Diamond Annual Review 2023/24

13 D I A M O N D L I G H T S O U R C E A N N U A L R E V I E W 2 0 2 3 / 2 4 been used this year to bring in dedicated effort for data analysis and information management, which formed two dedicated new teams in these areas. This has allowed plans for the architecture to mature across the depth and breadth of the project. Whilst the ultimate aim of the pillar is to harness the brightness of the new Diamond machine and enable flagship capabilities, it will gradually realise a continuous streamof incremental benefits, steadily reducing technical debt and addressing critical obsolescence, whilst unlocking new capabilities deployed with greater flexibility and extensibility. Based on science opportunity, the pillar will implement exemplar services within the new software architecture to enhance Diamond and de-risk Diamond-II. The pillar has developed an underlying plan to support these aspirations and enjoyed several early successes consistent with this approach throughout the year (see reference SSCC section which has a substantially more detailed update on 1.3 ). Buildings and infrastructure New buildings and infrastructure are key elements of the Diamond-II Project and there has been significant progress with these in the last year. The contract for the newDiamond Extension Building (DEB) was placed at the end of Deember 2023.Work started on site in January 2024 and has progressed rapidly since then. Figure 7: Diamond Beamline Controls and DAQ engineers visit to NSLS-II in September 2023. The DEB (see Fig. 8) consists of two adjoined buildings. DEB1 will host the magnet, vacuum vessel and girder assembly preparation areas for Diamond- II, with offices and labs on the first floor, while DEB2 is a storage area for the completed girder assemblies of the new storage ring. Some significant modifications need to be carried out to the existing plant that serves Diamond, in particular the demineralised water cooling circuit which cools many components of the storage ring and beamlines. It is planned that these modifications are carried out in advance of the main shutdown for Diamond-II and so far three cells of 24 have so far been successfully completed (see Fig. 9). Project management Diamond’s well established project management processes have been reviewed and developed in view of Diamond-II. A Project Execution Plan and Project Controls manual have been agreed, building on Diamond’s existing Project Management Framework. These processes have been implemented, including a governance structure of Pillar Board meetings and Project Board Meetings, with a regular sequence of monthly reporting. Our project management processes were evaluated by an independent international Cost and Schedule Review in March 2023, as well as by a Government Gateway Review, both with successful outcomes. The Diamond-II Sponsor Group convened for the first time in November 2023 and now meets on a quarterly basis. The Diamond-II Sponsor Group is a committee approved by the Diamond Board and chaired by the Diamond-II SRO with delegated authority and accountability for oversight of the project. There has been and will continue to be significant procurement activity in this stage of Diamond-II. A supplier conference was held to engage with suppliers and provide insight into requirements. A comprehensive monitoring and evaluation plan has been drawn up with smart targets within a framework for benefits realisation. The aim of this framework is to monitor the activities, output delivery and direct outcomes, intermediate benefits and long-term impacts as set out in the theory of change from the Diamond-II project investment. Data gathering and monitoring has commenced, baselines have been formed and a FMDV case study has been completed as part of the benefits evaluation. Figure 9. Recent modifications to the demineralised water cooling circuit in preparation for Diamond-II.