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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ P E R S O N A L R A D C O M ║ ║ ║ ║ (A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT RADIATION PLUME DISPERSION COMPUTER MODEL) ║ ║ ║ ║ O P E R A T I O N S M A N U A L ║ ║ ║ ║ F O R S H A R E W A R E A P P L I C A T I O N S ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ooooooooooooooooo ║ ║ __OOOOOOOOOOoooooooo°°°°°°°°°° ║ ║ \ / ║ ║ │ │ ╔oooooooooo ║ ║ │ │ ┌──────┐║ ║ ║ │ │ ├°°°°°°┤║ ║ ║ │________│ ┌───┴┴──┤ │║ │» ║ ║ //\/\/\/\/\\ ▄│ ▐│ ╞╝ ▄███ │ ║ ║ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ║ ║ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Developed by: ║ ║ ║ ║ George J. Reed ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ REED CONSULTING SERVICES ║ ║ RR 4 Box 105 ║ ║ Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ (814) 695-6828 ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ (Copyright @ 1986 - 1994 by George J. Reed) ║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ >>> N O T I C E <<< --------------------- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware prin- ciple works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a Compuserve message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PERSONAL RADCOM OPERATIONS MANUAL ║ ╚══════╦════════════════════╦═══════╝ ║ FOR SHAREWARE DISK ║ ╚════════════════════╝ INITIAL SETUP ------------- For Floppy Disk Users: First, make a back-up copy that you can use for your working copy by using the DOS diskcopy command. (You can then use the original disk to make copies for friends later on.) Next, you must install the program on a hard drive using the installation routine described below in the "For Hard Drive Users" section. This will allow the program files to uncompress and be setup for use. Then using the DOS copy command, copy all the files in the RADCOM subdirectory to a 3 1/2" floppy disk with the exception of the PRC1.EXE and PRC2.EXE files. (Refer to your DOS manual on how to copy files from one drive to another.) Sorry, but the floppy drive installation routine is no longer available. Due to the widespread use of hard drives and the com- plexities involved with maintaining the floppy drive installation routines, it was no longer considered worthwhile to maintain them. For Hard Drive Users: First, make a back-up copy that you can use for your working copy by using the DOS diskcopy command. (You can also use the original disk to make copies for friends then later on.) Then, using your working copy of Personal RADCOM, put the disk into the A: drive, then at the A> prompt type INSTALL C: (or D:) and press the Enter (Return) key. This will place the program into a separate subdirectory called RADCOM on your hard drive (either the C: or D: drive). STARTING THE PROGRAM -------------------- For Floppy Disk Users: Simply put Disk 1 into the floppy drive and at the DOS prompt for the drive type PRC and press the Enter key. Page 1 of 8 ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PERSONAL RADCOM OPERATIONS MANUAL ║ ╚══════╦════════════════════╦═══════╝ ║ FOR SHAREWARE DISK ║ ╚═════╦════════╦═════╝ ║ Cont'd ║ ╚════════╝ STARTING THE PROGRAM (Cont'd) ----------------------------- For Hard Drive Users: At the C> prompt, simply type PRC and press the Enter key. DATA ENTRY ---------- Once the program starts, the first screen will ask some initializa- tion questions, such as date and time (which when dealing with plume dispersion modeling is an important factor for determining concentration and plume length), if you have a color monitor or not, and if you want your printer (preferably a dot matrix with color ribbon) to printout the results. Once past this and the title screen, you will begin to enter the actual plume release data. Before discussing the data entry, let's first review how the program is setup. It is essentially modulized as follows: 1. Meteorological data entry 2. Design Basis Accident selection 3. Elevated or ground level release data entry 4. Field sampling data entry 5. Off-centerline calculation selection 6. Plume location depiction selection Personal RADCOM comes with a Help routine that is noted on a screen when first going into these modules (2, 3 & 4 above start at a common module thus one Help screen is presented for them). If you would like to review the concepts behind the purpose or application of the module you're entering, you should press function key "F1". This will load the Help program. You may then select a specific topic for review or review all the material prior to going into the next data entry module. The Help routine even has a small event simulator, which steps through a basic nuclear power plant accident sequence. (Note, this may not work well on high speed computers. If you have a turbo switch and can slow down your machine, go to the slowest speed since it will make the event simulation easier to follow. On the opposite spectrum, if you have an old, slow machine, the event simulation may take forever!) Page 2 of 8 ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PERSONAL RADCOM OPERATIONS MANUAL ║ ╚══════╦════════════════════╦═══════╝ ║ FOR SHAREWARE DISK ║ ╚═════╦════════╦═════╝ ║ Cont'd ║ ╚════════╝ DATA ENTRY (Cont'd) ------------------- The first data set to enter is the meteorological data. A default set of values will automatically occur, but you can change them. For example: Data Requested Value Range -------------- ----------- Elevated wind direction 0 to 360 0 = North 90 = East Ground level wind direction 0 to 360 180 = South 270 = West (in degrees) (Direction wind is Elevated wind speed Breezes