 Friday, June 09, 2017, 11:21, chad fisher, North Hot-Cell, Maintenance, , , Model 'N' Slave Removal Through Roof
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Isaac and Chad disengaged the slave end of the manipulator and performed a slave removal through the slave removal roof hatch. This is part of investigation
into a 'Z' motion tape that is "rubbing" on its drum on the master side of the manipulator during manual 'Z' retraction of 'Z' extension.
This also was the first test of the concept of removing the manipulator slave through the manipulator hatch that was built into the roof. |
Thursday, June 15, 2017, 11:29, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC inlet ducting installed 
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The North Hot Cell inlet ducting assembly was installed today in the target hall at the north end of the NHC roof block. A small section of the
perforated aluminum sheet on the TCS cage had to be trimmed for the assembly to fit (see IMG_0214). At each end of the assembly it was fastened to
the roof structure using a 1/4"-20 tapped hole in the steel roof, and a 1/4"-20 anchor in the north wall of the target hall. The base flange |
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Friday, June 23, 2017, 17:28, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC module flange and cameras installed
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The North Hot Cell module support flange (IRH1152D) was installed on June 21, 2017 using 1/8" rubber sheet as a sealing gasket. The
rubber was glued at the seams with Loctite 495 instant adhesive. Cameras with all required wiring and connectors were installed on the mounting bars
(IGN0325D) and then aligned to provide the same view as at other module installation locations in the target hall. A cable with 5 video signals, |
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Wednesday, July 05, 2017, 15:36, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC and SHC nuclear ventilation flow sensors installed
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Installation of new flow sensors and transmitters for the NHC and SHC duct lines was completed in the target hall today. The sensors are
Dwyer DS-300-8 in-line sensors for 8" pipe; The transmitters are Dwyer MS0121 magnesense differential transmitters with 4-20mA output. The transmitters
will be wired to the new PLC control system when the upgrade is done. |
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Thursday, July 06, 2017, 14:23, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Repair, , , Slave side Z motion tape snapped on NHC right side manipulator
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The NHC right side manipulator was evaluated today to check if operation was normal through all ranges of motion. The manipulator was first moved
through usual motions without the electric motion drives: the feel was fairly normal, a sound could be heard from the master side Z motion tapes rubbing
on the sides of the pulleys, this problem had been identified a few weeks ago however it was significantly reduced since the master side upper and lower |
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Monday, July 10, 2017, 09:09, Dan McDonald, North Hot-Cell, Repair, , , manipulator cart repair
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A hydraulic leak was found on the manipulator install and repair cart, upon further investigation the cause was a faulty cylinder. Once the
cylinder was removed and disassembled the inner bore was found to be scored beyond repair. Another point of interest was that the rod was painted to the
point that when retracted it compromised the rod seal causing the cylinder to leak. attached are photos outlining the issues. new cylinders are being sourced |
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Wednesday, August 09, 2017, 16:39, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC drain line into sump identified
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The NHC drain line was tested by pouring approximately 10 gallons of water through the drain grate at the base of the NHC partition wall. Water
was seen a few minutes later pouring into the sump labeled "ACTIVE SUMP" from the light coloured pipe on the west side of the inside of the sump.
Rob Walker had previously said that the hot cells drain into the sump next to this one which is labeled "SANITARY SUMP", which appears |
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Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 12:10, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , ISAC Active Sump low water level measured
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The ISAC active sump in the Active Service Room (#002 on B2 level) was pumped out yesterday using the standard procedure (Section 5.5.2 of the ISAC Operators'
Manual, V1.0). The procedure makes use of the auto stop feature of the pump-out system which stops when a low level float switch is triggered. The
water level was measured after pumping stopped, and was found to be approximately 21" above the base of the sump. A new section of pipe will |
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Thursday, August 17, 2017, 14:38, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , 4/6 NHC roof blocks installed 7x
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Roof blocks IRH1641, IRH1642, IRH1643, and IRH1644 have been fully assembled, labeled, and installed as per drawing IRH1652. Fabrication
of TCS shield block (IRH1646) and NHC module port block (IRH1645) is still in progress.
