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can be found in Table 302.4 of 40 CFR
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Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides
facilities relief from this per-occurrence
notification requirement if the
hazardous substance release at or above
the RQ is continuous and stable in
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regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40
CFR part 9.
Form Numbers: EPA Form 6100–10,
Continuous Release Reporting Form
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
not defined. The usage and release of
hazardous substances are pervasive
throughout industry. EPA expects a
number of different industrial categories
to report hazardous substance releases
under the provisions of the CRRR. No
one industry sector or group of sectors
is disproportionately affected by the
information collection burden.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory if respondents want to
obtain reduced reporting for continuous
releases. See the abstract for details.
Estimated number of respondents:
4,046.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 325,582
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $17,236,727 (per
year), includes $165,111 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an
increase of 9,616 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase in burden results
primarily from use of data on the actual
number of continuous release reports
from several regions and applying a
growth rate consistent with prior years
reporting. The average annual percent
increase in facilities in the previous ICR
was approximately 7.5%. The same
percent increase was assumed for this
ICR. The unit burden hours per
respondent information collection
activity remains the same as the
previous ICR.
Dated: February 3, 2015.
Reggie Cheatham,
Acting Director, Office of Emergency
Management.
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OAR]
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants
(Radionuclides); Availability of
Updated Compliance Model
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of Version 4 of the CAP88–
PC model. This version may be used to
demonstrate compliance with the
National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
applicable to radionuclides. CAP88–PC
is approved for this use by EPA. Version
4 has many changes and improvements
from previous versions. The most
significant of these changes from a user
perspective are the incorporation of agedependent radionuclide dose and risk
factors for ingestion and inhalation, the
increase in the number of included
radionuclides, and a change in the file
management system used by the
program. Other changes less visible to
the user include new code architecture,
incorporation of numerical solvers for
the calculation of radioactive decay
chains, including the ingrowth of decay
products during air transport and
ground surface deposition, enhanced
error messages, updated on-line help,
and a utility for migrating Version 3
datasets, wind files and population files
to Version 4. The modifications have
produced a significant improvement in
speed and stability for Version 4 relative
to Version 3, and eliminated the
solution approximations used in
Version 3.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid
J. Rosnick, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air, Radiation Protection
Division (6608T), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343–9200; fax
number: (202) 343–2304; email address:
rosnick.reid@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are subject to the
requirements for radionuclide NESHAP
found in 40 CFR part 61, subpart H.
This subpart applies to Department of
Energy (DOE) facilities.
B. How can I get copies of the model
and other related information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0050; FRL–
9922–75–OAR. Publicly available
docket materials are available either
electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B 102, 1301 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center Public Reading Room is open
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from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
and the telephone number for the Air
and Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742.
2. Electronic Access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Web site
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
3. EPA Web site. You may download
the CAP88–PC model and
documentation from EPA’s Web site at
https://www.epa.gov/radiation/
assessment/CAP88/.
II. Background
On December 15, 1989, EPA
promulgated the National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAPs) under section 112 of the
Clean Air Act to control radionuclide
emissions to the ambient air from a
number of different source categories
(54 FR 51654, December 15, 1989
(Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0050–
0028)). Subpart H of 40 CFR part 61 is
one of the source categories covered in
the 1989 final rule. Facilities owned and
operated by the Department of Energy
(DOE) are regulated under subpart H.
DOE administers many facilities across
the country, including governmentowned, contractor-operated facilities.
Some of these facilities handle
significant amounts of radioactive
material that could potentially be
emitted into the air in various chemical
and physical states. The purpose of
subpart H is to limit radionuclide
emissions (not including radon) from
the stacks and vents at DOE facilities so
that no member of the public receives
an effective dose equivalent of more
than 10 millirems per year (mrem/yr) or
in SI units 0.1 millisievert per year
(mSv/yr). See 40 CFR 61.92.
III. CAP88–PC Model for Demonstrating
Compliance
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A. CAP88–PC History
EPA is today announcing the
availability of Version 4 of the CAP88–
PC model for use in subpart H. Section
63.93(a) states: ‘‘To determine
compliance with the standard,
radionuclide emissions shall be
determined and effective dose
equivalent values to members of the
public calculated using EPA approved
sampling procedures, computer models
CAP–88 or AIRDOS–PC, or other
procedures for which EPA has granted
prior approval.’’
CAP88 (Clean Air Act Assessment
Package–1988) is a set of computer
programs, databases and associated
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utility programs for estimation of dose
and risk from radionuclide emissions to
the air. CAP88–PC implements, on the
personal computer platform, modified
versions of the AIRDOS–EPA and
DARTAB codes that were written in
FORTRAN 77 and executed in a
mainframe computing environment.
CAP88–PC provides for dose and risk
assessments of collective populations,
maximally-exposed individuals and
selected individuals. The original
CAP88–PC software package, Version
1.0 allowed users to perform fullfeatured dose and risk assessments in a
DOS environment for the purpose of
demonstrating compliance with the
standard in 40 CFR 61.92; it was
approved for compliance demonstration
in February 1992.
CAP88–PC Version 2.0 provided a
framework for developing inputs to
perform full-featured dose and risk
assessments in a Windows environment
for the purpose of demonstrating
compliance with the standard in 40 CFR
61.92. Version 2.0 was approved for
compliance demonstration in 1999.
Version 2.1 included some additional
changes compared to the DOS version
and the previous Windows version 2.0.
The changes included the addition of
more decay chains, improvements in the
Windows code error handling and a
modified nuclide data input form.
Section 1.6 of the CAP88–PC Version 3
User’s Guide provides a summary of the
changes incorporated into Version 2.1
relative to Version 2.0.
