[Halla_min] Hall A Minutes (3/12/2013)

[John LeRose]

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-JJL

John J. LeRose
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
12000 Jefferson Ave.
Suite 4, MS 12H3
Newport News, Va. 23606
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Minutes of Hall A Group Meeting March 12, 2013
1)	Thia Keppel
a)	From the senior staff meeting:
i)	There is a movement afoot to establish an Accelerator 
Technology Laboratory. Start with 5 MeV beams upgradable 
ultimately to ~20 MeV. Would be useful to Accelerator and 
Physics
ii)	NSAC meeting last week:
(1)	New facilities all go A rating for Physics
(2)	FRIB got an A for readiness to construct
iii)	There is an ongoing review of the efficiency of the 
decision making process. One of the things wanted is an 
electronic database for proposals etc.
iv)	LDRD: ~29 proposals are expected. ~3 will be awarded!
b)	CREX is having a workshop/collaboration meeting Sunday-
Tuesday (3/17-19)
i)	See http://www.jlab.org/conferences/crex
c)	Hall A Coordinating Committee has met:
i)	Elections are upcoming
ii)	Nominations are being sought
iii)	PAC 40 proposal deadline for Collaboration 
consideration is April 15
iv)	See e-mail from Seamus of March 12, 2013
2)	Robin Wines
a)	12 GeV:
i)	Continuing support of the Compton upgrade (spool pieces, 
pole extenders, etc.)
ii)	Supporting Raster system
b)	DVCS/GMp:
i)	Detector frame support and extension flange is in the shop
ii)	Getting parts in
iii)	Need information on the single hole collimator 
iv)	Wire target, will order parts when Dave Meekins give 
the OK.
c)	SBS:
i)	Designing the magnet cutout
ii)	Coil finalized (drawing up)
iii)	Checking configurations for the magnet opening
iv)	Whit analyzing brackets for the counter weight
v)	GRINCH on hold, turning attention to HRS detectors
3)	Ed Folts
a)	Target chamber installed
b)	Inventorying equipment this week
c)	Continuing work on cryogenics in the Hall
d)	New controls for box collimators
i)	Having software support issues
4)	Bert Manzlak
a)	Reminds that Hall A Safety training (The Walkthrough) is 
only good for Hall A. If you work in another Hall you need 
that Hall?s safety training. May need the training to go 
into another Hall unescorted.
b)	Hall B is now a ?Construction Area?. Strict rules (hard 
hats, eye protection, etc.)
c)	There was a recordable injury last week in Hall D. Worker 
was on loan from engineering with work restrictions. Those 
work restrictions were not adequately communicated or 
adhered to (investigation is ongoing). Take away message is 
make sure your supervisor is aware of any work restrictions 
you have. Where work restrictions apply there can be no 
expectation of privacy. Responsibility is on both sides, the 
worker and management should see that work restrictions are 
adhered to and make sure all work restrictions are known. If 
you have a work restriction that you think should no longer 
apply, get a full release from Dr. Chandler before working 
outside those restrictions.
5)	John LeRose gives a talk on the ?Status of SBS?
a)	See http://hallaweb.jlab.org/news/minutes/RC_Summaries/SBS-
3-12-13-jjl.pptx
b)	Reviews what is SBS
c)	Gives status for SBS Basic and SBS Neutron Form Factor
6)	-JJL