On 26/Sept/2022

Chad disassembled the right operator side manipulator, and noticed that gears in the handle were quite tight especially when compared to the left operator side manipulator. 

Once a dry grease was added, and the handle reassembled all seemed to be in working order.

There was noticeable wear on a shaft and Chad has suggested to order some spare parts for the wrist and handle. 

Myself and Maico were able to top up the NHC window oil.

The oil was filled through the expansion tank

- the Nitrogen line closed and the Nitrogen pressure valve was disconnected to ensure that no oil would go in to them.

- the pressure relief valve was disconnected to act as an air bleed line while we filled the oil

- with a funnel we slowly added the oil until the oil level could be read, showing about half full

- about 1.5 liters of oil were added

- once filled the Nitrogen line was reattached and the pressure was returned to recommended level 

- the remaining oil was returned the RH shop

Now the oil level will be monitored, which will help identify if there is any leak in the system.

A fully built steerer sub assembly ITA2826 revision E was boxed and sealed and put on rack storage in ISAC B2 South Hot Cell area. It is contained in a blue bin and green tag. 

It is advised if this assembly is used, it should be inspected for damage before using in a source tray.

A modification was made to integrate the hot cell's lift table into the E-stop circuit. See work permit I2022-10-07-1

The E-stop mounted on the right side of the small enclosure adjacent to the operator station will now serve to stop the lift table's up and down motion, as well as the turntables up/down and CW/CCW motions. Functionality was checked by B. Webster (electrical services) and A. Newsome.

Note: it is recommended next time there is a hot cell entry to inspect whether or not the limit switch specified in the schematic is actually installed. The schematic should be updated to match the drawing.

Redlined electrical drawing photo attached to this e-log, and the paper drawing is left inside the lift table's control box. The schematic will be revised based on the redline updates, likes as part of work request #6342 (to integrate this drawing into the turntable controls drawing package).

17-Oct-2022 Comment by David Wang: On OCt 14th, Replaced a flexible hose on MP1S pump exhaust port,but did not solve the issue. High frequency vibration was sensed by hand on MP1S pump inlet and outlet ports. Pump height and position in pit are adjusted slightly in pit to reduce vibration. After, ITHCG2 and ITW CG4SA got a huge improvement in past 3 days. All back up line pressure are stabilized at normal operation status. Still, close watching on this issue is needed to ensure the present status is stabilized in long term.

The issue was returned after shielding block installation Monday morning at 8:30am. Investigated further,  I temporarily installed a turbopump used cooling fan on MP1s to improve pump heat dissipation. And a room fan is put outside on shielding blocks opening hole to increase air circulation into pit. Since then,  everything is perfect. All secondary turbo pumps current draw is around 0.5 to 0.6A which is the best.  I guess that short duo 10 pump life we observed in past could be related to high pump operation temperature in pit as well. We may increase the pump life if air circulation around the pump could be improved. A permanent solution is needed for it.

During the last ITE run with the SiC#44 target, the ITE:TBHT controls card was fried twice. The first time we put in our spare, and the second time we just continued to run without controls readback. For the C#4 run starting Oct. 19, we used the conditioning station supply. As soon as one of the other supplies is fixed, we will install it in the conditioning station. The equipment list (https://triumfoffice365-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/cbabcock_triumf_ca/EQPffP4p1P9JqEDWIHGRPfsBVDSQjMCv-M8ZNg4ngkyGHw?e=fnLVYe) tracks these movements.

TM4 was moved from ITE to NHC with C#4.

The pin on TM4 has become loose again, making it very difficult to remove the multipin connector with the last target, C#4. For the installation of the next target, UCx#41, we will drill out the hole on the target side bracket so that it doesn't contact the multipin pin. Will try to remove this pin by force in January, or if needed change out the whole multipin bracket.

The following five pails were moved to the mini-storage vault today under work permit I2022-12-16-1:

• #239 (formerly vault location 7A): 1.38 mSv/h @ 1m
• #245 (formerly vault location 6B): 1.56 mSv/h @ 1m
• #264 (formerly vault location 6A): 748 uSv/h @ 1 m
• #267 (formerly vault location 1C): 708 uSv/h @ 1 m
• #268 (vault location 7C): 809 uSv/h @ 1 m

The mini-storage vault is now full and ready for transfer to F-308 flasks.

