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Title: Mesoscale atmospheric modeling of the July 12, 1992 tritium release from the Savannah River Site

Abstract

In August of 1991, the Environmental Transport Group (ETG) began the development of an advanced Emergency Response (ER) system based upon the Colorado State University Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS). This model simulates the three-dimensional, time-dependent, flow field and thermodynamic structure of the planetary boundary layer (PBL). A companion Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model (LPDM) simulates contaminant transport based on the flow and turbulence fields generated by RAMS. This paper describes the performance of the advanced ER system in predicting transport and diffusion near the SRS when compared to meteorological and sampling data taken during the July 12, 1992 tritium release. Since PUFF/PLUME and 2DPUF are two Weather INformation and Display (WIND) System atmospheric models that were used to predict the transport and diffusion of the plume at the time of the release, the results from the advanced ER system are also compared to those produced by PUFF/PLUME and 2DPUF.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10131976
Report Number(s):
WSRC-MS-92-481; CONF-930395-2
ON: DE93007444
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-89SR18035
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Computer simulation in waste management and environmental sciences,Washington, DC (United States),29 Mar - 1 Apr 1993; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT; RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS; TRITIUM; EMISSION; AIR; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; P CODES; L CODES; METEOROLOGY; WIND; 540130; 990200; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS MONITORING AND TRANSPORT; MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS

Citation Formats

Fast, J D, O`Steen, B L, and Addis, R P. Mesoscale atmospheric modeling of the July 12, 1992 tritium release from the Savannah River Site. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Fast, J D, O`Steen, B L, & Addis, R P. Mesoscale atmospheric modeling of the July 12, 1992 tritium release from the Savannah River Site. United States.
Fast, J D, O`Steen, B L, and Addis, R P. 1992. "Mesoscale atmospheric modeling of the July 12, 1992 tritium release from the Savannah River Site". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10131976.
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abstractNote = {In August of 1991, the Environmental Transport Group (ETG) began the development of an advanced Emergency Response (ER) system based upon the Colorado State University Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS). This model simulates the three-dimensional, time-dependent, flow field and thermodynamic structure of the planetary boundary layer (PBL). A companion Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model (LPDM) simulates contaminant transport based on the flow and turbulence fields generated by RAMS. This paper describes the performance of the advanced ER system in predicting transport and diffusion near the SRS when compared to meteorological and sampling data taken during the July 12, 1992 tritium release. Since PUFF/PLUME and 2DPUF are two Weather INformation and Display (WIND) System atmospheric models that were used to predict the transport and diffusion of the plume at the time of the release, the results from the advanced ER system are also compared to those produced by PUFF/PLUME and 2DPUF.},
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year = {Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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