Accelerator Update for August 17, 2007 - August 24, 2007

Fermilab Shutdown Report

8/17/07 – 8/24/07

LINAC

• All work on Schedule
• 
  LLRF Upgrade

• The Neutron Therapy Facility is treating patients during the evening

Booster

Electrical Work:

• Cable pull 1000% complete

Water work:

• LCW water work in the Booster West Gallery
• Area continues to be a working area
• 6” copper pipe successfully pressure tested and mounted on the wall
• 4” copper pipe and RF manifold upgrade progressing well
• Next week: Continue with the installation
• Tunnel water work:
• 6 filter canisters installed in the tunnel (L2, L4, L11, L14, L16, L22)
• Plans continue to be developed for Booster de-oxy system
• Next week: Connect up water to the correctors
• Continue with the filtration system installation (piping)
• CUB
• VFD test occurred most of the week (1 pump only)
• Corrector installation
• Number of new correctors in the tunnel: 10
• L19, L17, L21, L23, L15, L9, L11, L13, L5, L7
• They are all fully surveyed and vacuum connected
• Booster vacuum slowly recovering
• Next week:
• Continue with corrector installation
• Continue monitoring vacuum
• Preparatory work needs to be completed for the remainder locations (critical ones…L1 and L3).
• Additional Activities
• FESS
• Burned out lights were replaced in the tunnel
• Sump pump at L2 was replaced
• Engineers evaluate tunnel structure
• Cracks developed in the ceiling at S5 and P16 alcove
• Sinkhole is still a sink hole…
• Lots of effort to understand the discharge pattern…
• Power Outage (Feeder 41) schedule for Aug 25 th
• Booster will be switched to back feed from CUB this afternoon.
• Sumps and lights will be on during the outage.
• RF maintenance work started.

Antiproton Source

Mechanical

• Leak Check (4)
• Finished checking D/A, A40, A30
• D:ESEP, A30 IP fixed
• D:ISEP Shielding
• Stand set; started stacking Deb DCCT motorized stand

• Ion Chamber removal
• Deb DCCT motorized stand
• D:EKIK ceramic tube
• AP2 Water Hose Replacement
• Leaking LQA
• New one in beam line
• Replaced leaking Deb Sextuple
• SMA water leak
• As Found Survey
• 4 water leaks to fix
• IQ8 fixed twice
• Cryo
• Valve Stem replace
• Leak Check (1 of 2)
• LN2 transfer line maintenance

Target Station

• Water Systems (2)
• DI cartridge replaced
• Temperature Monitoring (2)
• Target Rotation
• Removed from vault; see photo
• Storage
• SEM Module
• Removed from vault; see photo
• LVDTs
• Sample Retrieval
• Lens motion
• Air Exhaust Stack
• 10mm-2 into transformer
• Prepping; progress
• 10mm-3 into transformer
• prepping
• Lens replacement
• Pictures of current lens
• Pictures of PMAG

Cooling Systems

• Deb 3&4 Trans Notch Filters
• Deb Double Notch Filters
• Core 4-8GHz Equalizer
• TWT balance & trip points
• Stacktail Filter 3 cable change

Electrical (Pbar & EE Support)

• Shunt Move
• Started
• Shunt Repairs (6)
• Removed and rebuilding
• PS Maintenance
• Lens SCRs
• Regulation Electronics
• Ion Pump maintenance
• Deb Shunt re-arrangement
• Plan has been proposed

Other

• Interlocks/Safety System (3)
• Repair cathodic protection
• Dirt holes under buildings
• Dripping from tunnel ceiling
• DCCT calibration
• Baking System checkout
• RF & TWT filters maintenance
• Lights Checkout
• FESS to fix
• Acc BPM repairs
• Activation Survey
• Finished AP1, Acc, Deb, AP2
• Inductance checkout
• PM ODH Fans & Sumps
• Tunnel Wireless
• Install Leak Detector
• SEM maintenance
• Clogged sump line – Transport
• Requires berm dig

Main Injector

Pictures of collimator build

Miscellaneous maintenance

Recycler

• Finished or underway
• New DCCT section installed, leak checked and under vacuum since Wednesday last week; pumping down.
• DCCT section has been aligned
• V303 moved, need to make connection and complete shielding
• H308 moved; need to make connection and complete shielding
• Need to check ALL LEP dipole positioning wrt. beampipe
• STC tank 7 leak check underway
• Trombone additional quadrupoles installation issues
• HLRF cooperation
• Finished: 601,602,606,607
• Stands ready: 603,604,608
• Moved MI buss support at 605
• Wait on 609 location (radiation)
• Added support to old DCCT

