Facility Updates

Portable Particle Counter

Portable particle counter demonstration shows how strong an influence user activity and behavior have on the particular contamination that reaches a sample.

SAMCO RIE Prepares for Installation

The new SAMCO fluorine-based reactive-ion etching has been bulk-headed in 6U and we're now getting ready to install gas lines, vacuum pumps, exhaust, and qualification.

12/09 construction update

Since the last update in June the following work has been completed: 13,000 lineal feet of underground conduit were installed; 2,100 lineal feet of chilled water pipe were installed; 250 welds were x-rayed; 3,375 cubic yards of concrete for slurry wall were placed.