Newsgroups: sci.physics.plasma
From: WOLFE@CMOD2.PFC.MIT.EDU
Subject: Alcator C-MOD Weekly Highlights

Alcator C-MOD Weekly Highlights
October 13, 1994

The maintenance/repair period is continuing. Good progress on re-assembly of
the machine was made this week.

The upper dome was installed, and the drawbars, which connect the dome to the
cylinder, hydraulically pre-tensioned. The tokamak structural assembly is now
complete.

All of the horizontal port extensions have been installed, torqued up, and
leak-checked.

All of the bus work and coax connections to the lower PF coils have been
completed and inspected. The coils were hi-potted and rung successfully.

All cryogenic connections to the lower half of the machine, including TF, PF
and structure cooling, were completed and inspected. The lower half of the
cryostat has now been raised into position.

Last week Dr. Garry McCracken attended the DOE Plasma Facing Materials
Meeting, in Pleasanton,CA, and presented a review of relevant C-MOD results.
There is considerable interest in the C-MOD experience with high-Z
plasma-facing components, as well as in the C-MOD divertor design.

Earl Marmar and Bob Granetz made presentations at the TPX Diagnostics Review
in Austin this week. Miklos Porkolab is making a presentation at the TPX PAC
meeting, also in Austin; Bruce Lipschultz is attending this meeting as a
member of the PAC.