CAP88–PC Version 3.0, released in
2007, was a significant update to
Version 2.1. Version 3 incorporated
dose and risk factors from Federal
Guidance Report 13, ‘‘Cancer Risk
Coefficients for Environmental Exposure
to Radionuclides’’ (FGR 13) in place of
the RADRISK data that was used in
previous versions. In addition, the
CAP88–PC database, the user interface,
input files and output files were
modified to accommodate the FGR 13
data formats and nomenclature. Section
1.7 of the CAP88–PC Version 3 User’s
Guide describes the modifications
incorporated into Version 3 relative to
Version 2.1.
CAP88–PC Version 4 is a significant
update to Version 3. While keeping the
main computer code used to conduct
the calculations unmodified,
modifications have been made to add
flexibility, enhance stability of the code,
and make it easier for the user to use
while also improving the quality
assurance of the modeling. The most
significant of these changes from a user
perspective are the incorporation of agedependent radionuclide dose and risk
factors for ingestion and inhalation (the
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use of which is specified by the user),
the increase in the number of included
radionuclides, and a change in the file
management system used by the
program. Other changes less visible to
the user include new code architecture,
incorporation of numerical solvers for
the calculation of radioactive decay
chains, including the ingrowth of decay
products during air transport and
ground surface deposition, enhanced
error messages, updated on-line help,
and a utility for migrating Version 3
datasets, wind files and population files
to Version 4. The modifications have
produced a significant improvement in
speed and stability for Version 4 relative
to Version 3, and eliminated the
solution approximations used in
Version 3. EPA has implemented an
extensive testing and documentation
program for CAP88–PC Version 4 to
address user concerns with past
versions. This enhanced documentation
has allowed for greater compatibility
with user software quality assurance
programs. The total number of
radionuclides available has been
increased from 825 in Version 3 to 1,252
in Version 4. The maximum number of
radionuclides that can be included in
any single case is increased from 256 in
Version 3 to 500 in Version 4.
B. CAP88–PC Model Summary
All versions of CAP88–PC use a
modified Gaussian plume equation to
estimate the average dispersion of
radionuclides released from up to six
types of sources. The sources may be
either elevated stacks, such as a
smokestack, or uniform sources, such as
a pile of uranium mill tailings. ‘‘Plume
rise’’ can be calculated assuming either
a momentum or buoyant-driven plume.
Assessments are made for a circular grid
of distances and directions for a radius
of up to 80 kilometers (50 miles) around
the source. The Gaussian plume model
produces results that agree with
experimental data as well as any model,
is fairly easy to work with and is
consistent with the random nature of
turbulence. Site-specific information on
population location and meteorological
conditions is provided to CAP88–PC as
input files developed by the user. The
formats for these input files have not
changed from the original mainframe
version of the CAP88 code package.
CAP88–PC Version 4 is a significant
modification intended to improve
usability, increase stability by
complying with the write restrictions on
system folders, enhance the modeling
methodology, update the dataset
formats, and provide a more
maintainable code base and
documentation set for the future.
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Version 4 now provides age-dependent
dose and risk factors and introduces a
new code architecture that conforms to
updated coding standards and data
formats. The data updates include
adoption of the ingestion and inhalation
age and particle size dependent dose
and risk factor data supplied by Oak
Ridge National Laboratory in the
DCFPAK Version 2.2 model,1 and agedependent ingestion and inhalation
rates from the EPA,2 The DCFPAK
Version 2.2 external dose rate
coefficients used in CAP88–PC Version
4 are not explicitly age-dependent. The
external coefficients are calculated for
adults but are applicable to all age
groups.
CAP88–PC Version 4 not only adds
significant features, but also redesigns
the user interface (UI) experience to
make it more similar to that of other
programs developed for Microsoft
Windows. The application uses the
Microsoft. Net Framework Version 4,
and the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
development environment, to support
security and connectivity models in
Windows 7. The window structure
presented to the user is in general
unchanged from earlier versions but has
been updated to provide more flexible
data entry, to include the new data
fields mentioned earlier, and to
eliminate the use of an intermediate
database to relate filenames to datasets.
The layout of the UI forms has been
modified to include sub-windows that
provide a running record of dataset
modifications since the dataset was last
saved, and provide real-time errors and
warnings generated by the entry
validation tests. The database of uptake
and radionuclide-specific information is
now in eXtensible Markup Language
(XML) format, making it more accessible
to the user and to other applications.
One consequence of the move to an
updated development and data
environment is the fact that CAP88–PC
Version 4 can only be installed on
Windows XP Service Pack 3 and later
operating systems.
The CAP88–PC Version 4 software
was developed using a structured
software engineering methodology that
included adoption of a defined software
architecture, rigorous source control,
independent verification of source code
as it was being implemented, multiple
phases of testing, and configuration
control of the documentation and the
code as development progressed.
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techdocs.html.
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To conform to Windows 7 security
requirements, and to improve usability,
CAP88–PC Version 4 includes many
significant changes to input and output
file handling. Case-specific input and
output data files are now stored by
default in the user’s Windows profile
folders, rather than in the application’s
Program Files folder. For example, the
default primary CAP88–PC Version 4
folder location in Windows 7 would be
c:\Users\xxxx\Documents\CAP88 for a
username of xxxx. This was required
because Windows Vista and 7 security
improvements restrict writing files to
the Program Files folder.
CAP88–PC Version 4 input datasets
can be stored in their own folders, as
subfolders of the Datasets folder. As an
example, for the Modtest dataset
included with the Version 4 distribution
set, the folder holding the dataset and
all associated data files and reports
would be located at c:\Users\xxxx\
Documents\CAP88\Datasets\Modtest.
Datasets are recommended to be put
into their own folders, because using
this data storage structure will make use
of the code easier and management of
case data simpler. Reports (formerly
called ‘‘Output’’) are always stored in
the same folder as the dataset.
