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1. Caloric value of food intake in kcal g for the selected organism 4 4 Fraction of energy ingested by the selected organism that is assimilated and oxidized e x Mass loading factor of the selected organism in g m e f Fraction of the selected organism s diet that is soil 4 5 3 3 Allometric Tab Intake Rates Subtab FIGURE 4 10 Allometric Tab Intake Rates Subtab Window This subtab allows the user to override the allometric calculations and manually enter a value for the given equation For example rather than using the parameters on the Equations Parameters tab to calculate the Food Intake Rate for a selected organism the user can choose to bypass those parameters and manually enter a value for that equation Override Allometric Calculations The calculated value based on the allometric calculation will automatically be entered in the corresponding text box for each parameter To override this calculation check the corresponding check box and enter the new value To Revert Back to Allometric Calculations Uncheck the corresponding check box and the calculated allometric value will return and be used Food Chain The food source for the selected organism will be displayed here 4 10 4 5 4 Reference Tab DCF Exposure Reference This is the default terrestrial animal FIGURE 4 11 Reference Tab Window The reference tab displays comments entered by the user at the time the organism was crea2. tb udo SEN 6 1 Setting Sensitivity Analysis ae BER RUN Ee 6 1 6 2 Removing Sensitivity e eR dde eere ann 6 1 0 37 6 2 q REFERENCES 7 1 APPENDIX PARAMETER ACCESS BY 1 FIGURES 1 1 RESRAD BIOTA Levels of Analysis Corresponding to the Graded Approach 1 1 3 1 Main RESRAD BIDTA 2 22 LEER 3 1 3 2 Main RESRAD BIOTA Menu Options 2 0200 1 3 2 4 1 RESRAD BIOTA Input Windows 4 1 4 2 Radionuclide Concentration Data 4 2 Ortganism Analysi Windows asien 4 3 44 RBE AMO A ia 4 4 4 5 Organism Specific Parameters Window 2 4 4 4 6 DCF Exposure Tab Window nee Beisein 4 5 457 Tab WII A EN 4 6 4 8 Allometric Tab Metabolism Subtab Window eee 4 7 4 9 Allometric Tab Equations Parameters Subtab 4 8 viii 4 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 4 15 4 16 5 1 32 5 3 54 5 5 5 6 5 7 6 1 FIGURES Cont Allometric Tab Intake Rates Subtab Window eee 4 9 Reference Tab Window u 2a 4 10 New Organism Wizard 4 10 New Organism Wizard Geometry Window esses 4 11 New Organism Wizard Advanced Geom
3. All Data are shown for all organisms Individual Allows the user to view data for a specific organism Level 3 only Nuclide All Data are shown for all radionuclides Summed Radionuclide data are summed Individual Allows the user to view data for a specific radionuclide Environment All Data are shown for all media Summed Data are summed for all media Sediment Allows the user to view only sediment data Water Allows the user to view only water data Soil Allows the user to view only soil data View a New Graph Select the type of graph you wish to view by specifying the correct parameters Once all parameters have been selected click the Refresh button and the new graph will be displayed To Save a Graph Select File Save As to save a copy of the current graph to file To Open a Graph File Select File Open to open a previously saved graph file To Print a Graph Select File Print to print the current graph displayed with preset print options Select Print Setup to change these printer options 5 7 5 5 SENSITIVITY RESULTS 7 RESRAD BIOTA Sensitivity Results File Edit Sensitivity Chart Legend 1 Body mass of Terrestrial Animal 2 Soil b value of Sr 90 in Terrestrial Plant FIGURE 5 6 Sensitivity Results Graph The Sensitivity Results Graph is very similar to the standard Graphic Results window The Sensitiv
