From: Hutch Neilson [hneilson@pppl.gov]
Sent: Monday,
December 01, 2003 6:13 PM
To: Michael Zarnstorff; Wayne Reiersen; Bob
Simmons; Larry Dudek; Ron Strykowsky; Brad Nelson; John Schmidt; Hutch Neilson;
Jim Lyon
Cc: Dick Majeski; Mike Cole; David Johnson; Brent
Stratton
Subject: Summary of NCSX SIT Meeting of 12/1/03
Summary of NCSX System Integration Team (SIT) Meeting of
Monday, December 1, 2003
1. Vacuum Vessel Design and
Interface Issues
- Port configuration: WBS 1 design integration
activity needs to address the issue of accommodating the ICRF feeds, to see if
it’s feasible. It was decided to allow two more weeks to finalize the port
configuration. (Finalize by December 15)
ACTION: Dick Majeski provided updated ICRF
requirements to Mike Cole.
ACTION: Dave Johnson, Brent Stratton, finalize
WBS 3 requirements.
- Shell geometry: Issues are:
- Possible component interferences
- Narrow clearance (1.4 cm) between plasma and first
wall at the tightest location.
- Narrow clearance (<4cm) between plasma and first
wall at oblate cross section, potentially causing power to be deposited
there instead of the divertor.
Possible solutions:
- Modify plasma shape or aspect ratio magnetically to
increase clearance at the tight spots.
- Reduce PFC space envelope in tight spots (easy if
350C VV bakeout is adopted).
- Small model corrections (“tweaking”) to resolve local
problems. (A. Brooks)
- Re-segmentation to 6 segments (3x2/3-period,
3x1/3-period). A. Brooks will discuss on 12/3.
- Re-segmentation to 9? segments with joints made up in
field-period assembly and final assembly.
Physics issues will be discussed at meeting on
December 2 at 1:30 p.m.
Re-segmentation ideas will be discussed at WBS 1
meeting on December 3 at 1:30 p.m.
Cost and schedule impact of the
re-design effort to modify the segmentation needs to be estimated if it is
proposed. (ACTION: Brad)
2. Modular Coil Modeling and Analysis
Issues
A meeting will be held later this week to
assess the Hargrove, Brown, and Williamson modeling approaches, and decide on
the path forward for the project. The analysts (i.e. H.M.Fan) will be included
in the discussions and their needs will be taken into account to ensure we are
able to analyze what is designed.
ACTION: Brad, follow
up.
3. CD-2 Preparation
Plan
Most of the required documentation is already
in good shape. Outstanding tasks:
- Project Execution Plan: All signatories should be
reviewing content other than cost and schedule, which is highlighted in
yellow and subject to change after review recommendations are assessed.
Comments to Bob Simmons.
- EIR disposition plan: Assignees have been identified
by Schmidt, Strykowsky, and Neilson. Assignments will be issued Dec. 2.
Replies will be due to Bob Simmons.
- PBR disposition plan: Wayne and Hutch will identify
assignees. Assignments will be issued Dec. 2. Replies will be due to Bob
Simmons.
- Resource-loaded schedule incorporating baseline
changes. Ron is responsible.
- CD-2 approval document. OFES is responsible.
Proposed schedule agreed to with
DOE:
- Finalize disposition plans by Dec. 12.
- Finalize changes to the cost & schedule baseline
(including contingencies) by Dec. 19.
- Updated resource-loaded schedule and ECP by Jan. 9.
- CD-2 ESAAB, week of Jan.
26.
4. Next Lehman
review
We favor early May, 2004, which precedes the VV
and MC final design reviews. The plan is to use the Lehman review to
obtain necessary approvals for CD-3a.
ACTION: Hutch convey SIT
recommendation to DOE, and understand timing issues with respect to FDR’s and
CD-3 deliverables.
5.
Next SIT Meeting: Monday, December 8, 2003 (GHN to participate from
ORNL)
Summary by:
Hutch Neilson