Documentation plan for the Terrain-Responsive Atmospheric Code model (TRAC)

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5603858

Ladman, R W; Brown-Strattan, M

This report presents a plan for fully documenting the Terrain- Responsive Atmospheric Code (TRAC). The Department of Energy (DOE) maintains atmospheric dispersion models at several facilities. These models are used to aid decision-making in three areas: safety analysis (risk assessment), emergency response, and regulatory compliance. The Rocky Flats Plant has developed a dispersion/dose software code to meet these goals, and we are in the process of compiling all accompanying documentation to meet DOE and other governmental requirements for dispersion modeling. Called the Terrain-Responsive Atmospheric Code (TRAC), our model is designed to realistically simulate the atmospheric conditions that occur around geographically complex sites such as Rocky Flats.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Golden, CO (USA). Rocky Flats Plant
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP03533
• OSTI ID: 5603858
• Report Number(s): RFP-4337; ON: DE89017719
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FLUIDS
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