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URI vs Rascal URI vs Rascal URI vs Rascal URI vs Rascal
4.2 vs 4.2 vs 4.2 vs 4.2 vs
Gaussian vs Gaussian vs Gaussian vs Gaussian vs
MidasMidasMidasMidas
DOSE ASSESSMENTDOSE ASSESSMENTDOSE ASSESSMENTDOSE ASSESSMENT
�Unified RASCAL Interface
�RASCAL 4.2
�Simple Gaussian Model
�Midas
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THE PLAYERS
�There are many assumptions made in dose
projections and the estimated range of
uncertainty between projected and actual
off-site doses for severe accidents is best
within a factor of 10, and at worst, off by
a factor of 100,000.
Sources:
�Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Regulation NUREG-1210
�FEMA IS 303
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THE DISCLAIMER
�One of my NPPs finally started using Unified RASCAL Interface (URI) for their dose assessment (after much hype)
� I know from various meetings, trainings and conversations that URI uses the RASCAL engine
�But which one? Theoretically if you get the right one they should match exactly.
� I’ve got RASCAL 3.0.5, 4.1, 4.2… I think we’re up to 4.3.1 now
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THE ASSUMPTION
� RASCAL 4.2
� URI/RASCAL Interface Description:
(RSCS “Unif ied RASCAL Interface – URI Ensuring Accuracy and Ease of
RASCAL Use for Dose Assessment Professionals” , Apri l 2012)
“This interface provides a specific overlay on the
existing RASCAL 4.2 meteorological, dispersion, and
dose assessment models…”
Leads to
Expectation: URI and RASCAL 4.2 should match closely
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THE DISCOVERY
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THE TEST
� Source Term: Clad
� TAS: 1:00
� Release Duration: 4:00
� NG: 1.00E+02 Ci/s
� Iodines: 7.45E+01 Ci/s
� Particulate: 3.87 Ci/s
� Wind Dir: 0 degrees
� Wind Speed: 5 mph
� Stability Class C
� Precipitation: None
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A CLOSER LOOK
� We’ve exceeded PAGs out to 6.5 mi. It’s likely you’ll be receiving a PAR from the plant to evacuate a 5 mi radius and 10 mi downwind. Do you agree?
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THE TYPICAL METHOD
� Typical Dose Assessor using RASCAL
� Effluent Releases – by Mixtures
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THE TYPICAL METHOD
�Why?
�Because that’s what I got on my plant message form
� I got the release rates in Ci/s from the plant dose
assessor at the EOF
� I’m ahead of the game, I back-calculated the source
term release rate (Ci/s) from field team data
�Where do you get your data?
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THE RESULT
URIURIURIURI RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 18.2 rem 297 rem 59 rem 1600 rem
2 mile 1.44 rem 23.8 rem 4.7 rem 130 rem
5 mile 0.321 rem 5.77 rem 0.95 rem 28 rem
10 mile 0.187 rem 3.83 rem 0.56 rem 17 rem
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LET’S SHADE THAT!
URIURIURIURI RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 18.2 rem 297 rem 59 rem 1600 rem
2 mile 1.44 rem 23.8 rem 4.7 rem 130 rem
5 mile 0.321 rem 5.77 rem 0.95 rem 28 rem
10 mile 0.187 rem 3.83 rem 0.56 rem 17 rem
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HOW FAR DOES IT GO?
� Somewhere in the 25 mi range. What now? Ad-hoc PARs?
URIURIURIURI RASCALRASCALRASCALRASCAL 4.24.24.24.2
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 18.2 rem 297 rem 59 rem 1600 rem
2 mile 1.44 rem 23.8 rem 4.7 rem 130 rem
5 mile 0.321 rem 5.77 rem 0.95 rem 28 rem
10 mile 0.187 rem 3.83 rem 0.56 rem 17 rem
15 mile 13 rem
20 mile 9.8 rem
30 mile 3.7 rem
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WAIT, I HAVE A BACKUP METHOD!
�To the Gaussian!!
�Most dose assessors have an alternate
method available, either a homemade dose
modelling program or worksheet (aka
“napkin math”)
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WAIT, I HAVE A BACKUP METHOD!
