Injectors & LHC report S. Baird and M. Bernardini on behalf of OSS members 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini1

AD TE/EPC : removal old power supplies completed in the AD hall. TE/VSC : – UHM3107 and UVM3207 tanks : seals installation next week. – Ion pump change in still progress until early September. TE/MSC : BHN06: new CERN visit to manufacturer for first coil test this week. Waiting for feedback before final decision. An ultimate planning has been prepared, with delivery of the coils mid of October. In case of additional delay, the plan-B would consist in repairing BHN23 or 24. TE/ABT : – Provisional gasket installed for leak test in the workshop (TE/VSC). – Delay for the 2 KFI tanks reinstallation, fixed on 18/10 (compatible with the revised bake-out planning). BE/BI + TE/VSC – Replacement of MTV screen re-scheduled in week 39 and 40. GS/ASE : – Equipment for the new access point being delivered in the AD-hall. – A decision has been recently taken to first install a platform and consequently raise the access point by about 10 cm. So some delay in the planning, but not critical. Girder line 7000: manufacturing of the first 3 vacuum chamber in progress at CERN 30/08/2013 LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini 2 Power supplies removed in AD hall Access devices delivered

LEIR BE/BI: – Degasing tests in progress for the MTV screens (by TE/VSC). – Intervention on the 2 BIPM (Beam Ionisation Profile Monitor) on vacuum sector 5 still in preparation (waiting for new MCP cards). TE/MSC : – Repair of DHV12 encounters some difficulties, but could be fixed. – Installation back in the machine on October the 1 st is still expected. GS/ASE : – New access point being tested, on service week /08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini3 Vertical BIPM

PS Done – PS PSS Safety and Access System Installation : Doors from buildings 352 and 353 to the PS tunnel are now operational In Progress – CV Consolidation program: racks delivered, cabling and piping progressing well – The Septum 16 External Shielding program: work of 29 piles installations is on-going – EN-EL cabling campaign in progress – General equipment maintenance is going on: BI, RF cavities 10 MHz, beam stoppers (EN-STI) – Outside PS tunnel, chilled water campaign: Asbestos removal Building 355 Forecast – Access system installation 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini4 Valves installation on chilled water New PS access system Installation of piles

PSB In progress – PSB beam dump replacement project on schedule. The old beam dump has been successfully removed and transported to the ISR radioactive storage facility. Careful extraction of the 5 shielding blocks successfully completed. Restricted access to the PSB Machine during the extraction period. – CV consolidation and maintenance of CV, kickers, Septa, vacuum beam instrumentation, Magnet and Beam stopper, cabling campaign. – Replacement of PSB ring 32A electrical power sockets. – Installation of new cable trays under the false floor. New issue about the new installed BLM cables: non conformities outlined during the test campaign. Solution under study. Completed. – Integration testing of the new PPS (access) system Forecast – Installation of the public address cables & infrastructure – Replacement of the BI.SMH under preparation. Work and dose planning under preparation. 28/08/2013LSC - S. Baird5

SPS BA1 Irradiated cable campaign – The removal of the 2 shielding walls in LSS1 started on Monday of this week. Complete by the end of next week (as planned) – Installation of the new fibre optics systems will start on September 9 th A big thank you to all teams involved! *Identification of the cables has to be done during the coming month. If they are not identified by the equipment owners, then they will be removed and not replaced! TT10 Civil Engineering works The end plates for the new support beams started to arrive Installation of Beams is still scheduled in early September. 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini6 Other works – Cabling works – Installation of the Fibre Optics systems in BA6 have started. – Replacing of the main isolating valves on the cooling water ring-main is going on. Removal shielding wall

LHC - P1  P2 R2E – Pt1: – Left: Cabling progressing well, 3 weeks ahead of schedule. Piping: 1 more week needed. – Right: Piping: 1 week delay, will be recovered LSS1: – 13kA and 600A upgrade completed – Survey HLS maintenance in progress – DFBX: consolidation of current leads in progress – Survey smoothing is finishing Arc 12: – UPS replacement in RE 18 and 22, transport ok! – Cryo-magnets reconnection in progress – SMACC: IC W openings finalised M openings started (2 wks ahead of schedule) 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini7 R2E_Piping in UJ16

