Wayne presented project responses to the issues identified by the recent ISM re-verification review. Highlights:

• Identify PPE and other hazard controls as “safety notes” in manufacturing procedures, and have the JHA refer to them. Revise our procedures and JHAs accordingly. Action: Larry.
• Add a signature page to the JHA to facilitate legible signoff. Review all NCSX manufacturing facility JHAs for completeness. Action: Larry.
• Incorporate safety controls for hydrostatic and pneumatic testing procedure ENG-014 into appropriate NCSX procedures, e.g. As safety notes. Action: Chrzanowski.
• The Lab response should complain about nit-picking of round-off approximations in the relief valve settings in issue CF4-5, Action: Wayne
• We have created a new autoclave access procedure to document safeing requirements, including LOTO checklist, to permit access. Also un-safeing requirements.
• Take credit for “toolbox” meeting on LOTO and confined space in Issue CF4-7.  Action: Wayne
• Provide NCSX response as input to Lab response via ES&H Div.  Action: Wayne
  

Wayne summarized conclusions from recently completed cold testing of C1 coil.

• Cryostat cooling performance fell short. Some changes will have to be made in the design of the stellarator cryostat cooling system. More cooling tests may be needed. If so, we would probably use the CTF and C1 coil, but without energizing the coil.
• Coil cooldown performance between pulses confirmed our modeling.
• Deflectometer measurements were in agreement with structural modeling calculations.
• Strain gauge data are not understood. For this reason, we were not able to compare structural model calculations with local stresses, an important goal of the testing.  A concern exists that we might not be able to determine the structural limits of the stellarator, if we have not validated our model and are unable to make reliable strain gauge measurements.
• It was determined that a technical peer review of the results was needed before we could decide whether or not additional testing is required.  We will hold a peer review once we have finished our investigation of the strain gauge data, probably mid-August.  Responsibility: Wayne.
  

• A recent DOE letter expresses concerns about project contingency utilization trends and scope reductions. It requests a set of analyses by Sept. 15, including cost control measures, an ETC and risk-based contingency update, and estimate of upgrade costs to support the research program.
• A  project plan for providing the requested analyses was issued and discussed.