�Yikes! (I’m not even going to look how far that goes out)
� I think we exceeded the factor of 10 comparison
URIURIURIURI GaussianGaussianGaussianGaussian
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 18.2 rem 297 rem 327 rem 1,085 rem
2 mile 1.44 rem 23.8 rem 24.6 rem 813 rem
5 mile 0.321 rem 5.77 rem 4.21 rem 138 rem
10 mile 0.187 rem 3.83 rem 1.08 rem 35.5 rem
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SO WHAT WENT WRONG?
�Since URI uses RASCAL 4.2 dispersion and
dose engine, if everything is equal in the
inputs, the results should be nearly
identical.
�Suggestions?
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THE SOLUTION
� Using “Effluent Releases - by Mixtures” is wrong
� Use “Effluent Release Rates – by Nuclide”
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SURE, NO PROBLEM!
�Let me just get that data…
�Good thing this is a Clad accident (has the fewest isotopes)
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AND THE WINNER IS?
URIURIURIURI RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 18.2 rem 297 rem 20 rem 330 rem
2 mile 1.44 rem 23.8 rem 1.60 rem 26.0 rem
5 mile 0.321 rem 5.77 rem 0.310 rem 5.60 rem
10 mile 0.187 rem 3.83 rem 0.170 rem 3.50 rem
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CLOSER, BUT NOT QUITE THERE YET
� One more thing to consider
� RASCAL defaults to a 10m “Release height”
� Many dose assessors either skip by this or
mistakenly think it’s the “stack height”
� The actual stack height for this plant is 58m
� Changing the “Release height” to 58m results in…
Note: RASCAL displays results in two significant
figures
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THERE IT IS
URIURIURIURI RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 18.2 rem 297 rem 18 rem 300 rem
2 mile 1.44 rem 23.8 rem 1.4 rem 24 rem
5 mile 0.321 rem 5.77 rem 0.32 rem 5.8 rem
10 mile 0.187 rem 3.83 rem 0.19 rem 3.8 rem
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NEXT STEPS
�How does this work with other dose
models (Midas, Rad Dose 5, older RASCAL
versions, newer RASCAL versions, etc?)
�Can you easily obtain the data necessary
to perform dose calculations this way?
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MIDAS
Situation inputs for MIDAS:
TAS: 1 hour
Containment Bypass Release
Gap Release
Normal Filtration
Wind: From 270 deg
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Duration: 4 hour
NG: 1.0e+02 Ci/s
I-131 Equiv.: 7.2e-02 Ci/s
Particulate: 7.3e-03 Ci/s
Individual Isotope Release Rate Available µCi/s
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MIDAS VS GAUSSIAN
MIDASMIDASMIDASMIDAS GaussianGaussianGaussianGaussian
Effluent Release Rates MethodEffluent Release Rates MethodEffluent Release Rates MethodEffluent Release Rates Method
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 0.75 rem 3.2 rem 2.104 rem 10.48 rem
2 mile 0.23 rem 0.73 rem 0.2707 rem 0.7857 rem
5 mile 0.038 rem 0.13 rem 0.06834 rem 0.1335 rem
10 mile 0.0063 rem 0.023 rem 0.02168 rem 0.0343 rem
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MIDAS VS RASCAL 4.2
MIDASMIDASMIDASMIDAS RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2
Effluent Releases Effluent Releases Effluent Releases Effluent Releases ---- MixturesMixturesMixturesMixtures
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 0.75 rem 3.2 rem 0.28 rem 1.6 rem
2 mile 0.23 rem 0.73 rem 0.018 rem 0.13 rem
5 mile 0.038 rem 0.13 rem 0.0061 rem 0.026 rem
10 mile 0.0063 rem 0.023 rem 0.0031 rem 0.016 rem
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MIDAS VS RASCAL 4.2
MIDASMIDASMIDASMIDAS RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2RASCAL 4.2
Effluent Releases Effluent Releases Effluent Releases Effluent Releases ---- NuclideNuclideNuclideNuclide
TEDE CDE Thyroid TEDE CDE Thyroid
SB (0.5 mi) 0.75 rem 3.2 rem 0.42 rem 1.6 rem
2 mile 0.23 rem 0.73 rem 0.031 rem 0.12 rem
5 mile 0.038 rem 0.13 rem 0.011 rem 0.025 rem
10 mile 0.0063 rem 0.023 rem 0.0054 rem 0.016 rem
� Document owner: Greg Gothard
� Contact: [email protected]
� Created: 12/22/2015
� Last Revision:
� Revision Number: 0
VERSION CONTROL
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