LHC - P2  P3 Point 2 – Cooling tower maintenance finished and SU maintenance will start soon – Cryogenic maintenance in progress LSS2 – Cable campaign completed – 13kA and 600A upgrade completed Arc 23 – Preparation for the modification of the HRL valves (UJ32) – Cryogenics and vacuum consolidation in progress – Magnet reconnection in progress – DN200: 60% installed – UPS replacement will start soon LSS3 – Installation of the cable trays ongoing – DFBA: Intervention on the Thermoswitch ongoing – 13kA and 600A upgrade completed 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini8 DN 200 Installation in 23

LHC - P3  P4 Arc 34 – Magnet replacement finished – Vacuum consolidation activities in progress – VSC beam vacuum blowing and endoscopy activities finished  < 1 debris/ magnet – CRG services modules consolidation in progress – SMACC: W bellows openings start in 2 weeks time, due to fast arrival M openings 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini9 Last Quadrupole installed Beam Vacuum Debris - Summary table Courtesy V. Baglin and J. Finelle

LHC – P4  P5 LSS4 & P4 – Flexwell and control cabling campaign completed – Water cooled cables consolidation in progress – RF maintenance and upgrade – New cooling tower installation will start soon. Arc 45 – All magnets replaced! – QRL: QRL X ray campaign finished The new deformed, not leaky compensator, on QRL header C being dismounted – VSC consolidation in progress 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini10

LHC – P5  P6 LSS5: – Modification of the cabling for TOTEM ongoing – Completion of the DFBAJ consolidation – 13kA upgrade completed R2E – P5 – Drilling: activity completed – Civil engineering: 1w ahead of schedule – UPS dismounting in progress Arc 56 – 2 nd Ball test realized – QRL Xray campaign finished: Compensator replacement foreseen in 2 weeks time – SMACC 11/14 vacuum subsectors consolidation completed; Non conformities still opened VSC leak test in progress W closure started LSS6 & P6 – Maintenance & Upgrade of chilled water in progress – MKD-MKB tests on beam1 and upgrade on beam2 – Cabling campaign ongoing – 3 TCDQ installed – 13kA upgrade ongoing 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini11 First W closure M lines VSC test

LHC – P6  P7 Arc 67 – QRL X ray campaign in progress – SMACC in progress: Splices consolidation almost completed Insulation boxes being mounted Welding M in progress Diodes consolidation in progress (60% achieved) W closure will start soon R2E – P7: – Cable trays installed and rack installation done – Fireproof racks some minor delay – UPS dismounting ahead of schedule – Smoke detector installation in progress LSS7 – Consolidation of the DFBA ongoing – 13kA & 600A upgrade ongoing 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini12 R2E_Detection Pipe installation

LHC - P7  P1 Arc 78 – Splices consolidation started – DFBAN and DFBAO ready for consolidation LSS8 &P8 – UPS replacement in progress – Installation of the 1 st MKI within 3 weeks – 13kA and 600A upgrade completed R2E - P8 – UPS waiting for tests – Ventilation control scheduled in October – Cryo and cabling activities ahead of schedule Arc 81 -DFBAP ready for consolidation -M opening finished 3 wks ahead of schedule -VSC beam vacuum non conformity on Nested Bellow 20L1- V2, being tested -QRL compensator  first replacement, beginning Sept 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini13 Nested bellow

General infrastructures 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini14 A maintenance of the 3G services (UMTS) in LHC will be performed on the 5 th and 6 th of September - The 3G services will be migrated to the new infrastructure deployed by Sunrise. - The download/upload capacity will be increased (basically doubled). The preparatory works to introduce 3G services in the injector complex are on-going (no impact mobile services) Project of technical network renewal in progress

Overall progress Injectors: on schedule, but to follow – AD – BHN06 coil manufacturing LHC – to follow – R2E - On schedule – SMACC – some delay – Cabling campaign – On schedule – Consolidation of the Water Cooled Cables – On schedule – Beam vacuum group activities underground in stand by waiting for equipment installation – to follow 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini15

LHC Overall Schedule – broken line 30/08/2013LSC - S. Baird, M. Bernardini16