do with the fit of the box but confirmation of the writing harness continuity needs to be completed. This
will continue on Monday. 
Entry  Friday, February 07, 2014, 10:50, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, 2C install 
2C has been installed into the cyclotron.
Entry  Friday, January 31, 2014, 10:07, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, 2C removal 
2C has been successfully removed from the cyclotron and is now currently sitting in the B2 level of the RH building. A tank access was needed to feel
the stuck QDL.
Entry  Thursday, January 30, 2014, 13:47, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, shields 
All shields, pothole covers, and ladders have been installed into the cyclotron.
Entry  Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 15:08, Bevan Moss, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Shielding and Port Hole Covers 
 The Shielding and the Port Hole Covers have all been installed. No issues with the installation have caused any problems. This orbit, radial, and
vertical read back continues to be an issue.
Entry  Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 14:59, Travis Cave, Shielding, Standard Operation, shields  
200's, 400's, 500's, 600's, and a pallet of 700's have been installed
Entry  Monday, January 27, 2014, 14:42, Travis Cave, Shielding, Standard Operation, shields and radiation survey  Meeting_Orbital_Counter_Problem_Jan_2014.pdf
The cyclotron radiation survey was aborted due to the orbit not working recording the numbers correctly. One shield has been in installed.
Jan 29th: uploaded meeting minutes from January 28th regarding the orbital counter problem. - Grant Minor
 
Entry  Friday, January 24, 2014, 14:10, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Copper blockers 
The copper blockers have been removed from the cyclotron and placed into the coffins.
Entry  Thursday, January 23, 2014, 18:47, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Cyclotron Lid-Up Report - 22 Jan 2014 6x
Yesterday Grant Minor (me), Maico Dalla Valle, Dan Louie, and Arthur Leung worked with Operations to perform the Cyclotron Lid-Up task for the 2014 winter
maintenance.
Work Permit 2014-01-22-2 was issued for this job.
Entry  Monday, January 20, 2014, 12:00, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Indexing Check of Cyclotron Jack Stations 
Maico Dalla Valle and Grant Minor, supported by Dan Louie and Arthur Leung, entered the Cyclotron Vault on January 15th, 2014 to check the indexing of
the jacking stations.  520MeV work permit 2014-01-15-4 was filled out for this work.
Yoke gaps at all stations were found to be within .005" to .010" of the .25" shim stock, and all mechanical counters were found
Entry  Friday, January 17, 2014, 07:53, Travis Cave, Trolleys serviced, Standard Operation, Trolley checks 
All trolleys work electrically and control wise. One encoder was found non functioning on the upper resonator trolley for the vertical drive it was replaced,
we've no move replacements of those current type of encoders so a wholesale replacement of all the trolley's encoders will have to be done post shutdown.
Also the wiring for the outrigger is in need of replacement but will work for this shutdown it will also have to be replaced post shutdown as well. The
Entry  Thursday, January 16, 2014, 08:46, maicodallavalle, Trolleys serviced, Maintenance, Pre Cyclotron work servicing and checking 
This is a list of all the trolleys and other equipment witch were checked and serviced prior to work in the Cyclotron.
- Video Trolley cleaned and checked (no adjustments needed)
-Lift Trolley cleaned and checked (no adjustments needed)
Entry  Monday, September 30, 2013, 14:02, Travis Cave, Service Bridge, Maintenance, new festooning 
The festooning and bearings for the festooning cars for both outriggers has been replaced and it is in working order.
Entry  Thursday, April 11, 2013, 19:00, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Upper Bearing at Jack Station 9 + Fall Protection Upgrades station_9_ceiling_anchors_SRLs_10april2013-002.JPGstation_9_ceiling_anchors_SRLs_10april2013-003.JPGstation_9_ceiling_anchors_SRLs_10april2013-004.JPGstation_9_ceiling_anchors_SRLs_10april2013-006.JPG
There was a brief access period to the Cyclotron vault during April 9 to 12, 2013 due to other Cyclotron issues.
This time was utilized to perform the following Elevating System tasks:
- Drilling of 2 (two) holes for concrete anchors (DBI Sala Product 2100085) for self-retracting lifelines (see TRIUMF purchase order TR197399)
Entry  Tuesday, March 19, 2013, 19:17, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Re-indexing of all jack station "zero" yoke elevations Jacks_Station_6_and_4_Procedure_Jan_12_2012_122.jpg
The dimension between the yokes and the Cyclotron upper structure primary beams was set to .25" nominal at all jack stations today.
At each station:

    The jacks were jogged manually upwards until the yokes hard-stopped on a piece of .25" nominal shim stock (see attached reference
Entry  Monday, March 18, 2013, 15:12, Isaac Earle, Cyclotron, Maintenance, Cyclotron Magnet Face Gap Measurements 8x
Measurements of the cyclotron magnet face gap were taken on March 15, 2013 at two locations around the tank with the cyclotron lid in the fully raised
position (the lid had been raised until the upper limit switches caused the control system to stop travelling).  The purpose of the measurements is
to establish an independent means of verifying correct lid height before beginning in-tank remote handling activities at the start of a shutdown period.
