US ITER-TBM Costing Activity Milestones

12 Aug 05 Costing Activity Initiated
31 Aug 05 WBS established for Level 6 and lower
Responsible persons for Level 6 and lower assigned
7 Sep 05 WBS for Level 6 and lower revised
9 Sep 05 Conceptual design summaries for DCLL and HCCB issued
6 Oct 05 Initial schedule and base cost estimate for WBS level 6 of DCLL and HCCB
27 Oct 05 Initial schedule and base cost estimate
for engineering design, procurement/fabrication, and ancillary equipment
7 Nov 05 R&D decision criteria established
30 Nov 05 Complete revised schedule and cost estimate
for WBS level 6 and lower (include contingency factor)
12–14 Dec 05 “Physical” Meeting
(all information about costing will be presented and discussed)
16 Dec 05 R&D priorities finalized
13 Jan 06 Initial Draft Costing Activity Report Due
15 Feb 06 Complete Draft of Final Costing Activity Report
8–10 Mar 06 Physical meeting (internal review of draft report)
10 Mar 06 Complete incorporating comments into the Report
17 Mar 06 Send Final TBM Cost Estimate Report to DOE
28 Mar 06 “External” review