Population and wind files can be stored
with the dataset or in the default
Population/Wind folders. However,
CAP88–PC Version 4 will preferentially
use the population and wind files
located in the dataset. This improves
sharing dataset information between
organizations, and simplifies
configuration management of cases
because all pertinent case records (input
and report files) are stored together. A
user can send a dataset, its population
and wind files, and its reports to
another user, who can open them, using
CAP88–PC Version 4 or any text editor,
confident that the proper files are being
used.
As was the case with Version 3,
Version 4 is not backward compatible,
and datasets generated using Version 3
cannot be used directly by Version 4.
This is the result of many factors,
including the addition of age-specific
data and the inclusion of many more
nuclides than in previous versions.
However, Version 4 includes a dataset
migration utility that upgrades many
Version 3 datasets to the Version 4
format. The migration utility runs on
first use and is also available on demand
from the Tools>Options drop-down
menu. The migration utility will move
Version 3 database files, input dataset
files, population files, and wind files
from the format used with the 9
December 2007 release of Version 3 to
their respective Version 4 formats. The
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folder locations of the Version 3 files
being migrated and the locations for the
Version 4 files being generated are
selectable by the user or the utility will
select the default locations for those
files.
The overall principle of the new
architecture was to optimize the code by
performing data manipulation in the UI
and computational functions in
FORTRAN. CAP88–PC Version 4 has
accomplished this by having the UI
collect the user input data, read the
associated databases, generate the dose
and risk factors from the DCFPAK data,
then build and write the case dataset.
The UI also handles all program
interactions with the file system. The
FORTRAN computational sub-system
now performs all decay and ground
surface buildup calculations along with
all the air dispersion, deposition, intake,
dose and risk calculations. The only file
manipulation performed by the
FORTRAN sub-system is reading the
dataset files and writing report files. The
data system used in CAP88–PC Version
4 has access to information for all 1,252
radionuclides contained in DCFPAK
Version 2.2, 737 of which have internal
dose and risk factors. A significant
change in Version 4 is the fact that
radionuclides in the database having
external but no internal dose factors is
flagged to the user during radionuclide
selection. This is an improvement over
Version 3, where the code would
produce a database read error when
encountering a radionuclide having an
external but no internal dose conversion
factors. Flagging these radionuclides
permits analysis to be performed in
situations where only the external dose
is of concern, but also creates the
potential for under-reporting dose when
a radionuclide with no internal dose
factors is included in the case. Users
must now be aware that when a
radionuclide has no internal dose
factors, an independent method, such as
surrogates, must be used to account for
internal dose resulting from intake of
these radionuclides in a CAP88–PC
Version 4 case.
C. Validation of the CAP88–PC Version
4 Model
The CAP88–PC Version 4 program
represents one of the best available
validated codes for the purpose of
making comprehensive dose and risk
assessments. The Gaussian plume
model used in CAP88–PC to estimate
dispersion in air is one of the most
commonly used models for dispersion
modeling. It produces results that agree
with experimental data as well as any
model, is fairly easy to work with, and
is consistent with the random nature of
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turbulence. Version 4 has not modified
the basic Gaussian plume algorithm
used by the AIRDOS module of CAP88–
PC, and comparison cases between
Versions 4 and 3 have been run.
EPA’s Office of Radiation and Indoor
Air (ORIA) has reviewed and verified
through testing the contractor’s initial
testing and quality assurance results.
The report 3 can be found at https://
www.epa.gov/radiation/assessment/
CAP88/.
The testing report includes a
description of the testing of the user
interface; a description of the six test
cases used to test the incorporation of
age-specific dose factors; a description
of the seventh test case verifying the
calculation of air concentrations and
working levels for radon-only test cases;
a description of the 31 issues identified
by ORIA and the corrective actions that
resolved those issues; a brief
biographical sketch describing the
independence and qualifications of the
independent tester; and conclusions
drawn from the testing.
As part of the software testing, the
user interface was extensively tested.
The testing verified that the interface
only accepted:
(1) Positive distances less than or
equal to 80 kilometers (km) for receptor
distances;
(2) Non-negative release rates;
(3) Annual precipitation amounts
between 0.01 and 500 centimeters per
year (cm/yr);
(4) Annual ambient temperatures
between ¥100 and 100 degrees Celsius
(°C);
(5) Lid heights between 25 and 10,000
meters (m);
(6) Non-negative source heights, and
positive source diameters or areas;
(7) Non-negative heat release rates,
exit velocities and fixed plume rises;
and,
(8) Agricultural fractions that summed
to unity.
All issues identified with the interface
have been resolved and closed.
Seven test cases were developed to
test the capabilities of CAP88–PC
Version 4. Six of these cases involve the
calculation of dose and risk to an
individual or population at the location
identified by the model as that of the
maximally exposed individual (MEI) or
specified by the user. The testing
objectives for these six cases include the
following verifications:
(1) Dose factors agree with those
calculated using the Dose Coefficient
Data File Package from Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, Version 2.2
(DCFPAK2.2) to 1% or less;
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(2) Values of Chi-over-Q (c/Q) agree
within 1% with those calculated using
CAP88–PC version 3.1, including but
not limited to the direction of the MEI
(the calculated values for c/Q showed
good agreement between Versions 3.1
and 4 in all directions);
(3) Air concentrations and deposition
rates (where applicable) agree within
1% with those calculated using CAP88–
PC Version 3.1; and,
(4) Results for dose rates and risks
agree within 5% with independent
calculations; the 5% criteria was used
here to allow for differences caused by
different modeling methods.
The objective of Test Case 7 was to
verify the CAP88–PC Version 4
calculations of the air concentrations
and working levels for radon-only are
consistent with Version 3.1.
D. Limitations of the CAP88–PC Model
Like all models, there are some
limitations in the CAP88–PC system.
While up to six stacks or sources can be
modeled, all the sources are modeled as
if located at the same point; that is,
stacks cannot be located in different
areas of a facility. The same plume rise
mechanism (buoyant or momentum) is
used for each source. Also, multiple
sources are treated as uniform. Variation
in radionuclide concentrations due to
complex terrain cannot be modeled.