• Bulk supply upgrade (on-going)
• DCCT cable connected
• On the list
• Magnet moves (305, 307) and survey alignment
• Elevation survey before and after collimator installation
• 800 transfer line vacuum work
• Vacuum maintenance
• Kicker repair; timing verification
• TOR330 repair
• BPM calibration
• Diagnostics maintenance
• MI-21 SA camera/TV repair
• Laser link vacuum maintenance
• Additional quad cabling and field check

Tevatron

Tevatron status as of August 24

SwitchYard

Continuing with maintenance work.

NuMI

• Completed water sampling August 20th
• Drain cleaning presently taking place in the pre target
• Installed new target pile air system humidity sensors
• Changed Pre & HEPA filters in target pile Air System
• Installed protective roof covers on strip line cage
• Re-started Horn 2 LCW and started leak investigation
• Target Pile Dehumidification Installation Project
• Completed installation of PVC condensate line in shaft
• Completed installation of electrical conduit in shaft
• Continue with chilled water pipe installation @ bottom of shaft
• Completed layout of 4” chilled water pipe in Upper Labyrinth
• Started installation of 4” chilled water pipe hangers in Target Hall
• Started planning & layout for duct work to Munter dehumidifiers

MiniBooNE

There was no work completed last week.

• Reverse Horn Polarity
• Take wipes.
• Reverse polarity of horn power supply.
• Test horn.
• Check Corrosion Tabs at 25m Absorber Next Week
• Unstack 9 blocks from 25m absorber.
• Retrieve corrosion tabs.
• Restack blocks.
• Seal cover.
• Change RAW DI Bottle (50%)
• Dry out horn (09Aug07)
• Check Leakage Current on Ion Pumps
• Power Supply Maintenance
• Toroid Work

MTA Beamline Installation

• Tunnel activities
• Janitors cleaned up the garage area
• Contractors started working on the cable tray installation
• Moved an existing turbo cart out of the way
• Some beam line components have to be installed in that area
• Shielding underneath hatch area
• Crane showed up last Friday (Aug 17 th)
• Shielding blocks were completely removed by early Monday morning (1.5 days)
• Crane was heavily used for:
• Lift 3 barrels full of concrete (old ramp)
• Lowering auxiliary equipment to aid the magnet installation
• Lowering all magnets in the tunnel
• Lowering all the LCW pipes, cable trays
• Lowering most of the big cable spools
• Next week:
• Crane/Iron Workers will be moved to another job site.
• Expect to return Tuesday (08/28)
• Parking lot will remain roped off during this time.
• Leveling the floor will occur during this time.
• Electrical Work

• Alignment
• Completed the network and stake out the MTA stub area
• Assisted on measurements for the core drill
• Next week:
• Check magnets stationing and elevation
• Core Drill
• Core drill of 3 blocks was successful performed yesterday
• Some other cuts were also done in order to get the right amount of shielding blocks for the new wall.
• Magnet Installation
• Being performed by Iron Workers
• 40% magnets in place
• 
  Remaining will be stationed today
• Next week: proceed with spool pieces after elements have been surveyed.
• LCW work
• Pipe fitters start their activities today!
• 1 day ahead of schedule! Not too bad for the MTA first week of tunnel activities.

Collider Detector at Fermilab

• Plugs bores sealed, dewpoint at -10 °C.
• Open up silicon to the outside with it cold
• ISL cooling repair commenced yesterday
• Supply and return lines cut and straightened
• Short straight shot to repair area with borescope and glue tube
• Storms: emergency radio didn’t seem to work, some flooding in the building

D-Zero

Toroid water leak repaired.