coming FROM) Ground level wind speed are typically (in mph) below 10 mph * Elevated stability class Three methods (Is the breeze * Ground level stability class Three methods calm or wild?) STABILITY CLASS Standard Title Selection Elev. Delta T Ground Delta T Deviation -------------------+---------------+----------------+------------ Extremely Unstable < -3.6 < -1.2 > 22.5 Moderately Unstable -3.6 to -3.2 -1.2 to -1.1 22.4 to 17.5 Slightly Unstable -3.2 to -2.9 -1.1 to -1.0 17.4 to 12.5 Neutral -2.9 to -1.0 -1.0 to -0.3 12.4 to 7.5 Slightly Stable -1.0 to 2.8 -0.3 to 1.0 7.4 to 3.8 Moderately Stable 2.8 to 7.6 1.0 to 2.5 3.7 to 2.1 Extremely Stable > 7.6 > 2.5 < 2.1 Delta T = Differential Temperature in degrees fahrenheit Standard Deviation = An average of wind direction fluctuations * Note: You only have to choose one of the three methods. The easiest of course is Title Selection. The other two methods are available for the more technically oriented. After completing the meteorological data entry section, you can then calculate radiation dose projections based on: 1. Design Basis Accident default parameters, 2. Elevated release plant meter reading inputs, 3. Ground level plant meter reading inputs, or 4. Field Monitoring Team meter readings. You could first press `1' if you want to perform an initial dose assessment calculation based on FSAR (Final Safety Analysis Report) design basis accident default values. Page 3 of 8 ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PERSONAL RADCOM OPERATIONS MANUAL ║ ╚══════╦════════════════════╦═══════╝ ║ FOR SHAREWARE DISK ║ ╚═════╦════════╦═════╝ ║ Cont'd ║ ╚════════╝ DATA ENTRY (Cont'd) ------------------- It will then ask you if it is for a Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) or a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), since each has its own particular design characteristics and thus design basis accidents. Once you select which type of reactor you would like to calculate readings for, the program will then allow you to select the specific type of accident. They are: Pressurized Water Reactor Boiling Water Reactor ------------------------- --------------------- 1) Control Rod Drop 1) Control Rod Drop 2) Refueling Accident 2) Refueling Accident 3) Loss Of Coolant Accident 3) LOCA in Drywell (Elevated) 4) Steamline Break Outside 4) LOCA in Drywell (Ground) Reactor Building 5) Steamline Break Outside Reactor Building LOCA = Loss Of Coolant Accident Once you choose the accident type, the program will then display the radionuclide mix associated with this accident and that will form the source term for the radiation dose calculations. If you didn't want to try calculations on design basis accidents, then you could try determining the radiation release source strength based on Elevated, Ground Level or Field Monitoring parameters. You must choose one of these three. Then simply enter values as prompted by the computer screens that appear. When entering data, don't use commas. For example, if you are entering a large number, it can be entered as: WRONG RIGHT ----- ----- 3.5 X 10^5 3.5E5 350,000 350000 Once you've entered all the parameters correctly or chose a design basis accident in which to base the calculations, the program will display the dose calculation results giving the downwind distances with the dose rate amounts in millirem per hour, the cumulative dose (based on release duration) in millirem, and the amount of hours before a Protective Action Guideline (PAG) is reached. Page 4 of 8 ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PERSONAL RADCOM OPERATIONS MANUAL ║ ╚══════╦════════════════════╦═══════╝ ║ FOR SHAREWARE DISK ║ ╚═════╦════════╦═════╝ ║ Cont'd ║ ╚════════╝ DATA ENTRY (Cont'd) ------------------- The results are for whole body as well as thyroid projected doses. These values can be correlated to government standards for when protective actions should be taken as follows: Value Protective Action -------------------------------- ------------------------------------- 1,000 mRem whole body dose ──┐ or ├────────── Shelter in home or vehicle 5,000 mRem thyroid dose ──┘ (Close windows/turn off air conditioning or vents) 5,000 mRem whole body dose ──┐ or ├────────── Evacuate the area 25,000 mRem thyroid dose ──┘ (Gather up children and pets/ take minimum articles) The time to reach PAG becomes important in the decision making process for an evacuation. For example, if the projected dose is high enough to order an evacuation of the public, however, the radioactive cloud is expected to reach them (Hrs To PAG) in one hour which doesn't give enough time to actually evacuate the people; and the release duration is short (one half to two hours long), then it would be better to order the people to shelter until the radioactive cloud (plume) blows on by. Because of the dose reduction provided by the walls of the people's homes (shielding), in this case even though the radiation levels of the cloud are high enough to warrant an evacuation; if people tried to evacuate while the cloud was passing by, they would receive a higher dose than if they waited it out sheltered in their home. The overriding factor in the decision-making process is to take the action that gives the lowest possible radiation dose to the public. Looking at the above case in a different respect, if there was time enough to do an evacuation before the radioactive cloud reaches the public, then that would be the order, since this would result in lower exposure levels than sheltering would provide. Page 5 of 8 ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PERSONAL RADCOM OPERATIONS MANUAL ║ ╚══════╦════════════════════╦═══════╝ ║ FOR SHAREWARE DISK ║ ╚═════╦════════╦═════╝ ║ Cont'd ║ ╚════════╝ DATA ENTRY (Cont'd) ------------------- After evaluating your final results screen, the program then asks you if you want to calculate off-centerline readings. What this pertains to is the radiation levels of the plume as it spreads out or widens. The dose rates given in the final results were based on plume centerline or the area of the highest radiation dose rates. However, as the plume (or radioactive cloud) moves along in the breeze it is diluted and tends to spread out and thus the radiation levels in these portions of the plume are lower than the centerline readings. That is what this portion of the program calculates. This is important to the decision-makers during a radiation emergency, since it enables them to see what areas will be affected with high doses of radiation; and thus, how many adjacent communities may have to be sheltered or evacuated. If you say "N" or no to performing off-centerline calculations or if you've completed them, the next thing the program asks you is if you want to display the plume location. If you say "N" or no to this, the program will then ask you if you want to stop (exit the program) or do a recalculation using new parameters. If you say "Y" or yes, then you will be asked to enter the time when the radioactive release started. Normally, if this were a real emergency or a controlled simulation, the release start time may be one to two hours before you started this computer session or slightly after you started. This is mainly because if no release of radiation is occurring or is ready to occur then there would be no emergency and no need to use this program. So if you logged into the program initially at 9:00 am say, then you could enter a release start time in a range of around 7:00 to 11:00 am. If you logged into the program at 2:00 pm, then a range of about 12:00 to 4:00 pm would be logical. To enter a time figure at this point it has to be in the military format. For example, if you were entering 7:00 am, you would simply type 7:00 and press the Enter key. If you were entering 1:00 pm, then you would have to type 13:00 and press Enter. Proper entry of the release start time at this point is important because the computer will use this time, along with the current time, and the wind speed (entered in a previous module) to determine how far out the plume has traveled and how long it is. Page 6 of 8 ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PERSONAL RADCOM OPERATIONS MANUAL ║ ╚══════╦════════════════════╦═══════╝ ║ FOR SHAREWARE DISK ║ ╚═════╦════════╦═════╝ ║ Cont'd ║ ╚════════╝ DATA ENTRY (Cont'd) ------------------- Once you've completed displaying the plume location, the program will then ask you if you want to stop (exit the program) or do a recalculation using new parameters. If you say "S" or stop, then you exit the program and go to DOS. If you say "R" for recalculation, then you will be permitted the chance to go back through the program and change any of the entry parameters. Enjoy! ---------------------------------[END]----------------------------------- Notice: You are licensed to use the Shareware version of Personal RADCOM for a trial period not to exceed one month. You must register the program if you continue to use it after this time. There is NO technical support for non-registered users. Written inquiries will be ansered as time permits. Suggestions for improvement are openly welcomed. ┌──────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ Personal RADCOM is the property of: │ _______ │ │ ____|__ | (R) │ George J. Reed │ --| | |----------------- │ │ | ____|__ | Association of │ REED CONSULTING SERVICES │ | | |_| Shareware │ R.R. 4 Box 105 │ |__| o | Professionals │ Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 │ -----| | |------------------- │ │ |___|___| MEMBER │ (814) 695-6828 │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ To register program for continued use: $ 20.00 │ │ To receive further documentation: $ 30.00+ │ │ To purchase the source code: $ 75.00+ │ │ To obtain custom modifications: $ 50.00/hr*│ │ + $15.00 shipping fee * $100.00 minimum │ │ (PA residents add 6% sales tax) │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Page 7 of 8 ╔═══════════════════════════════════╗ ║ PERSONAL RADCOM OPERATIONS MANUAL ║ ╚══════╦════════════════════╦═══════╝ ║ FOR SHAREWARE DISK ║ ╚═════╦════════╦═════╝ ║ Cont'd ║ ╚════════╝ DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT ---------------------- Users of "Personal RADCOM" must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "Personal RADCOM is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse- quential, which may result from the use of Personal RADCOM." Personal RADCOM is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using Personal RADCOM and continue to use Personal RADCOM after a reasonable trial period, you must make the registration payment to Reed Consulting Services. The regi- stration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of Personal RADCOM must register and pay for their copies of Personal RADCOM within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Anyone distributing Personal RADCOM for any kind of remuneration must first contact Reed Consulting Services in writing for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering Personal RADCOM immediately. (However, Reed Consulting Services must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of Personal RADCOM.) You are encouraged to pass a copy of Personal RADCOM along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. Page 8 of 8