[BNC-all] Hazardous Gases Shut Off at BNC

[John Weaver]

Users of BNC cleanroom and laboratories -

 

Until further notice, all hazardous gases in the BNC are shut down.  This is
necessary to fully troubleshoot the fault that caused the evacuation earlier
this morning.  Please see Coral for status of the systems affected by this
shutdown.  Inert gases are still available, and all processes not using
hazardous gases may run as normal.

 

I will send another e-mail when the gases have been restored.
Unfortunately, I do not have a timeframe in which that will happen - it
depends on the length of time it takes to solve the problem.

 

For your information, the evacuation this morning was caused by an active
alarm in the exhaust of a gas cabinet.  While initial troubleshooting points
to a good probability that it was an actual leak, that has not been fully
determined at this time.  More definitive information will be available when
the troubleshooting has been completed.

 

Again, notification of the system restoration will be given both by e-mail
and Coral status.

 

Thank you for your understanding,

John

 

John R. Weaver

Facility Manager

Birck Nanotechnology Center

Purdue University

(765) 494-5494

jrweaver at purdue.edu

 

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