Alignment

Completed Jobs

• Recycler Task Manager: Oshinowo
• 5527 Optically align Recycler DCCT after installation. Date: 8/13/2007 Complete
• Tevatron Task Manager: Bocean
• 5494 As found low beta quads and separators at B0 Date: 8/06/2007- 8/08/2007 Complete
• 5495 As found low beta quads and separators at D0. Date: 8/09/2007- 8/14/2007 Complete
• 5498 Measure rolls on 111 dipoles and quads in Tevatron (48) Complete
• Un roll D16-1 quad when D-1 is warmed.(As Found) Date: 8/13/2007 Complete
• 5591 As Founds of the Roman pots at D0 4 of 6 Date: 8/13/2007 85% Complete
• A0 dump as found (no request for this job) Date: 8/23/2007 Complete
• Booster Task Manager: Oshinowo
• 5534 Align 24 Booster Corrector Magnets.( Long 19 Long 17 ) Date: 8/13/2007 Complete
• 5534 Align 24 Booster Corrector Magnets ( Long 21 Long 23 ) Date: 8/14/2007 Complete
• 5534 Align 24 Booster Corrector Magnets ( Long13 Long15 ) Date: 8/20/2007 Complete
• 5534 Align 24 Booster Corrector Magnets ( Long 11 Long 9 ) Date: 8/21/2007 Complete
• 5534 Align 24 Booster Corrector Magnets ( Long 7 Long 5 ) Date: 8/23/2007 Complete
• Main Injector Task Manager: Oshinowo
• 5563 AS found survey of Quadrupoles at 400, 402, 404 and the three Lambertson. Date: 8/13/2007- 8/15/2007 Complete
• 5554 307, 308 Collimators: Base plate survey Date: 8/16/2007 Complete
• 5554 307, 308 Collimators: Set travel and limit switches Date: 8/22/2007 Complete
• 5596 Magnet 614 had to be moved please realign. Date: 8/23/2007 Complete
• CMS Task Manager: Oshinowo Field Crew: O’Boyle.
• 5516 Survey the CMS F-pixel Half cylinder +Z2 in the Lab C Date: 8/09/2007 Complete
• D0 Task Manager: Oshinowo
• Stickmike survey of Muon system prior to opening of detector. This will include both CFs and EFs. Date: 8/06/2007 Complete
• 5524 VStar or Laser Tracker survey of North/South EF pedestals with respect to the sidewalk monuments. Date: 8/07/2007 Complete
• 5592 Elevation run in D0 before machine is opened. Date: 8/06/2007 Complete
• Linac Task Manager: Oshinowo
• 5468 Stake out the MuCool beamline component locations in the Linac and MuCool Test Area (MTA). Date: 8/08/2007 Complete
• P-Bar Task Manager: Oshinowo
• A4Q10 (LQA in Accumulator) has a water leak. An "as found“ Date: 8/09/2007 Complete
• 5595 An Accumulator multipole magnet (SMA) has developed an internal Date: 8/23/2007 Complete
• Nova Task Manager: Oshinowo

Next week’s schedule of work

• Tevatron Task Manager: Bocean Field Crew: Bradford, Adkins, J Wilson.
• 5498 Measure rolls on 43 dipoles and quads in Tevatron. These are magnets that cannot be measured with roll fixture. Date: 8/14/2007- 8/27/2007
• 5598 A0 dump as found (late request for this job) Date: 8/24/2007
• 5591 As Founds of the Roman pots at D0 4 of 6. Date: 8/24/2007
• 5506 As found crystal collimator at E0. Date: 8/27/2007
• As found TEL1 in transfer hall. Date: 8/27/2007
• As found TEL2 in transfer hall. Date: 8/27/2007
• 5594 As found Schottkies, Separators A17 straight. Date: 8/24/2007 Manager: Kyle
• Elevation run A-E sectors Complete Date: 8/14/2007- 8/28/2007
• Booster Task Manager: Oshinowo
• 5534 Align 24 Booster Corrector Magnets Date: 8/27/2007
• Main Injector Task Manager: Oshinowo
• 5554 4 collimators in the Main Injector at the 301, 303, 307, and 308 locations. Date: 8/24/2007-8/30/2007
• Nova Task Manager: Oshinowo
• 5475- Stake out new Recycler injection line (MI10)Date: 8/27/2007
• 5477-Stake out new Recycler RR30 quad positions for the Nova ProjectDate: 8/29/2007
• 5476-Stake out new Recycler extraction line (MI30) for the Nova Project Accelerator upgrade. Date: 8/30/2007
• MTA Task Manager: Oshinowo
• Shoot MTA shielding blocks after re-stacking them underneath the hatchway area.
• 5469 Rough alignment of the MuCool beam line components. Date: 8/29/2007
• CDF Task Manager: Bocean Not Scheduled
• ILC Task Manager: Bocean Not Scheduled
• P150 Task Manager: Oshinowo Late Request
• 5593 We had to move several magnets and multiwires to make up the ends on the cans for vacuum connections. They are as follows: The multiwire cans at 708 and 710. B2 magnets at the interface of 710 - 711 and the interfaces of 709 - 710, the serial #'s are BDM 883-1 BDM 835-1 BDM 879-1 and BDM 397-1. Date: 8/28/2007

Alignment and Metrology Home page

• http://ppd.fnal.gov/align/align.html

Mechanical

Janitorial work in the tunnels continues.