Errors arising from these assumptions
will have a negligible effect for
assessments where the distance of
exposed individuals is large compared
to the stack height, area or facility
emissions.
E. Use of CAP88–PC Version 4 for
Compliance Purposes
One of the primary requirements
driving the production of CAP88–PC
Version 4 was the desire to incorporate
the age-specific dose conversion factors
and intake rates contained in DCFPAK
Version 2.2. The code now allows the
user to select the ingestion and
inhalation dose conversion and intake
rates from the age groups modeled in
DCFPAK Version 2.2, infant (100 days
old), one-year old, five-year old, tenyear old, fifteen-year old, and adult. To
accommodate this, many variables
across the entire code have increased
dimensionality and the dataset structure
required significant modification. The
need to examine the entire code base in
order to include age-dependency drove
the decision to look for a new
architecture that would enhance the
performance and maintenance of
CAP88–PC both in Version 4 and future
versions.
Additionally, our in-house analysis of
calculated doses between Versions 3
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and 4 has shown that the dose in
Version 4 is usually less than the dose
in Version 3. This is primarily because
we have updated the intake factors in
Version 4 to be consistent with the latest
version of the EPA Exposure Factors
Handbook. Therefore, the user will
likely see lower calculated doses in
Version 4 for the source term and
receptor.
F. Summary of Changes for CAP88–PC
Version 3 to Version 4
Version 4 of CAP88–PC is a
significant update from Version 3.
CAP88–PC Version 4 not only added
significant features, but also redesigned
the interface to give the user a more
standard experience. The entire user
interface module was re-written for
Version 4 using VB.Net, the
Microsoft.Net Framework Version 4,
and the Visual Studio 2010
development environment, in order to
better comply with updated code
standards in Windows 7 and Windows
8. To conform to recent Windows
security requirements, and to improve
usability, the following additional
significant changes were made:
Modeling and Architecture
(1) All DCFPAK Version 2.2 nuclides
are included. Nuclides in the database
having external but not internal dose
factors are flagged to the user rather
than crashing the run. NOTE: the user
must account for internal dose resulting
from intake of these radionuclides using
other methods, such as surrogates.
(2) Age-specific data is now returned
for dose, risk, and inhalation/ingestion
rate values.
(3) Nuclide Release Rates less than
1.000e-25 Ci/yr (e.g., ‘‘0’’) or greater
than 7.92e+28 are no longer allowed. A
FORTRAN numerical solver is now
used to calculate decay-in-flight and
ground build up concentrations for each
sector. The time for decay in flight is
calculated using the annual Pasquill
category-averaged wind speed for each
direction.
(4) Up to 500 radionuclides can be
included in any case. The 500 limit
includes both the nuclides released by
the stacks and their progeny.
(5) Whole body and organ dose and
risk factors are from DCFPAK Version
2.2. The data include six age groups;
infant (100 days old), 1 year old, 5 years
old, ten years old, fifteen years old, and
adult.
(6) Age-specific inhalation and
ingestion data developed by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency have
been included for the above age groups.
(7) The FORTRAN computational
code has been consolidated into one
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module and variable names made
consistent throughout the module. Data
transfer between the routines was
streamlined by the use of Include
statements for COMMON block
variables.
(8) All nuclide-specific data are now
stored in eXtensible Markup Language
(XML) format.
(9) All significant floating-point
calculations have been moved to the
FORTRAN routines, greatly speeding up
the code.
(10) The code uses the Intel
FORTRAN Composer XE 11 compiler
that permits many of the calculations to
be vectorized and multi-threaded to take
advantage of these capabilities in
modern desktop processors.
(11) The bit-length of variables has
been doubled, allowing much greater
computational ranges for cases with
large or small release rates.
User Interface
(1) A traditional document-style
interface has been designed, similar to
major applications with which users are
already familiar. Users can more easily
open, edit and save datasets, population
and wind files using Windows menus
and familiar icons on the application
bar.
(2) Dataset reports are now displayed
in, and generated from a Reports tab
when the dataset is opened. The code is
now executed using the Report
generation button rather than a ‘‘Save
and Close’’ button. The reports to be
generated and viewed are selectable
from the Reports tab. The ‘‘Save and
Close’’ button from Version 3 has been
removed.
(3) Multiple files (datasets, population
files, wind files) can be open at once.
(4) When editing files, changes and
errors are displayed in real time.
(5) Editing of nuclides is clearer and
easier. In-grid editing is allowed, but
note that fields are not recorded until
the user clicks away from the field being
edited. A Save performed without first
clicking away from a field being edited
will result in that field’s data not being
saved.
(6) The application recognizes when a
user is opening a Version 3 file, and
launches the migration utility, offering
to create a Version 4 copy of the file.
(7) The general layout, look, and feel
of the user interface are similar to that
in earlier versions of CAP88–PC in order
to ease transition to CAP88–PC Version
4.
File Formats
The dataset file format has changed in
Version 4 from Version 3 to
accommodate the new requirements.
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The new dataset file format is
documented both in the Version 4
User’s Manual and the on-line help
files.
(1) Population and Wind files
previously had extended values such as
State and Census stored in a Microsoft
Access database. When migrating from
Version 3, this data—if available—is
stored in the file itself. Doing so
removed the need for an external
database, and allowed users to send
their custom population/wind files with
the extended values intact. These
changes have been documented in the
file format description in the Version 4
User’s Manual and the on-line help
files.
(2) Version 3 population and wind
files can still be used in Version 4
datasets. Extended values are only
added to the pop/wind files if they are
edited to add them.
(3) The use of additional applications,
such as Microsoft Access, to manage
data has been eliminated in CAP88–PC
Version 4. Radionuclide, agricultural,
and other data previously held in the
Microsoft Access database are now in a
more portable and more easily
accessible XML database.
