October 13, 2006.PPT

October 13, 2006 OMG XOQDOQ Calculation - Method,Tools and Pitfalls OMG October 13,2006 XOQDOQ Calculation  Method, Tools and Pitfalls Dale Paynter Operations Management Group October 13, 2006 XOQDOQ Purpose Model concentration and deposition of routine releases of radioactive effluents dispersed through the atmosphere Definitions C/Q c/Q Chi/Q X/Q XOQ Average effluent concentration normalized by source strength Function of distance and sector from source Units are seconds per cubic meter D/Q DOQ Average relative deposition per unit area Function of distance and sector from source Units are per square meter XOQDOQ Inputs - Releases Vent Height Velocity Diameter Emission rate Release type Elevated Ground Mixed Interference Factors Building height Building cross section XOQDOQ Inputs - Receptors What is a receptor? You may be one. A receptor is a location of interest around the plant, where a release may intersect with people or agricultural areas. It is defined by a direction and a distance from the vent. Population categories Business areas Population centers Residences – nearest homes Agricultural categories milk animals meat animals gardens or crops Plant boundary XOQDOQ Inputs –  Terrain Corrections Defaults for open terrain, standard correction curve Option for desert terrain Custom terrain Distance Direction Elevation The Correction curve accounts for recirculation and stagnation Site specific recirculation factors Distance Direction Multiplier Requires advanced modeling techniques or site diffusion experiments XOQDOQ Inputs – Wind Data Calms handling Counts or percentage Sectors - 22.5° sectors or option for 20° 30° Velocity - number of velocity categories maximum speed per category Stability - number of stability classes Height - sensor height of JFD data Units - miles/hour or meters/sec Joint Frequency Distribution Plume Behaviors Gaussian Distributions in Plume Model Releas