The following measurements were made on other pails:

• #211 (vault location 3C): 4.21 mSv @ 1 m
• #217 (vault location 3A): 1.05 mSv/h @ 1 m
• #246 (vault location 6C): 1.98 mSv/h @ 1m
• #274 (vault location 1A): 4.78 mSv/h @ 1 m
• #228 (vault location 1B): 3.86 mSv/h @ 1 m
• #256 (vault location formerly 7A, now 7B): 3.60 mSv/h @ 1 m
• #260 (vault location 5B): 1.46 mSv/h @ 1 m

The target index spreadsheet has been updated to reflect these changes. See attached PDF print.

[edit 2023-01-03] The crane was powered back on this morning - there do not appear to be any faults and it seems that the crane was unaffected by the power outage.

The ISAC target hall overhead crane was powered off for the holidays. Note that this may result in the commonly observed PLC battery failure issue when the crane is powered back on in the new year.

The following three pails were moved from the main storage vault to the mini-storage vault:

1. #211, Ta#58 (formerly vault location 3C)
2. #217, ZrC#8 (formerly vault location 3A)
3. #228, UC#37 (formerly vault location 1B)

The target index spreadsheet has been updated.

ITW and TM2 primary and secondary vacuum vessel leak check is done. Leak detector is connected to ITW TP1. Base leak rate on leak detector is 0.0 x E-9 atm.cc/sec.   See attachment for the result.  No big issue. Two old leaks we found last year at location D and E disappeared in this check. We did Vacseal resin spray on them last year.  It looks like the Vacseal spray works .  From the result , I can see the o-ring between exit 1 module and T - flange is closing to the end of the life.  There are two small leaks on this o-ring now at A and B location. We plan to change this o-ring next winter shut down. We do vacseal spray on them this year. The big O-ring between tank vessel and T -flange looks still ok. Two small leaks are found on location F and G on this O-ring. Not much we can do on them. The leak on location C and B were sprayed with resin yesterday after leak check. They are leak free after spray on check. I will double check them. Leak on location A will be resin sprayed after TM2 is removed and ITW is under vacuum.   All TM2 internal water-cooling lines are helium pressurized (70 psi) for 5 minutes each. HS shows 2.5 X E-9atm.cc/sec leak rate. The rest lines are 0.0 X E-9 atm.cc/sec.

 ITW  was cleaned with vacuum canister in Jan 10th. HV  cage inside and blue nylon insulators were wiped.  Garbage inside the pits were cleaned out.

Plant group and us  finished TH floor mopping and garbage collections last Wednesday. Th moping head had 800 count after using. all garbage were bagged , checked, tagged, and sent to radwaste area.

Tom Kauss inspected target hall crane yesterday. The crane works fine. Tom has this inspection record in his file. The inspection tag has been issued.

Tom Kauss  finished TH crane annual inspection yesterday. The crane woks fine. Tom has this inspection record in his file. The crane inspection tag has been issued for 2023.

Tom Gauss inspected  two target module lifting frames ITA0494-1997-01 and ITA0494-1997-02 yesterday. He certified the use of these two frames for 2023. Inspection tags have been issued and attached to frames. He has inspection record on them. 

Tom Kauss inspected target hall crane below hook attachment pins and plates ITA6550-01 yesterday. He certified the use of these pins and plates. The inspection of these pins and plates was in Target hall crane annual check list. It was issued as a calibration index by Isaac Earle in 2022-Feb-08.  After inspection, The inspection tag  was issued and attached to pin. Tom has an inspection record on this job

In past two weeks, ITW/ ITE primary vacuum back up lines and BVs in ITW/ITE pit have been leak checked.  ITW BV1 and BV2 on back up line side were leak. They are replaced with old leak free BVs.  ITE TP2 NW25 SST  flexible line right after pump were leak . It is replaced with new NW25 SST flexible line. Two leak were found on ITW side KF 50 O-rings connected to NW 50 SST flexible coupling. They were replaced with new KF50 o-rings. After job, both  stations primary back up lines in pit were leak checked .  They are good.

Five of used  internal leaked  TP BVs are serviced and repaired. Internal plunge  o-ring and case o-ring are replaced on all five BVs. Leak checked valves after  . They are ok to be used as spare parts.  The are active parts stored in TH now.