1. Importing a Spreadsheet and Placing it under the Tools Menu FRAMES-2.0 Workshop U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bethesda, Maryland November 15-16, 2007 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Washington

2. 2 Problem Description This tutorial guides the user through the process of registering an Excel spreadsheet in FRAMES and accessing the spreadsheet under the Tools menu. Spreadsheet Name: TimetoPeakGW.xls Spreadsheet Function: ● Estimates Time-to-Peak based on dispersion, retardation, and degradation/decay ● Cross-correlates physical-chemical properties Spreadsheet Location: “C:\Program Files\FramesV2\Spreadsheets\TimetoPeakGW.xls

3. 3 Signifies that the Domains are locked Signifies that the Domains are unlocked Unlock Domains

4. 4 System Modules are added to the Tools Drop-down Menu

5. 5 Identify Folder Location Add a New Module (*.MOD) Identify File Name, which creates the *.mod file

6. 6 Choose: Executable Information

7. 7 1. Check Tools 2. Choose an icon 3. Under Executable, browse for EXCEL.exe Executable, based on EXCEL.exe 4. Under Arguments, identify the location of File, with file name (quotes are required): “C:\Program Files\FramesV2\Spreadsheets\TimetoPeakGW.xls”

8. 8 1.A batch file has been written to eliminate the need to register the Excel.exe. 2.“Executable,” based on LaunchFile.bat, located in C:\Program Files\FramesV2

9. 9 The new Excel spreadsheet, titled “TimetoPeakGW,” is registered and available under the Tools menu.

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11. 11 Hydrology Sufficiency Review Table (AcceptanceSufficiencyTable.xls)