sPHENIX discussion of the superconducting solenoid

[Kin Yip <kinyip AT bnl.gov>]

Hi,

This afternoon, I feel that my job has finally got started.  I've been talking with a few people including our ESSHQ Asso. Director Ed. Lessard
and Division Head R. Karol, the HP Group Leader Paul Bergh, and Al Pendzick et. al. 

I just walked with Paul Bergh to the area where the Babar magnet sits in Bldg. 912.  As of now, the area that the magnet
sits is in the Radiation Area and most area of that huge building is Radiation Area.   For that, you need the Rad. Worker 1
and C-A Access Training.   There is an area near the ERL is now "Controlled Area with TLD requirement" (let me call it "CAWT").  
This morning, when the magnet arrived, the HP actually deposted the area from "Radiation Area" to "CAWT".

You also need to sign a RWP (work planning) before you go to do work in the Radiation Area.

Somebody is talking about the possibility of making the area where the Babar magnet is a "CAWT" area.  But it's
probably complicated and difficult.  Because you may step into the Radiation Area without knowing ... and the ERL may be running
soon and there is a small chance that the "CAWT" may become "Radiation Area".   (  Even for a CAWT, you may still need the "C-AD User
Training"  and GERT to get the TLD. )  

I wonder how many of you don't have the Radiation Worker 1 training.  We can arrange C-A Access Training (the C-AD User training
for STAR/PHENIX physicists are not really that suitable) specially for this task.

To just to take a look, I can escort you --- I've done before ... but you can't work but just "observe".


Ed Lessard gave me a 5-10 minute lecture which has made me feel very important.  He's worried that there are 3 groups of people (C-AD,
Physics and Superconducting Magnet Div.) working in the Radiation area (or any area).   So, it's my job to (try to) make sure that
we don't have any "incident"/"accident" ...

So, we (... a lot of involvement D. Phillips here) may certainly need to do some work planning with our Work Control Manager Peter Cirnigliaro.
And we also need to pass Y. Makdisi's Expt. Safety Review Comittee ...

In this aspect, I'm like the so-called  Liaison Physicist (if not a safety officer) ...

The bottom line is that there will be rules / regulations in C-AD that you need to observe and deal with before you can come to work in Bldg. 912.
They may not be difficult but we can't ignore them :-)

If there is anything unclear, please come to talk to me and I'll try to sort this out.

Kin