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Vault Conversion

Preparatory cleanup, 17th September 2001 - 18th February 2002

17th September  
The partitioned areas used for PDP storage. These will be removed. 20010917_3.jpg (161989 bytes) The view from the big blue doors with the corridor to the MG room on the left. This will be blocked up and all of this corridor will be in the controlled area. 20010917_8.jpg (149480 bytes)  
The new technical room for the air conditioning will block access to this emergency exit... 20011214_5.jpg (155146 bytes) ... which is maybe just as well since this is where it leads! 20010917_12.jpg (152412 bytes)  
This room (S-406) houses the original air conditioning equipment for the vault. This will all be removed. The unit at the back of the room serving the UPS batteries and telephone exchange will stay, but in the new technical room. The duct from this unit will be raised to provide more clearance.  
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This air-conditioning unit, and associated ducting, was added when the IBM robots were first installed in the vault. It will be removed and stored for use elsewhere at CERN.  
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These rooms (S-432 and others) housed the air conditioning system for the MG room (S-030). The ceiling is lower than the vault (as can be seen in the two pictures on the right) and is made from concrete poured on top of corrugated steel. This is the "dalle holorib" to be demolished.  
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4th December
The PDP storage areas have been dismantled, as has the partitioning hiding the gap above the dalle holorib. Dismantling of the false floor has started.
 
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10th December
The false floor is down and the Saleve side door has been removed. Unwanted cables in the MG room are being removed.
 
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14th December
Most of the old electrical cabling has been removed
 
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10th - 17th  January
Dismantling the air conditioning ducts.
 
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9th February
The cables from the UPS to the power distribution units in the machine room run through a wall that is to be demolished. These have to be rerouted for safety reasons and so the computer centre shuts down!
 
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12th February
Lifting up the air conditioning duct for the UPS battery room.
 
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All the walls marked for demolition (inside the MG room, the MG room and vault air conditioning rooms)  
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A picture of the rubbish and some general views.  
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12th - 18th February
Removing the original hvac equipment. The bits that are left will be removed once the wall has been demolished.
 
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18th February
An empty vault!
 
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