Error Handling
CAP88–PC Version 4 contains an
enhanced internal error logging and
tracking system. In the case of internal
code errors, the code will write errors to
a file in the Message Log folder located
in the same folder set as the folder
containing the datasets. Sending this file
to the EPA representative will facilitate
troubleshooting.
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Sunshine Act, of the regular meeting of
the Farm Credit Administration Board
(Board).
The regular meeting of
the Board will be held at the offices of
the Farm Credit Administration in
McLean, Virginia, on February 12, 2015,
from 9:00 a.m. until such time as the
Board concludes its business.
DATE AND TIME:
Dale
L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm
Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–
4009, TTY (703) 883–4056.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Farm Credit
Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive,
McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. Submit
attendance requests via email to
VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further
information about attendance requests.
ADDRESSES:
Parts of
this meeting of the Board will be open
to the public (limited space available),
and parts will be closed to the public.
Please send an email to VisitorRequest@
FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the
meeting. In your email include: name,
postal address, entity you are
representing (if applicable), and
telephone number. You will receive an
email confirmation from us. Please be
prepared to show a photo identification
when you arrive. If you need assistance
for accessibility reasons, or if you have
any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman,
Secretary to the Farm Credit
Administration Board, at (703) 883–
4009. The matters to be considered at
the meeting are:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Open Session
On-Line Help System
A. Approval of Minutes
CAP88–PC Version 4 includes a
context-sensitive help system that is
accessible during operation. The on-line
help system is a hypertext version of the
traditional user manual; the traditional
user manual is included as part of the
release distribution package in pdf
format.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0050; FRL-9922-75-OAR]
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(Radionuclides); Availability of Updated Compliance Model
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the
availability of Version 4 of the CAP88-PC model. This version may be
used to demonstrate compliance with the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) applicable to radionuclides. CAP88-PC
is approved for this use by EPA. Version 4 has many changes and
improvements from previous versions. The most significant of these
changes from a user perspective are the incorporation of age-dependent
radionuclide dose and risk factors for ingestion and inhalation, the
increase in the number of included radionuclides, and a change in the
file management system used by the program. Other changes less visible
to the user include new code architecture, incorporation of numerical
solvers for the calculation of radioactive decay chains, including the
ingrowth of decay products during air transport and ground surface
deposition, enhanced error messages, updated on-line help, and a
utility for migrating Version 3 datasets, wind files and population
files to Version 4. The modifications have produced a significant
improvement in speed and stability for Version 4 relative to Version 3,
and eliminated the solution approximations used in Version 3.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reid J. Rosnick, Office of Radiation
and Indoor Air, Radiation Protection Division (6608T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9200; fax number:
(202) 343-2304; email address: rosnick.reid@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are subject
to the requirements for radionuclide NESHAP found in 40 CFR part 61,
subpart H. This subpart applies to Department of Energy (DOE)
facilities.
B. How can I get copies of the model and other related information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0050; FRL-9922-75-OAR. Publicly available
docket materials are available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B 102, 1301 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room
is open
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from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202)
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is
(202) 566-1742.
2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Web site under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
3. EPA Web site. You may download the CAP88-PC model and
documentation from EPA's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/radiation/assessment/CAP88/.
II. Background
On December 15, 1989, EPA promulgated the National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) under section 112 of
the Clean Air Act to control radionuclide emissions to the ambient air
from a number of different source categories (54 FR 51654, December 15,
1989 (Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0050-0028)). Subpart H of 40 CFR part 61
is one of the source categories covered in the 1989 final rule.
Facilities owned and operated by the Department of Energy (DOE) are
regulated under subpart H. DOE administers many facilities across the
country, including government-owned, contractor-operated facilities.
Some of these facilities handle significant amounts of radioactive
material that could potentially be emitted into the air in various
chemical and physical states. The purpose of subpart H is to limit
radionuclide emissions (not including radon) from the stacks and vents
at DOE facilities so that no member of the public receives an effective
dose equivalent of more than 10 millirems per year (mrem/yr) or in SI
units 0.1 millisievert per year (mSv/yr). See 40 CFR 61.92.
III. CAP88-PC Model for Demonstrating Compliance
A. CAP88-PC History
EPA is today announcing the availability of Version 4 of the CAP88-
PC model for use in subpart H. Section 63.93(a) states: ``To determine
compliance with the standard, radionuclide emissions shall be
determined and effective dose equivalent values to members of the
public calculated using EPA approved sampling procedures, computer
models CAP-88 or AIRDOS-PC, or other procedures for which EPA has
granted prior approval.''
CAP88 (Clean Air Act Assessment Package-1988) is a set of computer
programs, databases and associated utility programs for estimation of
dose and risk from radionuclide emissions to the air. CAP88-PC
implements, on the personal computer platform, modified versions of the
AIRDOS-EPA and DARTAB codes that were written in FORTRAN 77 and
executed in a mainframe computing environment. CAP88-PC provides for
dose and risk assessments of collective populations, maximally-exposed
individuals and selected individuals. The original CAP88-PC software
package, Version 1.0 allowed users to perform full-featured dose and
risk assessments in a DOS environment for the purpose of demonstrating
compliance with the standard in 40 CFR 61.92; it was approved for
compliance demonstration in February 1992.
CAP88-PC Version 2.0 provided a framework for developing inputs to
perform full-featured dose and risk assessments in a Windows
environment for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with the
standard in 40 CFR 61.92. Version 2.0 was approved for compliance
demonstration in 1999. Version 2.1 included some additional changes
compared to the DOS version and the previous Windows version 2.0. The
changes included the addition of more decay chains, improvements in the
Windows code error handling and a modified nuclide data input form.
Section 1.6 of the CAP88-PC Version 3 User's Guide provides a summary
of the changes incorporated into Version 2.1 relative to Version 2.0.