Cryogenic System

Tevatron at LN2 temperature except C4, D1, and E1 at room temperature

• Tunnel magnet cryostat vacuums at A15, A25, and D35 regions are of concern.
• TeV Cryogenic Transfer Line F2-F3 vacuum leak checked fine.
• CDF Cryo back on TeV Cryo Compr discharge/suction headers due to pond work

Cryo Operations

• 3 FRIG Mycom compressor (plus DZero & CDF Cryo) running with helium precooled to LN2 temperature flowing through magnet strings.
• CHL helium inventory management system operating (Tank Farm, Helium Purifier, A0 GHe Recovery) and Tank Farm has been purified; the helium losses are normal.
• CHL Nitrogen Reliquefier plant off and LN2 supply dependent on vendor deliveries to CHL LN2 Dewar tanks; deliveries are fine.

FRIG Maintenance

• 10 out of 13 wet expander flywheels have been replaced
• 10 of 26 wet/dry expander overhauls of cold ends are completed
• Various vacuum, instrumentation, and controls maintenance continuing

CHL Maintenance

• Coldbox-1:
• Charcoal Adsorber east unit regeneration at high temperature continues with cooldown starting today
• LHe Subcooler control valve removed for problem diagnosis
• Nitrogen Reliquefier plant maintenance in progress:
• Marley Cooling Tower cleanup/overhaul almost finished
• Rotoflow compressor aftercooler tube bundle being replaced
• Niagara cooling tower sumps were cleaned
• Various compressor and facility maintenance in progress

Controls

This Week

• AD Server Updates complete
• Database Table Update complete
• MAC & Computer Room UPS Maintenance complete
• Acc. Network Switch IOS Updates complete (120)
• Computer Room Prep work for 8/18 Switch replacement
• MADC II reset updates continue
• CAMAC Front End SLD Updates continue
• Continuing routine maintenance
• JAVA Engine Restarts/Updates
• Having to reinstall OS on Solaris workstations

Next Week

• Saturday 8/18
• Replace EOL Gigabit Network Switch with Cat6506 Chassis
• No AD general networking (desktops). 2-4hrs.
• Tuesday 8/21
• General Network (desktop) Switch IOS Updates
• VAX Clusters move to MAC Room
• 4 clusters, move one at a time, down 30 min/cluster
• Alarms server, Fileshare, Console page access
• Wednesday 8/22
• General Network Switch IOS Updates
• Upgrade Sup720 to Cat6509
• No Accelerator Division Network. 2-4hrs.
• Thursday 8/23
• General Network Switch IOS Updates
• Saturday 8/25
• AD Web Server Updates ~2hr.
• No Time Server, No Elog access, No node reboot capability

Get Requests In Now

• Hardware you want to use may not be readily available
• New infrastructure (links, clocks, networking) takes time
• Work has to get scheduled

FESS

Casey’s Pond

• Experts have discovered a leaking 16” valve that needs to be replaced
• Water will be bypassed through 10” valve during replacement
• Pressures will drop
• Experts will perform test with 10” valve before beginning work

Chillers

• Chiller #3 is off for maintenance
• HX3 is on as a replacement for Chiller #3
• There are no back pumps during this work

Poles

• 12 or 13 of the 19 poles have been replaced

TeV pond silt

• New intake ports have been built to minimize the silt problem

Safety

• Safety System Status
• Upgrade M02 - M05 Enclosure Interlocks 25%
• Upgrade Main Injector PLC Code and replace PLC Batteries 35%
• Replace Safety System DEC talk with ATT Natural Voices 15%
• Linux kernal 2.4 to 2.6 upgrade to Safety Data Acquisition System 25%
• Upgrade Meson Area Oxygen Monitors 0%
• Install Radiation Monitor Cables for the Muon Test Area 0%
• Replace Pbar Vault Key Tree Door Latches & add status LEDs 0%
• Route Key Tree release signals from MCR to Meson 0%
• A successful shutdown is getting our work done safely

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