Alcator C-MOD Weekly Highlights
				Oct 1, 1996


	We have over the last week made steady progress toward
disassembly of the machine.  The top cover and the first two tiers
of igloo blocks have been removed.  All diagnostics and cabling from both
the upper and the lower vertical ports have also been removed.  The cryostat
is now completely disassembled, and we have gained direct access to the machine,
horizontal ports, curved bus, outer coax connections, and all the LN2 cooling
tubes.  We have removed the top cover and made a first inspection of the
upper TF arms, which appears to be in very good condition.  Over the next
few days we will continue to remove the remaining bus, horizontal ports, and
coax components, after which the cylinder will be removed.  Removal of the
upper TF arms and wedge plate will then allow access to the OH coax terminal.
	We have continued to monitor the resistance of the OH2 upper
joint as a careful disassembly and inspection is performed.  The OH2
bus insulation, coax clamps, and curved bus have been removed without affecting
the resistance.  A boroscope inspection down the center of the coax showed
nothing abnormal with either the coax or the instrumentation.  A similar
inspection of the outside of the coax indicated that the bolts attaching the
coax to the coil terminal were still sound.  A fixture has been built and
installed around the coax so that measurements of position and deflection
can be made for comparison to earlier data.  We have also begun to run
thermal and electro-mechanical simulations of the OH joint in an effort to
model the increased contact resistance observed.
	An invessel inspection indicated that the plasma facing components
held up well during the last run period.  Some melting around the edge
Thomson scattering viewing slot in the outer divertor will require attention.