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Title: SECPOP90. Sector Population, Land Fraction, and Economic Estimation Program

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:582516
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Sandia National Labs, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Gram Inc, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  3. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)

In 1973 Mr. W. Athey of the Environmental Protection Agency wrote a computer program called SECPOP which calculated population estimates. Since that time, two things have changed which suggested the need for upgrading the original program, more recent population censuses and the widespread use of personal computers (PCs). The revised computer program uses the 1990 and 1992 Population Census information and runs on current PCs as SECPOP90. SECPOP90 consists of two parts: site and regional. The site analysis provides population and economic data estimates for any location within the continental United States. Siting analysis is relatively fast running. The regional portion assesses site availability for different siting policy decisions; i.e., the impact of available sites given specific population density criteria within the continental United States. Regional analysis is slow.

Research Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
OSTI ID:
582516
Report Number(s):
ESTSC/NRC-001207IBMPC00
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jul 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English