NARAC Users Group Meeting May 2, 2005

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NARAC Users Group MeetingMay 2, 2005
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box
808, L-103 Livermore, CA 94550 bpobanz_at_llnl.gov
http//narac.llnl.gov
University of California
This work was performed under the auspices of
the U.S. Department of Energy by University of
California, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory under contract No. W-7405-Eng-48.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
UCRL-PRES-211829
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Agenda

• Review items from the last meeting
• Status of DOE orders concerning NARAC
• Documentation and Information sharing
• NARAC System updates
• Since Oct 04
• Planned for the rest of this fiscal year
• iClient 2 .0 status
• Questions

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Review

• Review items from the last meeting
• Create an email list serve narac-doe-users_at_lists.l
  lnl.gov
• Initiate Newsletter Working on the format,
  content and delivery method
• Conference calls or Web Meeting Testing ATT Web
  Mtg
• Documentation Some under HELP on NARAC Web
• Training Material Guides located on NARAC Web
• Beta Testing by users Beginning this fall with
  iClient 2.0

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Order Status

• DOE Notice 153.2
• Expired 8/11/04
• Guidance Will be wrapped up into new order.
• DOE Order 151.1x
• Out for review June 05 approval date?
• Guidance NARAC connectivity wording from 153.2
  used verbatim in the new order no need to
  change current policies regarding NARAC use.

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Documentation

• Update Notes under Help on the NARAC Web.
• Getting Started and Users Guides
• Standard Plot Information guide and Emergency
  Response Guide on NARAC web.
• Publications soon to be available online
• Still in progress is documentation on assumptions
  and NARAC model users guides

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Past System Updates

• Central System
• Version 15.5 Nov 04
• Centerline distances at set levels (can be set by
  site)
• iClient 1.x
• Version 1.5.1 Jan 05
• Retry software to assist in products transfer
  during faulty internet connection
• NARAC web
• Version 1.7 Oct 04
• Save Report as .pdf, .png or .jpg
• Meteorology (observed or gridded) viewable as a
  layer
• Added Web Logs
• Version 1.8 Jan 05
• Rubber banding zoom
• Added Chemical Spill Release
• Added Predefined Scenarios for Biological and
  Chemical Releases
• Version 1.9 Apr 05
• Centerline, Meteorological and Field Measurement
  Data may displayed in/downloaded from a Table
• Added Field Measurement visualization
• Added Sprayer Release and Predefined Scenarios

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Future Updates (Central System)

• Central System
• Version 16.0 (currently testing)
• ASP (Application Server Platform) Orbix upgrade.
  
• Q2 (rebuilt questionnaire xml to allow new
  release types)
• Version 16.1 (summer)
• Improved Field Measurement capability
• Reworked Consequence Reports
• Version 16.2 (fall)
• Add resuspension capability
• Lodi-Foc (New nuclear detonation code)

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Future Updates(iClient 1.x)

• iClient 1.x
• Version 1.6 (currently testing)
• Ability to Print Consequence Reports properly
• Sr-90/Y-90 hybrid and Sr-90 (Pure) options
• dpm/100cm2 unit added for field measurements
• Improved error log
• Probing of time series products
• Fix bug that cause inconsistency between plot and
  legend in report

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Future Updates(NARAC Web)

• NARAC web
• Version 1.10.0 (Late June)
• Nuclear Detonation Release Type
• Updated Consequence Reports (in coordination with
  Sandia)
• Version 1.11.0 (Fall)
• Support for iClient 2.0

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iClient 2.0 Status

• Currently included
• Basic, Explosive, Fire, Chemical Spill, Stack
  Plume Rise and Sprayer scenarios adding Nuc Det
  soon.
• System and User Defined Scenarios
• Visualization of Plume, Observed and Gridded Met,
  Field Measurements, Plume Probing
• World-wide mapping
• Reports, both 1 page and Consequence Report
• Ability to organize runs
• Improved Error Reporting
• Integration with the NARAC Web
• Expanded User preferences
• Import/Export Runs
• Hotspot (non-interactive)

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iClient 2.0 Status (Continued)

• Not Yet included
• Moving Sources
• Site Specific Maps
• Map Probing
• Mixtures
• Interactive Hotspot/Epicode
• Field Measurement Entry
• User controlled plot output control
• Detailed Questionnaire

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Questions?

• Is there anything needed that doesnt appear in
  the schedule or should happen sooner?
• Is there interest in using NARAC for Hazard
  Assessments?