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General power cut in Cluster I building

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General power cut in Cluster I building

On 8 May, we will be working in the Low Voltage Panels room in the Basement of the Cluster I building. This room serves the whole Cluster I building.

The work aims to improve the safety and reliability of the power grid in Cluster I, replacing the switching systems on the generators and adding protection against external surges.

So, we will have to switch off power temporarily for some of the work and to test the new switches.

This will affect each laboratory in a different way:

  • Laboratories in modules C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5, SCC rooms (except EMPBB41, EMPBBC53, EM01BC41 and EM01BC43), Crystallography Platform (EMS1B43), Server Room SAI1 (EMS1B41) and Ibercom Room in the basement of the Offices Cluster building. General power off and working with generators for 3 hours, from 8 am to 11 am. After that, we will have to run several tests switching from the power grid to the generators (with temporary power cuts). While we are on generator power, standard voltage power lines will not be in use.
  • Laboratories in modules A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5, Animal House, Biomodule, Cold Storage EMS1A24 and EMS1A32, corridor lighting and Server Room SAI2 (EMS1B41). General power will be on but there won’t be any back-up generators for 3 hours, from 12 noon to 3 pm. After that, we will have to run several tests switching from the power grid to the generators (with temporary power cuts).
  • Standard Voltage Server Room (EMS1B41). General power off for 2 hours, from 9 am to 11 am. Standard voltage power lines will not be in use.

So, please don’t use any equipment that isn’t absolutely necessary.