Summary of NCSX System Integration Team (SIT) Meeting of Monday, November 17, 2003

1.  FY-04 Schedule Risks

We followed up on corrective actions from the Nov. 10 meeting

• Brad reported that he has secured the services of Martin Brown, a contract engineer who is an expert with Pro/E, to work on modeling issues. He has worked on the prototype modeling.
• Tom Brown’s model of the Type C winding form is a significant step forward which has gotten the MCWF prototyping activity back on track. Kudos to the WBS 1 team.
• Hutch plans to visit ORNL Dec. 8-9 to meet with Brad, Jim, and the ORNL team. One agenda item will be ORNL’s resource planning to address critical FY-04 design tasks.
• Brad reported that the MCWF suppliers are starting to look at the manufacturing issues in more detail and are providing feedback.
  

Still open:

• Have we permanently solved the MCWF modeling problem?
• Should there be a Pro/E modelers’ expert workshop to develop a plan for coming up with a permanent solution?
• Analytical resources to augment Steve Chae.
• Are we getting adequate heads-up on potential MCWF manufacturing difficulties (e.g., machining) so that we can try to address them ahead of time?
• Do WBS 3 and 12 have a handshake on the schedule for finalizing the VV port configuration?
  

2.  Budget and Work Plans for FY-04

Actions/Responsibilities

• The WAFs need to be approved. Wayne can approve them.
• Issue instructions for finalizing the WAFs (Ron)
• Continue to follow up on open work planning issues from previous SIT meetings. (Ron, Wayne, WBS managers)
  

3.  Next SIT Meeting: Monday, November 24, 2003


Summary by:
Hutch Neilson