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Friday, October 06, 2017, 11:12, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC module port shield block and TCS vessel shield block installed
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The NHC module port shield block (IRH1645) and the TCS vessel shield block (IRH1646) were installed yesterday in the target hall according to assembly
drawing IRH1652. No issues were encountered during installation. Vacuum was pulled on the TCS and a leak check was performed on the shield:
no leaks found. |
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Friday, October 06, 2017, 11:21, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , ISAC-1 active sump drain pipe modified
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The 4" PVC drain line in the ISAC-1 active sump was modified so that the drain pipe terminates below the low level water line of the automatic pump-out
system. This will prevent backflow of sump gasses into the SHC, NHC, or TCS space if the air pressure in any of those rooms are lower than the sump
air pressure. The details of the modification were specified by Mechanical Services Group, and the work was done by Paul Jensen. This system |
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Friday, December 01, 2017, 16:42, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Repair, , , NHC manipulator service visit
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Pete Dudley, manipulator service technician from CRL, was on site from Nov 27-30 to service the NHC Model N manipulators (See E-log entry #1578 for background).
He began by evaluating the motion selection and electric drive of the manipulator installed on the blue service cart. This manipulator had
chip A0166R01, same as the right side manipulator which had the failure described in E-Log 1578. Pete noted that the arm was very slow to switch |
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Thursday, June 21, 2018, 17:15, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , Motorla CP200 radio with throat mic tested in NHC
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A Motorla CP200 portable two-way radio was tested today for use inside the ISAC hot cells. A High Technology Communications Throat microphone
PRO model from Planet Headset was used with the radio. Chad entered the NHC wearing the throat mic and radio under a air supplied hood to mimic real
world conditions. Communication was clear with the other person in the NHC service area, in the SHC service area, at various locations on the B1 |
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Thursday, July 19, 2018, 14:22, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC diagnostic signals - connector and wiring details
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Installation of the diagnostic connections between the NHC hot and cold sides has been completed. The cable bundle was prepared by Travis Cave
in the electronics workshop with connectors attached at one end only. Metal fish tape was first ran through the conduit from the cold side to hot
side, the non-terminated end of the cable bundle was attached to the fish tape inside the cell, cable pulling lubricant was applied, then the cable bundle |
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Wednesday, August 01, 2018, 09:47, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC diagnostic signals and control panel tested
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On July 30th the NHC diagnostic signals were tested:
- 9 pin CPC: a shorting plug was installed on the hot side - continuity check results were as expected
- 4 pin CPCs: snake camera installed in both hot side connectors with portable monitor on cold side - both connectors worked as expected |
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 15:22, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC air and gas supply lines - test and leak check
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Testing was completed today on the NHC air and gas supply lines. For each line a Staubli plug was installed on the fitting inside the hot cell,
the line was charged with compressed air (50psi for gas lines #1, #2, and #3; 100psi for the air lines #4 and #5). All connections inside and
outside the cell were checked for leaks using Snoop including connections for the solenoid valves. No leaks were found. Correct operation of |
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 15:30, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , Installation of NHC operator-level lighting completed
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Installation of of operator-level lighting in the NHC was completed today according to drawing IRH1801. 2" x 2" Panduit was mounted
to the wall on aluminum brackets to support the power cables. These lights can be replaced remotely by unplugging the power cords using the manipulators,
lifting the cable out of the Panduit with a hooked pole tool through the manipulator slave end removal roof hatch, lifting the light fixture off the support |
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Thursday, September 13, 2018, 16:57, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC grounding and mili-ohm testing
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The following equipment has been connected to the building ground located in the Target Hall by the TCS using 1/2"
flat bonding strap:
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Thursday, November 22, 2018, 14:38, Isaac Earle, North Hot-Cell, Development, , , NHC design approved by High Voltage Engineer
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To satisfy RS 101 from the NHC requirements specification (Document-131915) Tomislav Hurskovec was consulted regarding high voltage safety. After
a verbal discussion on various aspects of the NHC design he confirmed that the design satisfies high voltage safety concerns.
A copy of his confirmation e-mail is attached in PDF format. |
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Monday, November 26, 2018, 12:19, chad fisher, North Hot-Cell, Repair, , , East Manipulator
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In preparation for removing the slave for replacement I discovered that the timing screw in the handle cable drum (master side) had been left threaded
into the pulley...it should have been completely removed. It was bent from hitting on a casting inside the mater arm which most likely contributed to the
hopped pulleys on the slave side. After removing this timing screw I entered the north hot cell and replaced the hopped cable back onto its pulley and |
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