• A good plan is in place to prepare for the FDR. Additional resources have been brought in. The schedule is fixed. The only free parameter available to control schedule risks is scope.  We need to keep working to identify the minimum scope of the review, and be sure the essential preparation tasks and deliverables are clearly defined and being worked.
• A comprehensive list of pre-FDR peer reviews and FDR deliverables was presented by Brad at the 2/23 SIT meeting. There is a consensus that the list needs to be pared. Responsibility:  Wayne to lead in identifying the crucial peer reviews and indispensable deliverables.
• It was argued that a Winding Pack configuration peer review and wrapping up the Port Configuration peer review have high priority. The latter is planned for Friday morning, March 12. Responsibility: Brad.
  

• We are underspending at both PPPL and ORNL this FY and need to identify the labor resources needed to expedite critical tasks and, if possible, pull work forward from future years. The following were discussed:
  
  • Electrical design  (designers)
  • Coil winding R&D, tooling, etc.  (Chrzanowski to identify needs)
  • Vacuum vessel joint R&D.  (Viola to identify;  anticipate needing machinists and welders)
  • Fabricating modular coil hardware, e.g. clamps, chill plates. (Chrzanowski to identify)
    
• Brad stated that an additional design engineer has recently come on board at ORNL.
  

• The following schedule was adopted:
  
  • March 21,   Commit to review dates and start recruiting the reviewers.
  • May 10,  Post all review documentation that the reviewers need to review in advance.
  • May 11-13,  Dry Runs
  • May 14,  Presentations to Pamela to post.
  • May  14,  Teleconferences with the MCWF and VVSA subcommittees (see what questions they have).
  • May 19-20,  FDR at PPPL.
    

• Good progress has been made recently in resolving the critical issues. Category I issues (problem but  no plan) are moving to Category II (problem being addressed) and III (problem resolved).  The latest critical issues list is at
  

http://ncsx.pppl.gov/NCSX_Engineering/Management/Critical%20Issues/CriticalIssuesStatus.xls.

• Conductor deformation issues: recent tests found keystoning greater than expected.  Coil twists and bends may distort the winding pack due to previously underappreciated geometrical effects.  It may be necessary to change the conductor dimensions again. This is an issue for the winding pack configuration peer review.
• Port adapters.  It was decided that, as a rule, ports will have a first flange just outside the modular coil shell, for maximum flexibility. A stainless steel port adapter with the same cross section shape will extend from the first flange to outside the cryostat.  The port adapters are the responsibility of WBS 12, but are not expected to be included in the VVSA contract. Diagnostics (WBS 3) and other users are responsible for identifying exceptions or special requirements.
• Coil test facility:  operations may be over-constrained by the NSTX operating schedule. Action: Hutch to discuss with Gettelfinger.
  

• Draft ECP-5 proposes to reduce contingency by $600k, to $15.3M, less than 25% of work remaining.
• Project is underspending in FY04. A substantial increase in spending in the remainder of the FY will be necessary to spend out.  Flexibility is limited due to caps on discretionary spending at PPPL.  Project is working to identify labor-intensive tasks and available labor resources. Actions: Hutch arrange meeting with Mike Williams and Rich Hawryluk to address NCSX resource needs at PPPL.  Wayne identify any needs not currently captured in FY04 WAFs.  Brad work the issue at ORNL.
• Management reserve stands at $2.2M.
  

• Delinquents are reminded to sign the documents requiring their approval.