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Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope
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1. Science/Technical Highlight (Anyone)
2. Photos (Anyone)
3. Directorate (Dave)
3.1 Activities
For the month of June, DKIST continued weeks 2-6 of OCP2.7 science observing.
The DKIST Directorate prepared for and presented to the NSF’s 2-year extension proposal review held June 4-6, 2024.
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DKIST operations carried forward approximately $13.82M in unencumbered funds into FY 2024 from previous years. A total of $14.00M in new funding has been obligated by NSF thus far in FY 2024.
Financial status of
DKIST operational expenditures for the current month were $2.47M
Total YTD expenditures for DKIST operations are $17.64M.
Total outstanding encumbrances are $10.61M.
The average DKIST spending for the past 12 months (burn rate; BR) is $2.51M / month.
4. Science Operations (Ali and Andres)
4.1 Status of Observing
4.1.1 Regular Cycle Observing
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5 Technical Operations (Paul)
5.1
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Site & Facility Status
5.
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2 General Site & Facility Repairs, Improvements & Upgrades
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Vestibule Design and Fabrication/Construction solicitation
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Reviewed 50% design package for elevator vent redesign
Corresponding with M3 on any questions they may have regarding the elevator vent louvers. Need to take more pictures when time and techs are available.
Completed Kick-Off meeting with M3 for elevator vent redesign. Sent out the precast sealant and elevator submittals.
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Power outage support/recovery; Restarted Regular, Generator, and UPS, communication, and thermal systems.
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Chiller 02 urgent troubleshooting, leak in system 2 resulted in lost refrigerant charge
JCI fixed cracked tee in System 2 discharge line and recharged refrigerant
RFQ for service contract, vendor rep visit onsite.
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Chiller 05/06 PM and troubleshooting visit
Both chillers wer tuned, topped off, inspected
Found a facility flow switch misbehaving
Both circuits on CH06 were low, circuit 2 had a leak at the pressure relief valve connection
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5.3 Electrical/Electronics/PLC and Facility Management System
5.3.1 Highlights of Recurring Preventative Maintenance Performed in October
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6 Instrumentation Operations (Bret, Friedrich, and Dave H.)
6.1 Optics
6.1.1 System Optics
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7 Data Center Operations (Bob and Alisdair)
7.1 Hardware Infrastructure
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