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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.