Lessons Learned Study from the NSLS-II Storage Ring Magnet Procurement
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Photon Sciences
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
This document was compiled in response to the suggestion made by the DOE SC Review of the NSLS-II Project on April 2012, and reiterated at the Review in July, 2013. The main contributors to this document are the SR magnet teamA and other in-house participants in the WorkshopB referred to below that took place on April 11th and 12th 2012 at BNL. The contributions also came from some external participants, including representatives of some of the suppliers who attended the workshop. Manufacturing of the magnets for the NSLS-II storage ring (~850 units of 15 types) took approximately 6 years from the beginning of the conceptual design to completion of manufacturing in October of 2012. The production in the early years did not go smoothly, and a DOE Review Committee expressed concerns in November of 2010 about the potential of significant delays in magnet deliveries. In response, the project undertook three major mitigation steps: 1) enhanced oversight by assignment of one technical representative for each of the seven suppliers, 2) appointment of a senior BNL scientist as the manager of the SR magnet production, and 3) streamlining the decision-making process. These steps led to a successful completion of magnet production and delivery with almost all magnets meeting their stringent specifications.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- OSTI ID:
- 1480955
- Report Number(s):
- NSLSII-ASD-TN-121; BNL-209409-2018-TECH
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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