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RASCAL 4.3 Jeff Kowalczik, USNRC National REP Conference Salt Lake City

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Page 1: NREP 2014 Session 2 RASCAL 4.3. · 4.2 did not model a change in pressure as gases left4.2 did not model a change in pressure as gases left the containment; required user to enter

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43

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Sou

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Sou

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Term

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ent

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Sou

rce

Term

StF

lPl

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nt F

uel P

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ined

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rain

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s be

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vise

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now

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dle

full

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load

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clud

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el fr

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noth

er re

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r; e.

g. s

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l S

uppl

emen

t

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Rad

ionu

clid

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nucl

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Tech

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l Sup

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Rad

ionu

clid

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nucl

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Nuc

lide

Impo

rtanc

eN

uclid

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porta

nce

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luat

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lativ

enu

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Tech

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l Sup

plem

ent

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Nuc

lide

Impo

rtanc

e -L

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ions

1. B

otto

m o

f Sou

rce

Term

Su

mm

ary

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10)

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ails

)

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Nuc

lide

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rtanc

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ault

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Add

ition

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ppor

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Inve

ntor

yTo

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vent

ory

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ates

acu

stom

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Inve

ntor

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vent

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cust

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Met

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Met

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logy

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Met

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Met

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logy

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Met

eoro

logy

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Met

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logy

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Met

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Mer

ge A

tmos

pher

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e Te

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gle

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Sou

rce

Term

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ge /

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ort T

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n

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Oth

erch

ange

sin

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hild

thyr

oid

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Oth

er C

hang

es

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er C

hang

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er C

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Oth

er C

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