Entry  Friday, March 15, 2013, 15:18, Grant Minor, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Lid Down Successful - Mechanical Counter Readings 
Prior to the lid-down operation today, the Cyclotron was lowered by 0.75" and then raised again to confirm that the upper limit switches were working. 
Dan Louie confirmed this from the control racks.
Maico and Grant walked around the perimeter of the cyclotron to inspect each station and ensure that there were no interferences, e.g. dial indicator
Entry  Friday, March 15, 2013, 08:39, Don Jackson, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Pre Lid Down In Tank Video Survey Pre_Lid_Down_Survey_2013.pdf
In tank survey completed.  A few items of interest were found.  Ladders need to moved manually outboard to #5 resonators and the items noted
in attached document need to be addressed.
Entry  Thursday, March 14, 2013, 19:57, Grant Minor, Cyclotron, Repair, Tank lid upper / over travel limit check cyclotron_over_travel_limit_check_Station10_14Mar2013_003.JPGcyclotron_over_travel_limit_check_Station1_14Mar2013_001.jpg
Today Grant Minor, Dan Wright, Arthur Leung, and Dan Louie checked the height difference between the tank lid upper travel limit switch and the tank
lid over travel limit switch at both stations 1 and 10.
In the attached photos, the upper travel limit is the lever on the right.  The over travel limit is the lever on the left.
Entry  Monday, March 11, 2013, 19:43, Grant Minor, Cyclotron, Repair, Adjustment of tank lid upper limit by 1/4" upwards cyclotron_upper_limit_station_10_before_adjustment_11Mar2013_002.jpgcyclotron_upper_limit_station_10_after_adjustment_11Mar2013_004.jpgcyclotron_upper_limit_station_1_before_adjustment_11Mar2013_005.jpgcyclotron_upper_limit_station_1_after_adjustment_11Mar2013_006.jpgcyclotron_upper_limit_lamp_on_11Mar2013_008.jpg
This morning Don Jackson commented to Grant Minor that he believed the tank lid was still not raised high enough to safely operate the Remote Handling
bridge and trolleys, despite it having been raised 0.5" yesterday to the point of engaging the limit switches (see e-log from yesterday).  Don
said he believed this to be the case as a result of a visual inspection with binoculars from the outside of the tank, as well as from the views achievable
Entry  Friday, March 08, 2013, 18:42, Grant Minor, Cyclotron, Repair, Tank lid not at upper limit and resulting effects Contact_btwn_cable_tray_and_upper_equip_8Mar2013.PNGJack_upper_limit_switch_not_engaged_8Mar2013.pngJack_upper_limit_switch_engaged_8Mar2013.pngCyclotron_height_stick_half_inch_from_roof_8Mar2013.JPGCyclotron_height_stick_final_position_8Mar2013.jpg
This morning during routine service bridge work in the Cyclotron tank, it was observed by Travis Cave that the cable tray for the Remote Handling service
bridge was catching on something on the top inside surface of the Cyclotron tank.  The cable tray was observed to visibly snag on this protrusion
and then bounce around.
Entry  Tuesday, March 05, 2013, 14:11, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Setup and the Installation of the HE 1 probe. 
Setup of the HE 1 probe is difficult has we have no mockup of it to properly setup cameras and equipment for it. This is problem for both extraction
and installation of the probe. Also with the setup some of the broken micro switch from the HE 1 was found on the HE 1 probe jig after the jig was deconned
and moved up the B2 level. Also for setup required camera adjustment to be made with the heavy contaminated probe being very close to the person setting
Entry  Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 12:08, Travis Cave, Cyclotron, Standard Operation, Installation of 2C 
2C has been installed located on all QDLs and all the numbers, continuity check done and passed. Bridge has been removed from the cyclotron tank.
Entry  Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 08:55, maicodallavalle, Service Bridge, Repair, Service Bridge/Carrier Hydraulic Jacks Hydraulic_Jack_RC-254.pdf
On Monday February 4TH  the Service Bridge was being lifted into  the Cyclotron with the Carrier. It was noticed that one of the two Hydraulic
Jacks was leaking. All work stopped and the Service Bridge and Carrier were moved to the Remote Handling B2 level for repair. The Service Bridge and Carrier
were separated and the Hydraulic Jacks were inspected. It was noticed that both Hydraulic Jacks were leaking. Two overhaul kits were ordered. Two other
Entry  Wednesday, February 06, 2013, 18:07, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Lid-down yoke gap measurements from 1994 Elevation_Yoke_Measurements_1994.pdf
Attached is a scan of a handwritten record from 1994 showing yoke-to-upper-structure gap measurements from 1994, both L and R sides, with tank under
vacuum and vented.
The measurements appear to be made with a 0.25" shim and 0.01" pieces of shim stock as they are only in increments of 10 thou.
