SiC#30 has been removed from TM3. A quick exam of TM3 source tray did not  yield any obvious signs of damage.

9 pin connector on the target showed the usual sparking/arcing marks.

Heat shield has been removed from the target. Inside of heat shield has some unusual marks on it and quite a lot of black deposits.

SiC#27 has been installed onto TM4. Fit was very good. All electrical connections double checked with mirror.

Pictures can be found at: http://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-8530
 

SiC#26 was removed from target module #4 this morning. Target shows the now standard arc marks on the 9 pin connector housing...pictures to follow.

Of greater concern is the amount of "plating out" or "arc" marks on both the insulators and connductor of the TM4 source tray. I will again warn that the source trays historically have a life expectancy, and that TM4 continues to show visual signs that the current source tray is rapidly approaching the end of its useful life!

I understand that one of this years goals is to retrofit TM3; however I fear TM4(and possibly TM1) may fail before this can be released. With the current absence of backup source trays and modules I fear we leave the ISAC program in a very vulnerable position.

HP febiad target SiC#26 was installed onto Tm4 on Monday morning.

"JP's" connector required lossing of the two mounting fasteners. Connector was pushed tight to its mating half on the source tray and both fasteners retightened, and the mating checked; it was good.

Two new 7/8 long 3/8-16 fasteners were used for the febiad coil connections.

Installation went well.

Leak check was performed:

Base Pressure: 0.0x10-4

Stable leak rate 0.0x10-9

Left vcr joint was checked two times with a 2 second spray of helium with a 60 second waiting time between sprays; no response.

Right vcr joint was checked two times with a 2 second spray of helium with a 60 second waiting time between sprays; no response.

Fllod of system with a 6 second spray; no response.

I have inserted the test target for TM4 and the CS into the hot cell.

I had some concerns about the condition of the target which I have discussed with Pierre and he has cleared. Pictures are attached.

The shutter in TM2 was successfully replaced today.

New lock washer and nut were installed onto shutter and nut torqued to 120 ft lbs.

Shutter guide alignment tool was used to insure tapped shutter guide holes were concentric with thru holes in shutter side mounting panel, button head screws replaced and torqued to 110 ft-lbs.

The shutter was manually cycled open and closed by David and everything is to operate well.

TM2 has been successfully de-shuttered.

All went pretty much according to plan except I had to remove one fastener out of the upper wiring harness (the one that has just been installed) to allow for enough clearance to rotated the shutter guide out of the way...I shutter to think what would have happened otherwise...anyways...

Close inspection of the shutter does show that the "thin" area isn't in very good shape; whether this is a result of removal or just the way it was is hard.Due to the ease of removal I would quess that it may have been a preexisting condition. That being said...I think we may want to consider replacing it.

Stopped MP1 today in preparation for the power outage over the holidays. both P-25 and P-26 breakers have been switched off to prevent inadvertent start of system

 After conditioning over the weekend the EE developed a short. This was confirmed by measuring the resistance between EE and Heat Shield on the module yesterday.

David and I preformed a helium leak check on the service tray waterblocks and verify that no damage had been done during jig installation. All 14 circuits were checked and verified to be ok except circuit E and circuit I which were unstable when helium was applied. The resonse time on E and I would suggest that it is an issue with the bungs that were used and not the braze joint however.

Service of  Parker 1/4 quick connectors in ITW and ITE have been done.  all 28 female connectors were serviced. o- rings and valve stem in quick connectors were replaced. the serviced connectors have been installed back to ITW and ITE.  Visually inspected all connectors with flowing through them. No leak, and they function well. 

I have inspected the service tray water block and suggest that they SHOULD be cleaned/polished before we install the new source tray.

The water blocks have slight water scalling to the inside of the ID of where the c seals locate.

I have taken two close up  pictures of each water block for reference and to document their current state. They can be found at http://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-10841
 

Dragan Mitrovic, TRIUMF structural engineer, was consulted earlier this week regarding seismic requirements for the SMP assembly.  Installation location, overall dimensions, total weight, and the center of mass for assembly IRH1670 were provided to him by e-mail.  On Feb 20th he communicated verbally that he had analyzed the assembly for seismic loads, and concluded that this equipment does not require anchoring or any other form of seismic restraint.

Update (May 30, 2019): Confirmed with Dragan that the approach he used for analysis was that specified in the BC Building Code (both 2012 edition and updated 2018 edition).

A safety walkaround was completed for the ISAC Hot Cells and Target Hall Areas.

The resulting spreadsheet can be found on DocuShare as Document-242733.

