I enclosed the message from Tom Kirk outlining the precise nature of the RHIC 24 hours stand-by Flemming ------------------------------------------------------ Flemming Videbaek Physics Department Brookhaven National Laboratory tlf: 631-344-4106 fax 631-344-1334 e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov ----- Original Message ----- From: "tom kirk" <tkirk@bnl.gov> To: "Lowenstein, Derek" <lowenstein@bnl.gov>; "Roser, Thomas" <roser1@bnl.gov>; "Pile, Phil" <Pile@bnl.gov>; "Satogata, Todd" <satogata@bnl.gov>; "Lessard, Ed" <lessard1@bnl.gov>; "McNerney, Andy" <mcnerne1@bnl.gov> Cc: "Rosen, S. Peter" <Peter.Rosen@science.doe.gov>; "Kovar, Dennis" <Dennis.Kovar@science.doe.gov>; "OFallon, John" <John.OFallon@science.doe.gov>; "Steadman, Steve" <Stephen.Steadman@science.doe.gov>; "Crawford, Glen" <glen.crawford@science.doe.gov>; "Marburger, John H." <marburge@bnl.gov>; "Paul, Peter" <ppaul@bnl.gov>; "Aronson, Sam" <aronson2@bnl.gov>; "Radeka, Veljko" <radeka@bnl.gov>; "Harrison, Mike" <harrison@bnl.gov>; "Palmer, Bob" <Palmer@bnl.gov>; "Busza, Wit" <busza@mit.edu>; "Harris, John" <John.Harris@yale.edu>; "Videbaek, Flemming" <videbaek@bnl.gov>; "Zajc, Bill" <zajc@columbia.edu>; "Kirk, Tom" <tkirk@bnl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 11:50 AM Subject: Standby Status for the RHIC AGS Complex for 24 Hours > . September 11, 2001 11:45 AM > > To: C-AD Managers and Others > > From: T. Kirk ALD-HENP > > Subject: Standby Status for the RHIC AGS Complex for 24 Hours > > As a result of the terrorist attacks perpetrated on the U.S. > this morning and the subsequent need to implement DOE Security > Level 2 throughout the Laboratory, I have ordered the RHIC AGS > Facility into 'Standby' status for 24 hours, pending full > understanding of the threat to the U.S. and potential for harm > to the facilities. During this period, the RHIC refrigerator > will continue running as normal but the RHIC and AGS experimental > operations of the machines for physics and/or for accelerator > development will cease until 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, > September 12, 2001. This decision was taken after consultation > with C-AD managers. > > During the interim period, the staff of the RHIC AGS facility > will maintain their work shifts as assigned by the managers of > the C-A Department who have received verbal instructions in > more detail than is given here. They are also authorized to > disseminate the information in this direction within the C-AD. > The RHIC and AGS experiments have been notified in person at > their control rooms of this decision. They have also been > informed of the national air travel shutdown and the quaranteen > of New York City today and urged to make personal accommodations. > > Other departement and divisions under the HENP Directorate will > continue operations while making sure to respond to the requirements > of the Security Level 2. The requirements of this security level > have been communicated to the managers of the Physics, Instrumentation > and the Magnet Divisions. > > More information will be provided as it becomes available. >
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