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5. graded approach Level 1 corresponds to Step 2 General Screening Level 2 corresponds to Step 3a Site Specific Screening and Level 3 corresponds to Step 3b Site Specific Analysis Units Selection of units Traditional units are rad d pCi L and pCi g SI units are Gy d Bq m and Bq kg e Run button Executes the code with the current settings 4 2 4 2 NUCLIDES Ba 140 FIGURE 4 2 Radionuclide Concentration Data Window It is recommended that maximum measured radionuclide concentration data be used for the area of evaluation in a Level 1 analysis Mean concentration data can be used in site specific screening Level 2 if the availability of quality time series data can be demonstrated and documented Potential Contaminants All of the radionuclides available in RESRAD BIOTA that are not selected for the current evaluation are listed Contaminants All of the radionuclides selected for the current evaluation are listed Sediment The concentration of the currently highlighted radionuclide in sediment measured in the units below the text box is shown Water The concentration of the currently highlighted radionuclide in water measured in units below the text box is shown Soil The concentration of the currently highlighted radionuclide in soil measured in units below the text box is shown e Mean A check indicates that mean concentrations are entered for the currently highlighted radionuc
6. 1 analysis Result Type Selection of the type of results that are displayed Sensitivity Parameter Displays the parameter that the current data set is for Detailed Sensitivity Report Button Creates and displays the Sensitivity report Sensitivity Graph Button Opens the Sensitivity Results Graph window Graph Button Opens the Graphical Results window Close Button Closes the Results window 5 5 The sensitivity results are presented as the percentage change due to a change in the input parameter Specifically this is calculated as the difference of the results R with the increased Phign and decreased parameter divided by twice the result with the base parameter setting Phase that is R Phign R Prow 2x R Pase S 100x The sensitivity table displays both this raw result and the absolute value The graph only displays the absolute result 5 4 GRAPHIC RESULTS FS RESRAD BIOTA Graphic Results File Edit All Nuclides Summed e a Sum of Ratios ip Terrestrial Animal TotalRatio Terrestrial Plant TotalRatio FIGURE 5 5 Graphic Results Window 5 6 Graph Options Data for radionuclides organisms and media can be manipulated to produce a variety of graphs The following parameters can be specified to select a graph Type Ratios Ratio data are displayed BCG BCG data are displayed Dose Dose data are displayed Levels 2 and 3 only Organism
7. Laboratory Stephen Domotor U S Department of Energy ECORAD WG chair BDAC chair Richard Graham U S Environmental Protection Agency Timothy Harris U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Kathryn Higley Oregon State University BDAC member Thor Hlohowskyj Argonne National Laboratory Daniel Jones Oak Ridge National Laboratory BDAC member Sunita Kamboj Argonne National Laboratory Timothy Klett Argonne National Laboratory David LePoire Argonne National Laboratory Tin Mo U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Randall Morris Northwind Environmental BDAC member Phillip Newkirk U S Environmental Protection Agency Charley Yu Argonne National Laboratory BDAC member We thank the following individuals for providing personnel and funding support for the development of the RESRAD BIOTA code and facilitating the advancement of this ISCORS Technical Report Dr S Y Chen Argonne National Laboratory Mr John Greeves U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr Frank Marcinowski U S Environmental Protection Agency Ms Cheryl Trottier U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr Andrew Wallo U S Department of Energy Dr Alexander Williams U S Department of Energy vi TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD seele ili ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ne d eB edidic sia mS I s NOTATION oane a See xi 1 INTRODUCTION sirio ia as 1 1 2 INS TALE TON ondes 2 1 2 1 Requirements ios ekbe in bei 2 1 2 2 Obtaining and Installing RESRAD BIOTA
