h3. User cycle : 2016/03 - Nov 15th - Dec 16th

* MOM : Ed Overton who has (today) handed over to Melissa Uchida.

* MICE is fully staffed (24 hours / day) to the end of the user cycle.

* Been operating since Nov 17th

** Nov 18 - Nov 23 : LiH materials programme

** Nov 24 - Nov 28 : Straight track running

** Nov 29 - : LiH materials + emittance reduction measurements

* Allowing BLOCs to be shifters at the same time has helped with BLOC scheduling

* Running has been largely smooth. 

* Major issues to date :

** ISIS instability

** One of the pumps supplying cooling water to the conventional magnets failed leading to continual conventional magnet trips (problem has been understood and mitigation in place, if not fixed)

* Operational (not to mention personal) concerns over non-delivery of UK grant and imminent disappearance of expert personnel.