CAP88-PC Version 3.0, released in 2007, was a significant update to
Version 2.1. Version 3 incorporated dose and risk factors from Federal
Guidance Report 13, ``Cancer Risk Coefficients for Environmental
Exposure to Radionuclides'' (FGR 13) in place of the RADRISK data that
was used in previous versions. In addition, the CAP88-PC database, the
user interface, input files and output files were modified to
accommodate the FGR 13 data formats and nomenclature. Section 1.7 of
the CAP88-PC Version 3 User's Guide describes the modifications
incorporated into Version 3 relative to Version 2.1.
CAP88-PC Version 4 is a significant update to Version 3. While
keeping the main computer code used to conduct the calculations
unmodified, modifications have been made to add flexibility, enhance
stability of the code, and make it easier for the user to use while
also improving the quality assurance of the modeling. The most
significant of these changes from a user perspective are the
incorporation of age-dependent radionuclide dose and risk factors for
ingestion and inhalation (the use of which is specified by the user),
the increase in the number of included radionuclides, and a change in
the file management system used by the program. Other changes less
visible to the user include new code architecture, incorporation of
numerical solvers for the calculation of radioactive decay chains,
including the ingrowth of decay products during air transport and
ground surface deposition, enhanced error messages, updated on-line
help, and a utility for migrating Version 3 datasets, wind files and
population files to Version 4. The modifications have produced a
significant improvement in speed and stability for Version 4 relative
to Version 3, and eliminated the solution approximations used in
Version 3. EPA has implemented an extensive testing and documentation
program for CAP88-PC Version 4 to address user concerns with past
versions. This enhanced documentation has allowed for greater
compatibility with user software quality assurance programs. The total
number of radionuclides available has been increased from 825 in
Version 3 to 1,252 in Version 4. The maximum number of radionuclides
that can be included in any single case is increased from 256 in
Version 3 to 500 in Version 4.
B. CAP88-PC Model Summary
All versions of CAP88-PC use a modified Gaussian plume equation to
estimate the average dispersion of radionuclides released from up to
six types of sources. The sources may be either elevated stacks, such
as a smokestack, or uniform sources, such as a pile of uranium mill
tailings. ``Plume rise'' can be calculated assuming either a momentum
or buoyant-driven plume. Assessments are made for a circular grid of
distances and directions for a radius of up to 80 kilometers (50 miles)
around the source. The Gaussian plume model produces results that agree
with experimental data as well as any model, is fairly easy to work
with and is consistent with the random nature of turbulence. Site-
specific information on population location and meteorological
conditions is provided to CAP88-PC as input files developed by the
user. The formats for these input files have not changed from the
original mainframe version of the CAP88 code package.
CAP88-PC Version 4 is a significant modification intended to
improve usability, increase stability by complying with the write
restrictions on system folders, enhance the modeling methodology,
update the dataset formats, and provide a more maintainable code base
and documentation set for the future.
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Version 4 now provides age-dependent dose and risk factors and
introduces a new code architecture that conforms to updated coding
standards and data formats. The data updates include adoption of the
ingestion and inhalation age and particle size dependent dose and risk
factor data supplied by Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the DCFPAK
Version 2.2 model,\1\ and age-dependent ingestion and inhalation rates
from the EPA,\2\ The DCFPAK Version 2.2 external dose rate coefficients
used in CAP88-PC Version 4 are not explicitly age-dependent. The
external coefficients are calculated for adults but are applicable to
all age groups.
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CAP88-PC Version 4 not only adds significant features, but also
redesigns the user interface (UI) experience to make it more similar to
that of other programs developed for Microsoft Windows. The application
uses the Microsoft. Net Framework Version 4, and the Microsoft Visual
Studio 2010 development environment, to support security and
connectivity models in Windows 7. The window structure presented to the
user is in general unchanged from earlier versions but has been updated
to provide more flexible data entry, to include the new data fields
mentioned earlier, and to eliminate the use of an intermediate database
to relate filenames to datasets. The layout of the UI forms has been
modified to include sub-windows that provide a running record of
dataset modifications since the dataset was last saved, and provide
real-time errors and warnings generated by the entry validation tests.
The database of uptake and radionuclide-specific information is now in
eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format, making it more accessible to
the user and to other applications. One consequence of the move to an
updated development and data environment is the fact that CAP88-PC
Version 4 can only be installed on Windows XP Service Pack 3 and later
operating systems.
The CAP88-PC Version 4 software was developed using a structured
software engineering methodology that included adoption of a defined
software architecture, rigorous source control, independent
verification of source code as it was being implemented, multiple
phases of testing, and configuration control of the documentation and
the code as development progressed.
To conform to Windows 7 security requirements, and to improve
usability, CAP88-PC Version 4 includes many significant changes to
input and output file handling. Case-specific input and output data
files are now stored by default in the user's Windows profile folders,
rather than in the application's Program Files folder. For example, the
default primary CAP88-PC Version 4 folder location in Windows 7 would
be c:\Users\xxxx\Documents\CAP88 for a username of xxxx. This was
required because Windows Vista and 7 security improvements restrict
writing files to the Program Files folder.
CAP88-PC Version 4 input datasets can be stored in their own
folders, as subfolders of the Datasets folder. As an example, for the
Modtest dataset included with the Version 4 distribution set, the
folder holding the dataset and all associated data files and reports
would be located at c:\Users\xxxx\Documents\CAP88\Datasets\Modtest.
Datasets are recommended to be put into their own folders, because
using this data storage structure will make use of the code easier and
management of case data simpler. Reports (formerly called ``Output'')
are always stored in the same folder as the dataset. Population and
wind files can be stored with the dataset or in the default Population/
Wind folders. However, CAP88-PC Version 4 will preferentially use the
population and wind files located in the dataset. This improves sharing
dataset information between organizations, and simplifies configuration
management of cases because all pertinent case records (input and
report files) are stored together. A user can send a dataset, its
population and wind files, and its reports to another user, who can
open them, using CAP88-PC Version 4 or any text editor, confident that
the proper files are being used.
