The Advanced Photon Source
a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility

APS-UES Meeting Minutes - 03/15/2016

Attendees: Nena Moonier, Dean Wyncott, Wendy VanWingeren, and Patti Pedergnana

Nena Moonier

  • Bruno is working Clay’s 2-10 p.m. shifts yesterday and today.
  • The high school students that were going to be in the BSL-2 laboratory are now going to only be in the 431B laboratory.
  • Rossman will be bringing a BSL-2 virus to Sector 18.  It is approved by the IBC.  This experiment starts on Friday, 3/18.  The biosafety cabinet needs to be moved down to the beamline.
  • Bruce has a DOE audit with floor walk through today.
  • Tech Tuesday is today, Dean will go to 438.
  • The ANL State of the Union will be on Monday, 3/21.

Wendy VanWingeren

  • Klepeis and Scheckel are running radioactive samples this week.
  • There are a number of outgoing radioactive sample shipments.
  • There is an All Hands CAT and PSC division meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Patti Pedergnana

  • Scheck provided a high estimate for installation of two roof labyrinths at 2-BM.  A. Stevens and J. Cross are going to look into this.
  • 16-BM-D was searched and secured with the shutter closed and C. Park could not open the D door.  Patti cycled the doors and shutters and could not recreate the problem.
  • Patti will attend tomorrow’s Shutdown Planning Meeting at 0900.