Entry  Wednesday, February 06, 2013, 17:50, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, Service records compiled by G. Minor Cyclotron_Elevation_Maintenance_Rotation_Record_17Dec2012.pdf
Attached is a compiled record showing the years of service of the jacks, upper bearing, and gear reducers, prepared by Grant Minor on December 17 2012.
Entry  Wednesday, February 06, 2013, 17:42, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, In-situ jack power screw lubrication inspection - Stations 9, 10, 11, and 6 16x
Due to concerns raised regarding the state of the lubrication of the power screws at Station 9, the lubrication was visually inspected by me and Ron
Kuramoto on February 4th.
Photos are attached.
Entry  Monday, February 04, 2013, 13:52, Grant Minor, Service Bridge, Repair, Hydraulic cylinder failure on service bridge 6x
The hydraulic cylinder on the West side of the service bridge (used to raise the bridge for insertion into the Cyclotron) failed this morning, leaking
oil in the vault tunnel.  Most likely this was due to a failed seal or gasket.
Maico Dalla Valle has removed both the East and West cylinders for refurbishment and is pursuing repair kits from Hyseco.
Entry  Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 14:44, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Further lid-up notes from Dan Louie Dan_Louie_Lid-Up_e-mail_30Jan2013.pdf
Dan Louie's e-mail comments from 30 Jan 2013 are attached.
- Grant
Entry  Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 18:49, Grant Minor, Elevation Jack, Standard Operation, Lid-up complete - summary notes Jacks_Station_6_and_4_Procedure_Jan_12_2012_122.jpg
Lid-up was first attempted yesterday (Jan 28th) by Dan Louie, Arthur Leung, and Maico Dalla Valle.  They experienced problems with Station 9 continually
tripping the system and were not successful.
This morning again there were problems raising the lid above ~1 inch due to tripping at station 9.  It was observed that the mechanical counter
Entry  Thursday, October 25, 2012, 13:58, maicodallavalle, Service Bridge, Maintenance, Orbit Drive 
It was observed during the last time the Cyclotron service bridge was used the orbit drive chain had a lot of slack. The drive motor had to be shimmed
to tighten the slack in the chain. 
Entry  Tuesday, September 25, 2012, 08:57, maicodallavalle, Elevation Jack, Maintenance, 2012 Service Maintance of #4 Station Jacking System  
Shut down work for 2012.Replaced serviced Jacking Station #6. Tapered alignment pins were damaged. They were skimmed and checked and installed. Station
#4 was removed and the spare Station was put in its place.Station # 4 Upper Bearing was inspected and serviced.Station #4 had a problem with the Jack on
the right side.The coupling hub than joins the Jack to the High Field was installed backwards.(Not sure how long the hub has been like this maybe 15-20
Entry  Friday, February 17, 2012, 15:07, Don Jackson, Trolley, Repair, Video Trolley Failed in Cyclotron Tank Stuck_Video_Trolley_Feb_17_2012_005.jpgStuck_Video_Trolley_Feb_17_2012_001.jpg
All control to the video trolley was lost during remote photographing of components in the cyclotron. The control system and cameras on the trolley were
still operational leading to the suspicion that a power cable was broken either on the trolley or the bridge festooning. Two trips into the tank were
made to evaluate the problem and attempt to push the trolley out of the tank. Pushing the trolley only managed to move the trolley a few feet before
Entry  Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 15:40, Grant Minor, Trolley, Standard Operation, 2C Removal - all 4 QDLs were actuated remotely this year! 2C_probe_Feb_14_2012_labelled.JPG2C_probe_solenoid_5_Feb_14_2012_labelled.JPG
Today Remote Handling staff (Maico Dalla Valle, Travis Cave) used the Remote Handling 2C probe removal trolley to remove the probe assembly from inside
the Cyclotron.  This is a regular yearly MRO task that is done every shutdown.
This task involves lining up the 2C trolley on the service bridge with the 2C probe assembly remotely with cameras, using a set of alignment markings
Entry  Tuesday, February 07, 2012, 18:09, Grant Minor, Service Bridge, Repair, Service Bridge Center Post Bearing Maintenance and Orbit Counter (2011/2012) Stripped_Orbit_Limit_Belt_Sept_23_2011.JPGBridge_Belt_Repair_Fall_2011.JPGOrbit_Counter_Wheel_Just_Before_Skip_Point.JPGD7900_detail_Feb_7_2012.JPGCyclotron_Orbit_Counter_Wheel_emails_Mar-Sep_2011.pdf
Repair of Orbit Limit Switch Plastic Belt
During the fall of 2011, Remote Handling discovered that a plastic toothed belt had stripped in the Cyclotron
Bridge orbit limit switch mechanism.  This toothed belt is supposed to wrap around the stationary outer race/chassis of the center-post bearing on
Entry  Monday, June 27, 2011, 10:38, John Wong, General, Routine, Testing RH elog 
 
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