As was the case with Version 3, Version 4 is not backward
compatible, and datasets generated using Version 3 cannot be used
directly by Version 4. This is the result of many factors, including
the addition of age-specific data and the inclusion of many more
nuclides than in previous versions. However, Version 4 includes a
dataset migration utility that upgrades many Version 3 datasets to the
Version 4 format. The migration utility runs on first use and is also
available on demand from the Tools>Options drop-down menu. The
migration utility will move Version 3 database files, input dataset
files, population files, and wind files from the format used with the 9
December 2007 release of Version 3 to their respective Version 4
formats. The folder locations of the Version 3 files being migrated and
the locations for the Version 4 files being generated are selectable by
the user or the utility will select the default locations for those
files.
The overall principle of the new architecture was to optimize the
code by performing data manipulation in the UI and computational
functions in FORTRAN. CAP88-PC Version 4 has accomplished this by
having the UI collect the user input data, read the associated
databases, generate the dose and risk factors from the DCFPAK data,
then build and write the case dataset. The UI also handles all program
interactions with the file system. The FORTRAN computational sub-system
now performs all decay and ground surface buildup calculations along
with all the air dispersion, deposition, intake, dose and risk
calculations. The only file manipulation performed by the FORTRAN sub-
system is reading the dataset files and writing report files. The data
system used in CAP88-PC Version 4 has access to information for all
1,252 radionuclides contained in DCFPAK Version 2.2, 737 of which have
internal dose and risk factors. A significant change in Version 4 is
the fact that radionuclides in the database having external but no
internal dose factors is flagged to the user during radionuclide
selection. This is an improvement over Version 3, where the code would
produce a database read error when encountering a radionuclide having
an external but no internal dose conversion factors. Flagging these
radionuclides permits analysis to be performed in situations where only
the external dose is of concern, but also creates the potential for
under-reporting dose when a radionuclide with no internal dose factors
is included in the case. Users must now be aware that when a
radionuclide has no internal dose factors, an independent method, such
as surrogates, must be used to account for internal dose resulting from
intake of these radionuclides in a CAP88-PC Version 4 case.
C. Validation of the CAP88-PC Version 4 Model
The CAP88-PC Version 4 program represents one of the best available
validated codes for the purpose of making comprehensive dose and risk
assessments. The Gaussian plume model used in CAP88-PC to estimate
dispersion in air is one of the most commonly used models for
dispersion modeling. It produces results that agree with experimental
data as well as any model, is fairly easy to work with, and is
consistent with the random nature of
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turbulence. Version 4 has not modified the basic Gaussian plume
algorithm used by the AIRDOS module of CAP88-PC, and comparison cases
between Versions 4 and 3 have been run.
EPA's Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA) has reviewed and
verified through testing the contractor's initial testing and quality
assurance results. The report \3\ can be found at https://www.epa.gov/radiation/assessment/CAP88/.
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The testing report includes a description of the testing of the
user interface; a description of the six test cases used to test the
incorporation of age-specific dose factors; a description of the
seventh test case verifying the calculation of air concentrations and
working levels for radon-only test cases; a description of the 31
issues identified by ORIA and the corrective actions that resolved
those issues; a brief biographical sketch describing the independence
and qualifications of the independent tester; and conclusions drawn
from the testing.
As part of the software testing, the user interface was extensively
tested. The testing verified that the interface only accepted:
(1) Positive distances less than or equal to 80 kilometers (km) for
receptor distances;
(2) Non-negative release rates;
(3) Annual precipitation amounts between 0.01 and 500 centimeters
per year (cm/yr);
(4) Annual ambient temperatures between -100 and 100 degrees
Celsius ([deg]C);
(5) Lid heights between 25 and 10,000 meters (m);
(6) Non-negative source heights, and positive source diameters or
areas;
(7) Non-negative heat release rates, exit velocities and fixed
plume rises; and,
(8) Agricultural fractions that summed to unity.
All issues identified with the interface have been resolved and
closed.
Seven test cases were developed to test the capabilities of CAP88-
PC Version 4. Six of these cases involve the calculation of dose and
risk to an individual or population at the location identified by the
model as that of the maximally exposed individual (MEI) or specified by
the user. The testing objectives for these six cases include the
following verifications:
(1) Dose factors agree with those calculated using the Dose
Coefficient Data File Package from Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Version 2.2 (DCFPAK2.2) to 1% or less;
(2) Values of Chi-over-Q ([chi]/Q) agree within 1% with those
calculated using CAP88-PC version 3.1, including but not limited to the
direction of the MEI (the calculated values for [chi]/Q showed good
agreement between Versions 3.1 and 4 in all directions);
(3) Air concentrations and deposition rates (where applicable)
agree within 1% with those calculated using CAP88-PC Version 3.1; and,
(4) Results for dose rates and risks agree within 5% with
independent calculations; the 5% criteria was used here to allow for
differences caused by different modeling methods.
The objective of Test Case 7 was to verify the CAP88-PC Version 4
calculations of the air concentrations and working levels for radon-
only are consistent with Version 3.1.
D. Limitations of the CAP88-PC Model
Like all models, there are some limitations in the CAP88-PC system.
While up to six stacks or sources can be modeled, all the sources are
modeled as if located at the same point; that is, stacks cannot be
located in different areas of a facility. The same plume rise mechanism
(buoyant or momentum) is used for each source. Also, multiple sources
are treated as uniform. Variation in radionuclide concentrations due to
complex terrain cannot be modeled. Errors arising from these
assumptions will have a negligible effect for assessments where the
distance of exposed individuals is large compared to the stack height,
area or facility emissions.
E. Use of CAP88-PC Version 4 for Compliance Purposes
One of the primary requirements driving the production of CAP88-PC
Version 4 was the desire to incorporate the age-specific dose
conversion factors and intake rates contained in DCFPAK Version 2.2.
