1. HIGH RADIATION TO MATERIALS: EXPERIMENTAL AREA DESIGN Ans Pardons HiRadMat review, 26 th of May 2011 Outline  Location of experimental area & services  Test zone  Test tables  Plug-in connectors  Integration cabling  Cooling test tables  Handling  Overhead crane  Handling of test tables  TED-type beam dump EDMS 1146738

2. Location of the experimental area HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 2 Beam line elements TA7 TNC  To TCC6 TNC TJ7 Sarcophagus with WANF collimator blocks (2011) HiRadMat cool down zone for test tables Primary beam line Test tables Cooled collimator Cooled beam dump Shielding 10 m Overhead crane (seen at downstream limit) All items in red will be treated in detail further-on Beam direction

3. Monitoring Location of test zone HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 3 Test stands, services & monitoring in test zone On passage-side wall opposite to test stand: - Gas connector for neutral gas (He or N 2 ) All along TNC: - Lighting - Compressed air - Overhead crane In TA7- TJ7, at ~25m from test stands - Overhead crane remote control - Power (220V) - Patch panel in signal rack Radiation Monitoring Beam Loss Monitors Beam Focal Points Test tables Services available in irradiation area Directly on test table: - Cooling circuit (30kW, 3m 3 /h, 9bar) - Power (4 kV/2.5kA) - Signal cables (50V/2A e.g. for camera, motorization, vibration measurement )

4. Test tables HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 4 Mobile table: geometry and services  Test table geometry  Mostly aluminium  Weight 450kg  Base plate 50mm thick  Available for test object:  Volume: 2 m x 0.7 m x (H) 1.5m (or cylinder of R=0.35m around beam)  Weight: 2000kg  Plug-in connectors  Remote handling with overhead crane  Test object mounted in surface lab 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 Mobile table Connectors Test object (e.g. LHC collimator) mounted on table as in lab

5. Table assembly HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 5  In surface lab: dummy base table to mount and align test object and to test all connectors (copy of tunnel table)  In tunnel: same base table as surface lab – stays in tunnel and its position is checked yearly (and copied on surface)  Remote plug-in connector types  Cooling circuit (LHC collimator-type, “Staubli”)  Signal “type 1” (LHC collimator-type, “Hypertac”)  Power (SPS magnet-type)  Signal “type 2” (spare, SPS magnet- type)  Auto-aligned in tunnel 4 4 Base table with connectors

6. Table assembly in tunnel HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 6 Integration in tunnel Reminder: Test objects must be contained, cable feed-throughs and portholes must be tight (user’s design, with CERN approval) Installation of table is 100% remote (overhead crane & camera system) Tables compatible with different sizes and types of test objects Cables arrive on the passage side and pass over to the test tables

7. Test tables HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 7 Mechanical guides  Base table: mechanical guides for remote installation  3 V- shaped supports per mobile table (Extra V-shaped supports allow for different table sizes)  Lab-tested (<0.1mm), tunnel exercises planned 1 2 3 1 2 3

8. Test table connectors HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 8  Type 2 signal connector only on base table (seen as future upgrade for mobile tables)  Power connector only on central table Cooling water Signal “type 1” Signal “type 2” (spare) Power 4kV

9. Test table connectors 9 Signal “type 1” connector box on mobile table  Signal connector box a. Burndy 28 pin round connector (F) b. Burndy 50 pin rect. connector (F) c. Coax BNC (F)  Replacement or repair  On mobile table (M)  in surface lab  On base table (F): dismount connector locally as bloc and disconnect at 1.5m  Remote connection is lab-tested, exercises in tunnel planned c ba connected approach Overview 3D-View of mechanical guides, water connector and signal connector

10. Integration cabling HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 10 3 parallel cooling circuits All cables from 3 test tables Spare cables Quick connector (LHC collimator-type) at 1.5m from table for easier dismounting or cable exchange Cable guides: Structure for passage of cables / personnel / vehicles TJ7 TNC Coax CK50 (plug-in under development)

11. Integration cabling HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 11 Cable guides  Cable guides:  Aluminium comb guides cables of all tables  Aluminium ramps and steel cover allow for safe passage  Cover and ramps in one piece, remote handling with magnetic lifting beam  Comb has hooks for remote dismantling

