The Filmetric/Nanospec is down. The power supply needs to be serviced. We expect it to be back online in approximately one week and we will post when its up.
Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility
In room 2320 the second bench from the door we had an acid spill in the storage area. The container was not in double containment, not properly labeled and the only identification marks were “XV2”. Using ph paper the acid level was 1 – 0. We believe the material was nano strip.
THE INRF IS NOT APPROVED FOR CORROSIVE ACID MATERIALS, ONLY SOLVENTS AND PHOTO RESIST
Facilities is working on getting the ventilation issues worked out but we still have no time frame as to when this will be resolved.
The pump for the Trion needs to be sent out for maintenance. The Trion will be down until further notice.
Jake will be holding his User Meeting tomorrow at 1:30 pm in EG rm 3311
The Inorganic bench is back up. The HF bench is still down until Facilities makes the adjustments to have it re-certified.
The HF bench in BION did not pass the annual inspection and will be down until we get it back to spec. The Inorganic bench has a leaky drain which will need to be repaired. We will make a post once the benches are available again.
The inorganic room will be down due to an acid spill under the bench. Once cleaned we will make a post and open up the room again
From Facilities:
“The failure to the high temp hot water loop to the campus has been repaired. We are currently warming the system to full operating temperature.
All affected systems will be back to normal service by 4:00am on Tuesday, June 16th.”
The INRF and BION will feel extra cold today due to a failure in campus high temp water system. If you think your projects will be effected please hold off intil this is resolved. We do not know when it will be back up. Below is the message from Facilities:
“At 1:30am, June 15, 2015, there was a failure on the high temp hot water loop to the campus. The entire system has been isolated. The systems affected during the shutdown include: building heat, industrial & domestic hot water, and steam generation for cage washers and autoclaves.
We are working to identify the failure and make the necessary repairs to bring the system back in service. We will send updates as information becomes available.”
Facilities will be performing maintenance on exhaust fans 7 & 9 this Saturday from 6am-2pm. The back-up fans should handle load while the maintenance is performed but please pay close attention to warning lights and anything unusual if you are working in the BION during this time.