The SMP assembly was shifted approximately 1.0" north today by pushing it, braced against the south wall, using a 100 Ton capacity air lifting bag supplied by Beamlines Group. The move was one of the action items identified at the Gate 4A/4B close-out review. During commissioning of the SMP, TM3 was installed into the vacuum vessel, which required the crane to be all the way at its south limit, so the move is to provide some margin for future use, particularly if TM1 is put in the SMP as the extent of its shielding is slightly larger than the other modules.
One of the air fittings for the lid actuation cylinder on the north side was damaged during the move. It was replaced and correct functionality of lid actuation was then confirmed. |