The atmospheric release advisory capability (ARAC): A federal emergency response capability

Dickerson, M H; Sullivan, T J

Title: The atmospheric release advisory capability (ARAC): A federal emergency response capability

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The Atmospheric Release Capability (ARAC) is a Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored emergency-response service set up to provide real-time prediction of the dose levels and the extent of surface contamination resulting from a broad range of possible occurrences (accidents, spills, extortion threats involving nuclear material, reentry of nuclear-powered satellites, and atmospheric nuclear tests) that could involve the release of airborne radioactive material. During the past decade, ARAC has responded to more than 150 real-time situations, including exercises. The most notable responses include the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania, the Titan II missile accident in Arkansas, the reentry of the USSR's COSMOS-954 into the atmosphere over Canada, the accidental release of uranium hexafluoride from the Sequoyah Facility accident in Oklahoma, and, most recently, the Chernobyl reactor accident in the Soviet Union. ARAC currently supports the emergency-preparedness plans at 50 Department of Defense (DOD) and DOE sites within the US and also responds to accidents that happen elsewhere. Our ARAC center serves as the focal point for data acquisition, data analysis and assessments during a response, using a computer-based communication network to acquire real-time weather data from the accident site and the surrounding region, as well as pertinent accident information. Its three-dimensionalmore »« less

Authors:: Dickerson, M H; Sullivan, T J

Publication Date:: Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 7243838

Report Number(s):: UCRL-98435; CONF-880679-5
ON: DE88011348; TRN: 88-023115

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 81. annual meeting of Air Pollution Control Association, Dallas, TX, USA, 1 Jun 1988

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; CONTAMINATION; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; GROUND RELEASE; SURFACE CONTAMINATION; FORECASTING; A CODES; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; DATA BASE MANAGEMENT; DOSE RATES; FALLOUT; GRAPHS; M CODES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER CODES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER COOLED REACTORS; 054000* - Nuclear Fuels- Health & Safety; 053000 - Nuclear Fuels- Environmental Aspects; 290300 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment, Health, & Safety

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        "The atmospheric release advisory capability (ARAC): A federal emergency response capability".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/7243838.

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  abstractNote = {The Atmospheric Release Capability (ARAC) is a Department of Energy (DOE)-sponsored emergency-response service set up to provide real-time prediction of the dose levels and the extent of surface contamination resulting from a broad range of possible occurrences (accidents, spills, extortion threats involving nuclear material, reentry of nuclear-powered satellites, and atmospheric nuclear tests) that could involve the release of airborne radioactive material. During the past decade, ARAC has responded to more than 150 real-time situations, including exercises. The most notable responses include the Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania, the Titan II missile accident in Arkansas, the reentry of the USSR's COSMOS-954 into the atmosphere over Canada, the accidental release of uranium hexafluoride from the Sequoyah Facility accident in Oklahoma, and, most recently, the Chernobyl reactor accident in the Soviet Union. ARAC currently supports the emergency-preparedness plans at 50 Department of Defense (DOD) and DOE sites within the US and also responds to accidents that happen elsewhere. Our ARAC center serves as the focal point for data acquisition, data analysis and assessments during a response, using a computer-based communication network to acquire real-time weather data from the accident site and the surrounding region, as well as pertinent accident information. Its three-dimensional computer models for atmospheric dispersion, MATHEW and ADPIC, digest all this information and produce the predictions used in accident assessment. 9 refs., 6 figs., 1 tab.},

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