Twelve personnel are at Pole as of 26 January: Erik Ejdepalm, Skyler Grulke, Sarah Johnson, Jake Nesbit, Chris Nielsen, Tom Nordin, Dave Pernic, Chana Sinsabvrodom, Kurt Studt, Åse Torgilsson, Paul Wisniewski, and Sam Wolcott. Summary ICU Team completed all work on the Mobile Drilling Structures (MDSs) for Field Season 1. Early next week we will …
For a second straight week, the ICU Team made incredible progress. Work on several Mobile Drilling Structures was completed and the buildings were delivered to the Seasonal Equipment Site and the berm. We made up ground with respect to the P6 schedule and are nearly back on schedule despite earlier setbacks. The team is pushing …
The Team continued to make good progress last week, but equipment problems during the Main Heating Plant Flush cost three days on this critical task. Delays to the flush also impacts progress on the Antarctic Rodwell Assembly and Tower Operations Site. We no longer believe we can complete all tasking, specifically related to the Tower …
Sixteen personnel are at Pole as of 12 December: Tony Carleton, Jeanne Edwards, Erik Ejdepalm, Skyler Grulke, Brent Folmer, Sarah Johnson, Jake Nesbit, Chris Nielsen, Tom Nordin, Dave Pernic, Chana Sinsabvrodom, Kurt Studt, Åse Torgilsson, Paul Wisniewski, Sam Wolcott, and Xu Zhai. Team members participated in the Station Talent Show, enjoyed an exceptional Christmas Dinner, …
With help from ASC, we installed a temporary bypass in place of the broken Generator 1 thermostatic valve discovered last week. A replacement valve is being hand carried by our 2nd half-deployers. Following repairs, our team ran Generator 1 and conducted load testing through the Power Distribution Module (PDM). ICU Team completed a temporary …
Early in the week, ASC completed grooming the Cryo site and we received an additional nine Mobile Drilling Structures (MDS). Team effort focused on finishing set up of our Cryo, Mobile Expandable Container Configuration (MECC), and Shop worksites. As we received our MDSs, we worked to route power to each …
Our first full day at Pole we spent getting oriented, including getting our computers online, receiving radios, and visiting key personnel to coordinate ASC support. Saturday was our first full work day. We started by visiting and inspecting key equipment and Mobile Drilling Structures (MDS). After lunch, the Shop and MECC were delivered to the …
Personnel at PSL are preparing for the first field season of the IceCube Upgrade project at the South Pole in Antarctica. It’s a place like no other in the world. At the center of the Antarctic continent, the South Pole is a barren desert of snow. It boasts some of the lowest temperatures in the …