From: Hutch Neilson
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 4:56 PM
To: Mike Williams; Lawrence E. Dudek; Ronald L. Strykowsky; Wayne T. Reiersen
Subject: Summary of NCSX on-site fabrication meeting of 11/22/06
Summary of NCSX On-Site Fabrication Meeting of Tuesday, November 22, 2006

1.  Cost and Schedule Trends and Issues  (11/21/06 data)

• Cost trends through VPI of A1 appear to have leveled off above estimated values.
• The cost growth is concentrated in the tasks from bag mold and sprue installation, through VPI and turnaround.  Are improvements possible by targeting these tasks?
• A2 schedule has suffered due to a string of recent minor changes: bag mold, crew re-organization, State of the Lab attendance, Secretary of Energy visit, miscellaneous. Some impact on A3 as well.
• A2 will go into autoclave next week (~Nov. 29). Goal is to have A3 in the autoclave before the Christmas holiday, potted if possible.
  

2.  Status of measures to improve performance

• Saturday second shift and extended weekday shifts have been suspended. No work over Thanksgiving weekend.
• Rose is getting quotes for Tee shirts for the winding crew. Hutch agreed to pay for them out of non-contract budget.
• A new technician has been hired and joined the crew. Some crew re-organization was done. May result in a short-term dip in productivity.
• The new winding fixture will come over next week and be installed in Station 3. B2 will be mounted in Station 3 when it’s ready.
  

3  Issues and follow-up actions.

• We are basically in good shape for parts.  New clamp parts will start arriving next week.
• Meggar unit borrowed from AC power is giving lower readings than ours, but still well above spec.  Ours is suspect, and is out for calibration / repair.
• VV heating/cooling mounting saddles mismatch vessel geometry at 20-30% of the locations.  The grade of grafoil used is an issue. Goranson is following up.
  

Hutch