From: C.A. Gentile [cgentile@pppl.gov]
Sent: Thursday,
January 15, 2004 1:15 PM
To: Bob Simmons;
rstrykowsky@pppl.gov
Cc: wreiersen@pppl.gov; eperry@pppl.gov;
ggettelfinger@pppl.gov
Subject: NCSX new startup plan ( 6.5
months)
Importance: High
Bob, Ron,
I'm formalizing the new startup plan in the TEP.
The following is an overview of the new startup plan which now
includes.
The startup of NCSX with e-beam mapping and cryo coils will take 6.5
months.
In addition the definition of startup is a bit different now.
The original 3 month startup plan assumed that construction was completed
prior to the NCSX Test director taking control of the device.
The new 6.5 month startup plan now has some construction activities
(the assembly of the cryostat) occurring in parallel with the startup
activities for the device.
In addition, the e-beam mapping activity (during startup) will most likely
make a plasma.
As a result of this we will need to secure a limited Safety Certificate for
the e-beam mapping activity.
We will also need to install rad-monitoring devices during this
activity.
Post e-beam mapping and in parallel with the installation of the cryostat
we can submit for an Operational Safety Certificate.
Required Resources For Startup
The new NCSX startup ( with e-beam mapping + cryostat) will take ~ 6.5
months to complete.
The additional 3.5 months (from the original plan) includes the
following;
- 2 months of e-beam mapping.
- 1.5 months to install the cryostat + cryostat PTP.
Thus 3 months (for the items in the original plan) + 2.0 months for the
e-beam mapping and 1.5 months for cryostat installation (+ cryostat PTP)
= 6.5 months for NCSX Startup
During the time of the e-beam mapping additional staffing will be
required in addition to the original staffing presented in the TEP. The
new staffing requirements for the entire startup are presented below ( in the
staffing section of this memo).
- Cryostst installation;
During the
e-beam mapping the cryostat should be prepared such that it does not interfere
with e-beam mapping test but is ready to be installed immediately after the
e-beam mapping is completed.
There are currently two cryostat configurations which include; a
multi-piece modular cryostat or a single piece cryostat which will have foam
place on it after installation.
It may be that increased cryostst installation activities can be
accomplished in parallel with the e-beam mapping if a modular cryostat
configuration is employed. The cost of the cryostat should remain in the cryo
WBS and is not part of the (new 6.5 month) startup cost.
Documentation
The TEP now includes 2 additional PTP's that need to be in place prior to
first plasma. These include the PTP for the e-beam mapping and a PTP for the
cryostat.
These PTP's are now listed in the revised NCSX Test & Evaluation Plan
(TEP) and should be costed in the appropriate sub-systems WBS.
Thus there are now 54 documents required for NCSX startup and first plasma
which now include 15 PTP documents.
Staffing for a 6.5 month startup;
The cost for the 6.5 month startup is exclusively labor.
The following are the labor requirements for the 6.5 month startup
- Startup personnel for a 6.5 month startup duration.
NCSX Staff
- 1 Test Director
@ 0.75
FTE
- 1 Chief Operations Engineer ( COE) @
0.75 FTE
- 1 Project Engineer
@ 0.65
FTE
- 2 Machine Technicians
@ 0.75
FTE
- 1 Physicist In Charge
@ 0.75
FTE
- 1 Physcist
@ 0.40
FTE
Sub System Staff
- 1 Water Systems Technician
@ 0.65
FTE
- 1 AC Power Engineer
@ 0.50
FTE
- 1 Computer Engineer
@ 0.65
FTE
- 2 FCPC Technicians
@ 0.65
FTE
- 1 MG Operator
@ 0.65
FTE
Please note this does not include the labor associated
with the installation of the cryostat.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Charlie
Ron,
Nothing yet and my attempts to
call Charlie unsuccessful )no phone message).
I will keep trying. He
was supposed to provide his input yesterday.
Bob S.
Bob
Simmons
NCSX Systems Engineering Support Manager
Princeton Plasma
Physics Laboratory (PPPL)
Tel #: (609) 243-2766
Fax #: (609)
243-3030
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Strykowsky
[mailto:rstrykowsky@pppl.gov]
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:47
AM
To: Bob Simmons
Subject:
Bob, Have you gotten anything from
Charlie yet? His cost AND schedule input
needs to be reviewed with Erik to
establish a startup schedule. I talked
with Erik and he wasn't sure what
Charlie had in mind. Ron
--
Charles A. Gentile
Head, PPPL Tritium Systems
Princeton
University
Plasma Physics Laboratory
P.O. Box 451
Princeton, New
Jersey 08543
USA
Tele #
609-243-2139
FAX #
609-243-3248
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