Summary of NCSX System Integration Team (SIT) Meeting of Monday, October 31, 2005

1.    Safety Awareness

• Higher traffic and activity levels in the NCSX manufacturing facility increase the risk of safety violations or accidents. Larry listed some measures being taken to reinforce awareness of hazards and rules.
  
  • Radiation Work Permit procedures will be reviewed at meetings.
  • Current practice is that materials brought into the test cell can be removed within 24 hours without being surveyed. Action: Larry confirm with Health Physics.
  • Toolbox safety meetings on pertinent topics. Ladder safety was a recent topic.
  • E-mail reminders will be sent to project staff, including ORNL participants and all PPPL supervisors.
  • Improved signage.
    
• All SIT members have a responsibility for safety leadership on NCSX.
  

2.    Risks

• Preliminary coil manufacturing issues identified through TRC dissection. (Wayne)
  
  • Main concern is apparent shift of the top two layers of turns away from the tee, possibly due to low clamping pressure being applied through the cooling tubes.
  • Epoxy impregnation appears to be very complete. There are some localized issues where the bag mold may have interfered.
  • A project response plan and assessment for the Lehman review will be developed. A meeting is scheduled for this purpose on Nov. 1 at 11:00 a.m. Responsible: Wayne.
    
• MC parts availability beyond C1. (Larry)
  
  • C2 cladding will be manufactured in-house. There are no other parts issues at this time.
    
• Parts management for MC, TF, and FPA. (Wayne, Larry)
  
  • The intent is to produce Bills of Materials (BOM) for all jobs and use them to manage parts deliveries. Wayne is considering the appointment of a parts coordinator to be responsible for ensuring on-time availability of parts to support these jobs. Action: Wayne propose a plan.
    
• Vacuum vessel parts design and procurement.  (Wayne)
  
  • This was the subject of a meeting on October 31, documented separately.
  • Procurement of the SXR modifications for the spoolpiece needs further discussion.
    
• FY-06 work plans. (Wayne)
  
  • A baseline plan has been developed and will be presented at the Lehman review. Some fine-tuning is needed reduce risks. Detailed planning of vacuum vessel design and procurement is a leading example.
    

3.    Management

• October job status meeting will be Tues., Nov. 8 in the morning. Job managers will be encouraged to review job cost reports as part of their preparation.
• Lehman review: all presentations and documentation are posted. Thanks to all an excellent product, delivered on time..
  

4.  Next SIT Meeting: Nov. 14.

Summary by:
Hutch Neilson