Main deficiencies identified:

• Hot Cells:
  • Phone not working at North hot cell operator station
• Target Hall:
  • Uncertain if NHC and SHC ventilation pressure gauges have recently been inspected

Action has been taken on all deficiencies.

A safety walkaround was completed for the ISAC Hot Cells and Target Hall Areas.

The resulting spreadsheet can be found on DocuShare as Document-242733.

Main deficiencies identified:

• Hot Cells:
  • NHC right manipulator gripper stuck (known, repair planned)
• Target Hall:
  • 50% of overhead light bulbs burnt out (David Wang contacted Electrical Services to rectify)
  • One RH camera for target pit not working (Travis Cave notified)

Action has been taken on all deficiencies.

A safety walkaround for July 2024 was completed for the B2 level by A. Newsome. No deficiencies to report.

Results can be found in the master spreadsheet

A relay contact-based interface module was installed in between Safety Group's storage vault door enable junction box and Remote Handling's control module for the vault door.

The purpose of this module, which contains a diode bridge and relay, is to isolate the safety system from the control module to prevent back-voltage on the safety system which can damage the PLC's power supply.

In the new configuration, rather than receiving a 24 VDC signal from the safety PLC, this signal activates the relay, whose normally closed contacts supply 24 VDC (from internal) to the safety relay inside the control module. Wiring was modified inside the control module to account for this change.

In investing how to achieve the same functionality as before this change, it was determined that the control module's electrical schematic was not correct and did not reflect the actual wiring. A new schematic was created for this based on the actual wiring, including new changes.

The system was tested by locking out the target hall, and verifying that:
- No failure occurred on the power supply for the safety PLC
- This new relay actuated when the target hall was locked out (i.e. received signal from PLC)
- This new relay correctly supplied 24 VDC to the safety relay within the control module, allowing for the Opto-22 control unit to output control signals to the motors

Note: currently the soft limit switches for the vault door close/open have been bypassed. This is not a safety issue; the door can still be fully opened and closed remotely (but the open override and close override buttons are rendered useless). The bypass will be rectified in the coming weeks and this e-log will be updated accordingly.

Edit (Aug. 13, 2020): the issue regarding the limit switches has been resolved. The entire system is functioning as it was prior to the safety interface installation.

An electrical systems check was performed on the SMP by Adam Newsome and Travis Cave. Overall, there were no issues to note. The following is a summary of the inspection (Work Permit I2020-07-16-1):

- Checked condition of wiring for physical/radiation/UV damage
- Checked for cable tray debris or damage
- Checked inside control panel: components and wiring, labeling
- Verified camera views
- Checked connectors for damage
- Checked pendant for damage and verified labeling intact
- Checked limit switch wiring and condition

With the SMP vacuum vessel now installed inside the shield box, a test was performed to measure the torque required to rotate the vessel.  At a moment arm distance of 2.0m a force of 89N was required to rotate the vessel (with no module installed) resulting in a torque of 178Nm.  Based on this, the coefficient of rolling resistance (CRR) was calculated to be 0.007;  This is fairly close to available data for similar applications such as cast iron wheels on steel rail (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_resistance).  The CRR used for design of the SMP drivetrain was 0.054 which was based on empirical data for a similar product.  Because this is significantly higher than the friction of the as-built system the drive-train components are stronger than required and should have no problem rotating the vessel when loaded with a module.

Further details and calculations included in the attached PDF.

The SMP vacuum vessel welds were reinforced to match the specifications on IRH1710 Rev D.  In addition a tube stub was added on the side of the vessel for installation of a PRV.  The relief valve installed was Accu-Glass 113150, with 2psi setpoint (not the MDC 420036 model specified on IRH1710 Rev D).  The drawing will be updated to reflect this.

Welding was performed in the TRIUMF machine shop.  A larger capacity forklift was rented to move the vessel back and forth between the shop and the Meson Hall loading bay where the main crane was used to flip the vessel between welds.

After welding the vessel was leak checked using a blank-off plate (helium leak tight).  The vessel was then returned to the Target Hall, the top flange IRH1755 was re-installed, and the TCS shield plug was installed on the flange.  The vessel was pumped down over the weekend using the SMP vacuum pump, and reached 8mTorr by Monday morning.  A helium leak check was performed in the Target Hall:  baseline leak rate 0.0E-9 atm-cc/sec, 0.0E-4Torr port pressure, no response to generous helium spray on PRV and around both seal locations for the top flange.

Remaining re-assembly of the SMP will now proceed.