| Radiation
Damage Worries |
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| • | Cables:
frequent replacement of HV cables and |
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| connectors for ion pumps. |
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| • | Hoses: valve
actuator hoses have failed and are now |
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| being replaced with stainless steel. |
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| • | Kicker magnets:
A kicker which recently failed |
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| showed signs of radiation damage to the potting |
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| rubber. |
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| • | Main magnet insulation: No main magnets have |
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| failed in 30 years, but… |
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| • | Installed radiation “dose tabs” around the ring in |
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| January shutdown to get a real estimate of dosage. |
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