Alcator C-MOD Weekly Highlights
		      December 3, 1996



	Tests on the OH2L coax are complete and we are ready to begin
work on the OH2U and OH1 coaxes.  The force/deflection test of the coax
indicated proper operation of the central coax foot, as did a pressure
sensitive film test.  All TF lower arms have been cleaned and a new
layer of epoxy sealer applied.  The lower arms will be ready for installation
as soon as the G10 cover plates are re-installed.
	Work continues on the new RF transmitters.  PPPL is in the
process of cutting to size and terminating 6" coax components for the
installation.  Control wiring continues to be installed.  Fabrication of
10 out of the 14 fast control boards is complete.  These boards provide
antenna phase measurements, arc detection, plasma position feedback
to the Hybrid computer, and general fault detection.
	We continue to work on the power distribution system for the DNB.
Work on the 480 substation is progressing.  The power distribution panel
has been ordered, some cables run, and fuses have been specified for the 480
lines.  An oil storage container is being designed to hold the oil needed to
isolate supplies that must float at high voltage.  Work by the
University of Texas group continues on flange design and diagnostic layout.
They are also making progress on the new scanning probe that will be used
primarily for fluctuation measurements on C-Mod.  The location for the
probe has been determined, gatevalve control logic is being specified, and
vacuum hardware components are being selected.  We are delighted to report
that Bill Rowan of the University of Texas has relocated to the Boston area
to work full time at MIT.
	Prof. Anders Bondeson of the Chalmers University of Technology in
Sweden is visiting the PFC this week. He is setting up his resistive MHD code,
MARS, to analyze Alcator C-Mod data, in collaboration with Dr. Jesus
Ramos of the PFC Theory Group.