1. How to Stump a Data Planner or…Learning the Hard Way
DOE/NV/
How to Stump a Data Planner
or…Learning the Hard Way
RaJah Mena FRMAC Senior Scientist
Remote Sensing Laboratory
Presented to
NREP Annual Meeting
April 23, 2012
This work was done by National Security Technologies, LLC, under Contract No. DE‑AC52‑06NA25946 with the U.S. Department of Energy.

2. Topics The Review Process Lay a Good Foundation Maps Samples Gotcha’s
Good data gone bad

3. The Review Process
Scenario package due 60 days prior to the graded exercise
Contents
Extent of Play Agreement
Scenario
Injects
Data to be used to support play
Who’s looking
FEMA Site Specialist
Scenario Evaluator (FEMA contractor)
FRMAC support
Review of materials
Products
Post review edits

4. Lay a Good Foundation Define the Extent of Play Agreement ASAP
Time phases of play
Affected counties
Boundaries
Ensure FEMA on board with plans early
Identify responsible parties
Utility and state need to be in constant contact
Discover inconsistencies
Address holes

5. Maps – Beyond Cigars and Keyholes…
Visualization tools useful for meeting objectives
Planning routes
Discussion tools for decision makers
Remove clutter
Important data layers
Infrastructure
Boundaries
Pay attention to colors
Legends and other details

6. Example 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

7. Samples Ensure you have valid assumptions Remember your time phase
NARAC model radionuclide grouping
Other model radionuclide grouping
Remember your time phase
Allow time for physical sampling
Should be somewhat realistic for the scenario
Milk sample issues
Transfer factors into the animals
Stored feed and water vs free range
Crop issues
Crop availability
Food vs forage
Water issues
SDWA calculations
Procedures to support?

8. The Gotchas Samples KI distribution point
Verify your ratio of Te-132/I-132
Ingrowth of materials
Sr-90 before 4-days
KI distribution point

9. Things we’ve seen go horribly, horribly wrong…
Maps
Maps with no legend
Insufficient map products to support objectives
Samples
Controller data given with samples
Too few samples available in scenario package
Not enough to demonstrate objectives
Not enough to keep assessors busy
Other
Dose assessors unfamiliar with software/procedures
Injects and messages that conflict with data
Insufficient map products
**Not enough for time jumps

10. Questions?