12. Integration cabling HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 12 Racks near TJ7 Cables from BA7 Cables from TNC TJ7 patch panel TJ7 TNC Cooling circuit rack (flow meters, valves) where 3 parallel circuits join Rack in TJ7 At TJ7 patch panel: Possibility for users to test connections and signals locally before start of beam (later no tunnel access anymore and only observation from control room) All cables from 3 test tables cooling circuits front To control room in BA7

13. Integration cabling HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 13  Control room location in BA7 known, detailed study ongoing Control Room Entrance to HiRadMat Cables from TJ7 patch panel Radioprotection Unit Room Users Control Room BA7 Surface building

14. Cooling test tables IEFC Workshop Mar. 22, 2011 14 (more details in presentation of Paul Pepinster/Magali Mendez) Ans Pardons Detection pressure drop  safety valves close B. Lacarelle, Y. Lupkins TJ7 TNC TA7, 9 bar

15. Handling equipment HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 15  7.5T suspended overhead crane with remote controller  Equipped with remote shielding block hook  Installed in 1994, completely renovated in 2010.  Extensive experience from WANF dismantling  Risk analysis done, followed by safety measures  Found to be very reliable Overhead crane TJ7 TNC

16. Handling equipment HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 16  Set of 5 PZT optic fibre network cameras on crane frame (also on lifting beam)  Cameras installed right before intervention  Viewing station with 4 screens in TJ7 Remote viewing system TNC TJ7 To material lift and BA7

17. Handling of test tables HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 17 1. From lab to test zone (non-radioactive object)  Surface lab: overhead crane to trailer  Trailer: from BA7  material lift  TJ7  TJ7: transfer to overhead crane  Remote with crane: TJ7  test zone in TNC Lab to test zone Custom-made trailer

18. Handling of test tables HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 18 Cool-down zone  Cool-down zone for test tables with test objects  Downstream in TNC, within reach of crane  5 places (supports) foreseen for 2011, 3 more for 2012 Downstream end of TNC  Test table supports  100% Aluminium  Mechanical guides for remote installation (also remote dismantling)  Handling exercises in tunnel planned

19. Handling of test tables HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 19 Test zone to cool-down zone 2. From test zone to cool-down zone (radioactive object)  Remote with crane: TJ7  cool-down zone in TNC  Remote with crane: place on cool-down zone supports

20. Handling of test tables HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 20 Cool-down zone to surface 3. From cool-down zone to surface (radioactive object)  Remote, with crane: cool-down zone in TNC  TJ7  Remote, with crane: place on trailer  Manually, protected by distance (and shielding if needed): TJ7  material lift  surface  Manually and in truck with container (and shielding if needed): surface  CERN radioactive lab for disassembly  When needed, followed by waste disposal (CERN)  If dose rate negligible  empty mobile table can be re-used

21. TED-type beam dump HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 21 Geometry, Location and Handling  Beam dump geometry and integration  Cooled and under nitrogen atmosphere (beam interlock)  Custom-made lifting beam  Pre-guiding upstream support  Guiding traces on shielding  Cameras on overhead crane  Procedures tested and optimized  Beam dump exchange: 100% remote

22. HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 22 Thank you for your attention – Any questions? High Radiation to Materials: EXPERIMENTAL Area DESIGN

23. Technical documentation HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 23

24. Alignment plug-in HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 24

25. Water connector – part 1 HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 25 Seal = EPR (ethylene propylene rubber)

26. Water connector – part 2 HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 26

27. Power connector HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 27  Material: Copper, aluminium (Antico 100), ceramic  Mass: 3.3 kg for the fix part and 9.1 kg for the mobile part.  Quantity: 2 (on table 2 only)  Maximum current: 2.5kA, maximum voltage 4kV  Maximum voltage: 4kV  Available only on stand B.  System: plug-in (standard SPS magnet supply).

28. Signal connector 50V (type 1) HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 28 Material:  Box: aluminuim EN AW-6082  Hypertac connectors : zamac and steel  Screws: steel  Cables : copper with kapton insulation (RadHard cabling) Maximum current: 3A Maximum voltage: 50V

29. Signal connector 50V (type 2) HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 29 Material:  Stainless steel: box, screws  Insulating material (stumatite, kapton, glass fiber) Mass: 3.5 kg for the fixed part and 3.5 kg for the mobile part Maximum current: 2A Maximum voltage: 50V

30. Overhead crane HiRadMat Review, 26 th of May 2011 30