We will work on these issues and begin the process of tuning proton beam to the Lujan target during the next two weeks. Before we can deliver protons to the target, the final readiness assessment report must be sent from DOE Albuquerque to the DOE Los Alamos Operations Office who will authorize restart. The beam tuning and the delivery of the final report will take about the same amount of time. Other activities will continue in parallel with beam tuning. These activities were necessitated by an event last October that introduced radioactive dust into ER-1 and revealed that the drains were at least partially blocked since the construction of the Lujan Center.
Controls are now in place to prevent similar problems in the future.
We look forward to welcoming users of the Lujan Center, as well as continued operation of our WNR and Proton Radiography facilities. I thank you for the patience and support you have shown during this long interruption of research at the Lujan Center.