The code now allows the user to select the ingestion and inhalation
dose conversion and intake rates from the age groups modeled in DCFPAK
Version 2.2, infant (100 days old), one-year old, five-year old, ten-
year old, fifteen-year old, and adult. To accommodate this, many
variables across the entire code have increased dimensionality and the
dataset structure required significant modification. The need to
examine the entire code base in order to include age-dependency drove
the decision to look for a new architecture that would enhance the
performance and maintenance of CAP88-PC both in Version 4 and future
versions.
Additionally, our in-house analysis of calculated doses between
Versions 3 and 4 has shown that the dose in Version 4 is usually less
than the dose in Version 3. This is primarily because we have updated
the intake factors in Version 4 to be consistent with the latest
version of the EPA Exposure Factors Handbook. Therefore, the user will
likely see lower calculated doses in Version 4 for the source term and
receptor.
F. Summary of Changes for CAP88-PC Version 3 to Version 4
Version 4 of CAP88-PC is a significant update from Version 3.
CAP88-PC Version 4 not only added significant features, but also
redesigned the interface to give the user a more standard experience.
The entire user interface module was re-written for Version 4 using
VB.Net, the Microsoft.Net Framework Version 4, and the Visual Studio
2010 development environment, in order to better comply with updated
code standards in Windows 7 and Windows 8. To conform to recent Windows
security requirements, and to improve usability, the following
additional significant changes were made:
Modeling and Architecture
(1) All DCFPAK Version 2.2 nuclides are included. Nuclides in the
database having external but not internal dose factors are flagged to
the user rather than crashing the run. NOTE: the user must account for
internal dose resulting from intake of these radionuclides using other
methods, such as surrogates.
(2) Age-specific data is now returned for dose, risk, and
inhalation/ingestion rate values.
(3) Nuclide Release Rates less than 1.000e-25 Ci/yr (e.g., ``0'')
or greater than 7.92e+28 are no longer allowed. A FORTRAN numerical
solver is now used to calculate decay-in-flight and ground build up
concentrations for each sector. The time for decay in flight is
calculated using the annual Pasquill category-averaged wind speed for
each direction.
(4) Up to 500 radionuclides can be included in any case. The 500
limit includes both the nuclides released by the stacks and their
progeny.
(5) Whole body and organ dose and risk factors are from DCFPAK
Version 2.2. The data include six age groups; infant (100 days old), 1
year old, 5 years old, ten years old, fifteen years old, and adult.
(6) Age-specific inhalation and ingestion data developed by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have been included for the above
age groups.
(7) The FORTRAN computational code has been consolidated into one
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module and variable names made consistent throughout the module. Data
transfer between the routines was streamlined by the use of Include
statements for COMMON block variables.
(8) All nuclide-specific data are now stored in eXtensible Markup
Language (XML) format.
(9) All significant floating-point calculations have been moved to
the FORTRAN routines, greatly speeding up the code.
(10) The code uses the Intel FORTRAN Composer XE 11 compiler that
permits many of the calculations to be vectorized and multi-threaded to
take advantage of these capabilities in modern desktop processors.
(11) The bit-length of variables has been doubled, allowing much
greater computational ranges for cases with large or small release
rates.
User Interface
(1) A traditional document-style interface has been designed,
similar to major applications with which users are already familiar.
Users can more easily open, edit and save datasets, population and wind
files using Windows menus and familiar icons on the application bar.
(2) Dataset reports are now displayed in, and generated from a
Reports tab when the dataset is opened. The code is now executed using
the Report generation button rather than a ``Save and Close'' button.
The reports to be generated and viewed are selectable from the Reports
tab. The ``Save and Close'' button from Version 3 has been removed.
(3) Multiple files (datasets, population files, wind files) can be
open at once.
(4) When editing files, changes and errors are displayed in real
time.
(5) Editing of nuclides is clearer and easier. In-grid editing is
allowed, but note that fields are not recorded until the user clicks
away from the field being edited. A Save performed without first
clicking away from a field being edited will result in that field's
data not being saved.
(6) The application recognizes when a user is opening a Version 3
file, and launches the migration utility, offering to create a Version
4 copy of the file.
(7) The general layout, look, and feel of the user interface are
similar to that in earlier versions of CAP88-PC in order to ease
transition to CAP88-PC Version 4.
File Formats
The dataset file format has changed in Version 4 from Version 3 to
accommodate the new requirements. The new dataset file format is
documented both in the Version 4 User's Manual and the on-line help
files.
(1) Population and Wind files previously had extended values such
as State and Census stored in a Microsoft Access database. When
migrating from Version 3, this data--if available--is stored in the
file itself. Doing so removed the need for an external database, and
allowed users to send their custom population/wind files with the
extended values intact. These changes have been documented in the file
format description in the Version 4 User's Manual and the on-line help
files.
(2) Version 3 population and wind files can still be used in
Version 4 datasets. Extended values are only added to the pop/wind
files if they are edited to add them.
(3) The use of additional applications, such as Microsoft Access,
to manage data has been eliminated in CAP88-PC Version 4. Radionuclide,
agricultural, and other data previously held in the Microsoft Access
database are now in a more portable and more easily accessible XML
database.
Error Handling
CAP88-PC Version 4 contains an enhanced internal error logging and
tracking system. In the case of internal code errors, the code will
write errors to a file in the Message Log folder located in the same
folder set as the folder containing the datasets. Sending this file to
the EPA representative will facilitate troubleshooting.
On-Line Help System
CAP88-PC Version 4 includes a context-sensitive help system that is
accessible during operation. The on-line help system is a hypertext
version of the traditional user manual; the traditional user manual is
included as part of the release distribution package in pdf format.
Dated: January 23, 2015.
Jonathan D. Edwards,
Director, Radiation Protection Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor
Air.
[FR Doc. 2015-02704 Filed 2-9-15; 8:45 am]
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