In the coming weeks we will be moving the cabinets and lockers located INRF cleanroom hallway in order for the new flooring to be installed. If you or your group have a locker or cabinet located there please come and clean them out for the time being. Once we find a new temporary location for the lockers you can return the contents. Please remove all items by Wednesday, May 4th. After that we will be cutting the locks and removing the items. See pictures below.
In the coming weeks we will be moving the cabinets and lockers located INRF cleanroom hallway in order for the new flooring to be installed. If you or your group have a locker or cabinet located there please come and clean them out for the time being. Once we find a new temporary location for the lockers you can return the contents. Please remove all items by Wednesday, May 6th. After that we will be cutting the locks and removing the items. See pictures below.
The INRF cleanroom will be open tomorrow (04/27) at 8am. We are still in the process of bringing tools back online but as of now most of them are still down. The MA6 is available and the Ebeam & STS should be back soon (we will let you know). Please come by the front desk and see Ryan so we can transfer your gown to the temporary gowning room at the end of the hall in rm2310. At this time there will be no after-hours access until the flooring has been completed and we are hoping to have a scope of work within a week or so.
We should have the lab mostly up and running by this Wednesday with exception of the Mark 50. We are in the process of creating a temporary gowning room where we will have the log-in computer, gowns, glove and so on until the new flooring is installed. The entrance of the gowning room will be through room 2310 located at the end of the hall (see map below). We will make another announcement once the room is ready. Thank you for your patience.
FREE COURSE!
Open to UCI students & Cleanroom Users! A basic introduction to the cleanroom and what goes on inside.
WHEN:
April 27th 11AM – 3PM
WHERE:
Calit2, Room 3008
INTRODUCTION TO:
To register for a course, visit www. inrf.uci.edu/courses. For any questions, contact Dexter Humphrey at dexterh@uci.edu
From Facilities:
Update on the progress made since Wednesday and the plan moving forward
– On Thursday NuAge and Plumbing sub cut open the wall on the third floor, installed a scaffolding system and replaced the defective parts. AGI was on site to address leaking issues and to relocate air movers and dehumidifiers. Tony Garrit (Central Plant) charged the line and the fitting was noted to be working properly now
– On Friday with the leak being fixed, AGI set up containment at the end of affected corridors and around lab equipment to protect from dust as the space starts to dry out. AGI will do their best to cover and create a barrier around the equipment identified in Fridays walk through with Jordan Terrones and Jake Hes, however the facility understands that there is the possibility that dust will still get on equipment unless it is completely disconnected and removed from the space.
– So far to note, floor tiles are going to need to be removed from W2310, W2311, W2314, W2315, W2318, W2320, & W2321 to see the extent of the water damage under the floor. As needed, flooring will be removed up to and around larger equipment and around table legs where items cannot be moved. Ceiling tiles will need to be removed in rooms W2310, W2312, & W2314 to see how far down the corridors the water travelled.
– On Saturday AGI will have a crew of 5 guys total to remove damaged floor and ceiling tiles. Due to the extensiveness of the work, AGI may need to have a smaller crew to work on Sunday.
– On Monday AGI will provide an assessment report of their findings and the extent of the damage.
– After that time, the university can begin to plan the remediation of the space.
– Central Plan was notified to shut down Eng. Gateway AHU’s 6 &7 that control cleanroom space.
– AGI brought in Negative Air Machines to limit the dust as the space begins to dry out.
– On Saturday AGI finished installing protection around lab equipment and began removing ceiling tiles and floor tiles from affected areas. As we began pulling up tiles the extent of how far the water travelled was realized and it was determined that AGI would need to continue work on Sunday.
– On Sunday AGI continues to remove flooring tiles
– Monday will consist of AGI wiping down the space of surface dust and providing assessment of their findings.
As of now the cleanroom is still closed and we will keep you updated if things change. The BION has not been effected and will remain open.
FREE COURSE!
Open to UCI students & Cleanroom Users! This is a basic introduction to the cleanroom and what goes on inside.
WHEN:
April 27th 11AM – 3PM
WHERE:
Calit2, Room 3008
INTRODUCTION TO:
To register for a course, visit www. inrf.uci.edu/courses. For any questions, contact Dexter Humphrey at dexterh@uci.edu
From Facilities Management:
To All,
We recently had a flood at Engineering Gateway – #321 on the west side of the building and as Project Manager I wanted to give everyone a brief overview of the progress of the clean up and the plan moving forward.I would first like to acknowledge efforts of the UCI staff who were able to be on site, specifically Amy Provorse(Skilled Trades & Construction Services), Tony Garrit (Central Plant), John Walker (Electrical Shop), Juan Tapia (Plumbing), Alvin Samala(EH&S), who all helped to address the issues in as timely a manner as possible.
After investigation the cause of the leak was identified as a burst chilled water pipe in the mechanical shaft of the 3rd floor between rooms 3312 and 3304. Due to location of the pipe, at this time we have not been able to get close enough to see if the issue is with the pipe, fitting, or connection in-between.
The leak was first reported around 11:00am on 4/12/16
While the source of flooding was the third floor mechanical shaft, water traveled to the adjacent rooms 3312 & 3304. Through the bottom of the shaft water penetrated the ceiling into the clean room area on the second floor located directly below. While rooms W2311, W2312, W2314 were the worst affected, water was found down the hallway as far as room W2329.Water also traveled down the exterior stairway and into the first floor mechanical rooms.
Currently the chilled water has been turned off at the building level and due to availability of parts will be repaired tomorrow. We are currently working with NuAge, our on site JOC contractor to handle only the repair of the pipe at this time.
Once the pipe is repaired, we can begin to fully dry-out the space and see the true extent of the damage. Currently Anderson Group International has been onsite vacuuming up water and setting up air movers and dehumidifiers. Water is continuing to drip down from the sealed ceiling and AGI continues to clean up as puddles appear. They require 48 hours once the pipe is repaired to dry out the space and provide an assessment. I would like to note that due to the self cove base of the flooring, and the walls and ceilings being constructed of laminated plywood, at this damage looks to have been contained to a small area.
Some damage to note is that the electrical breakers directly outside W2312 will need to be replaced and parts are currently on order by John Walker and should be installed Tomorrow 4/14. Water also has been found under flooring where welded seems were already damaged and repaired by tape.
Once we finish the water remediation and have the assessment from AGI by Monday 4/18, we will be able to determine the extent of the repair work and impact to the facility moving forward. At this time I cannot make an statement as to when I believe the facility will be operational.
We will continue to keep you updated as things progress.
Yesterday we experienced a flood in the first half of the cleanroom due to a break in the chill-water system. Thankfully it happened where none of the critical equipment were located. Facilities is working to clean up the water and bring power back to the cleanroom. Due to the extent of the damage we are expecting the lab to be down for the rest of the week and our hope is to be up and running early next week. We will keep you posted.
In other news, the compressed air system should be operational now (once the power is restored) and parts for the Trion, Mark 50 and Ebeam1 have arrived.
NOTE: BION was unaffected and will remain open.
Due to a flood in the cleanroom the INRF will be closed for the remainder of the day for cleanup. The BION will remain open.