The scope of the FY17 milestone involved entering the TCM into stage one mockup at the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) and completing initial testing. While the TCM head was designed and partially fabricated in FY16, the ancillary equipment and software for standalone operation at the IMCL still required development. The tasks required to prepare the TCM for stage one mockup included: 1develop cell feedthroughs for both optical and electrical signals, 2 -design and construction of a film

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... ness monitor, 3 -drafting an equipment qualification plan, 4 -develop an integrated equipment rack to house lasers and instrumentation, and 5 -develop coding instrumentation software for controlling the TCM. Enter TCM and Associated Equipment into Stage One Mockup iv Date