Summary of NCSX SIT Meeting of Monday, Feb. 24, 2003
1. Announcements (Hutch)
* Gene Nardella (DOE-OFES) is the new NCSX Program Manager,
replacing Warren Marton who has been reassigned to ITER.
* Preparations for this week's Project Control Systems
Review, Feb. 27-28, are proceeding well.
2. Project Control Issues (Ron)
* Project will officially start April 1.
* Advanced Conceptual Design tasks will end, Title I design
will start, R&D will continue.
* Accounts will be updated to correctly capture costs.
* We need to estimate CE and Opex needs for the rest of the
FY at ORNL and PPPL.
* We need to review and adjust spending plans for the rest
of the FY, determine how much management reserve remains, and apply most of it.
Ron has the lead on these tasks. Engineering (Wayne) will
identify priorities.
3. Critical Technical Issues
* Plan for establishing the baseline VV geometry. (Brad)
-ORNL is generating a smooth VV geometry that
satisfies constraints specified by A. Brooks for assembly of the modular coils
over the vessel. The new geometry is expected to be issued this week.
-The next step will be to generate a first wall
surface. Physics goals are to have 4cm of SOL and at least 1cm envelope for
magnetic diagnsotics behind the first wall. Engineering will strive for this.
-The next step will be to generate reference
equilibria.
* Smoothing the waviness in the modular coils. (Brad, Mike)
-The first iteration (EO1) removed the waviness and
actually improved the physics properties. The second iteration (EO2) was an
attempt to increase coil-coil spacing but did not gain much, so a third
iteration is in progress.
-Each iteration takes about a day, physics checks
another day, and PIES magnetic surface checks about two days. A final coil
design by the end of the week is a possibility.
* Cooling configuration (Wayne)
-The copper strips with cooled clamps has been
confirmed as the baseline. Analysis by H.M.Fan has confirmed that performance
meets requirements. A manufacturing R&D activity is planned to determine
the best implementation approach. A SOW for this task is needed. ACTION: Brad.
4. Next SIT Meeting: Monday, Mar. 3.
Summary by:
Hutch Neilson