8. media that the current data set is for BCG Report Button Creates and displays the BCG report e Graph Button Opens the Graphic Results window e Close Button Closes the Results window To View Results for Different Media Choose the medium you wish to view from the drop down list box and the results for that medium will be displayed 5 2 RESULTS LEVELS 2 AND 3 Z m241 100E 00 202E 05 4 95E 06 Terrestrial Animal Cs 137 3 00 00 5 99 05 5 01E 06 Terrestrial Animal Ra228 5 00E 00 amp 78E 03 7 38E 04 Terrestrial Animal Sr30 4 00 00 545E 04 7 34 05 Terrestrial Animal U 238 500E 00 4 06 05 123E05 Terrestrial Animal FIGURE 5 2 Results Levels 2 and 3 BCG Tab Window The Results window for a Level 2 or Level 3 run has a BCG tab and a Dose tab 5 2 1 Levels 2 and 3 BCG Tab The BCG tab allows the user to select the organism for which he or she wants to view BCG data and to select a medium The window display is the same as for a Level run except for the following input box 5 3 e Organism Displays the organism that the current data set is for Limiting displays the data for the limiting organism for each radionuclide To View Results for a Different Organism Choose the organism you wish to view from the drop down list box and the results for that organism will be displayed for the selected medium
9. results and features many graphical options for viewing these results as well In this chapter contents of the Results window Sections 5 1 through 5 3 Graphic Results window Sections 5 4 and 5 5 and text reports Section 5 6 are reviewed 5 1 RESULTS LEVEL 1 109540 Am 241 20 0 389E 03 514 04 Terrestrial Animal Cs137 750600 2086 01 361E 01 Tenestrial Animal Ra228 1 206401 43 2736 01 Tenestial nimal Sr80 1 006401 2256401 44501 Tenestial nimal P U 238 8 00 00 1 58 03 5 07E 03 Terrestrial Animal_ FIGURE 5 1 Results Level 1 BCG Tab Window At the completion of aRESRAD BIOTA run the Results window will be displayed For a Level 1 scenario the only results displayed are the BCG values of the limiting organism for each medium e Summed Ratios The ratios for each media as well as the total ratio are displayed on the top of the window in the units specified If the sum of fractions Total Ratio is less than 1 0 the dose to an aquatic or terrestrial receptor is below the biota dose limit indicating that the user has passed the general screening evaluation Section 8 of DOE 2002 can be referred to for information about documenting the biota dose evaluation results If the sum of fractions is greater than 1 0 further investigation is required and the user can move to a Level 2 analysis 5 2 Media Displays the
10. 5 2 2 Levels 2 and 3 Dose Tab Terrestrial Animal Jose Repor Cs 137 501E07 0 00 00 361 02 361E02 Sr90 7 34 6 0 00 00 445602 4456 02 0238 123E06 0 00 00 507E04 5 08E 04 FIGURE 5 3 Results Levels 2 and 3 Dose Tab Window The Dose tab on the Results window allows the user to view dose results for each organism in the analysis along with the summed doses over all organisms The Dose tab is not available in aLevel I analysis Summed Doses The summed dose for each media as well as the total dose are displayed on the top of the window in the units specified e Organism Displays the organism that the current data set is for Dose Report Button Creates and displays the Dose report Graph Button Opens the Graphical Results window e Close Button Closes the Results window To 5 4 View Results for a Different Organism Choose the organism you wish to view from the drop down list box and the dose results for that organism will be displayed 5 3 RESULTS SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Y SS Body mass of Terrestrial Animal 10 30 10 30 Soil b value of 51 90 in Terrestrial Plant hf FIGURE 5 4 Results Sensitivity Tab Window If sensitivity analysis is selected for parameters in RESRAD BIOTA case a Sensitivity tab will al so be displayed in the Results window The sensitivity analysis is not available in a Level
11. Domotor and E J Antonio 2003b A Kinetic Allometric Approach to Predicting Tissue Concentrations for Biota Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 66 1 61 74 Higley K A S L Domotor and E J Antonio 2003c A Probabilistic Approach to Obtaining Limiting Estimates of Radionuclide Concentrations in Biota Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 66 1 75 87 U S Department of Energy DOE 2002 A Graded Approach for Evaluating Radiation Doses to Aquatic and Terrestrial Biota Voluntary Consensus Technical Standard DOE STD 1153 2002 Washington D C 7 2 1 APPENDIX PARAMETER ACCESS LEVEL A 2 A 3 APPENDIX A PARAMETER ACCESS BY LEVEL This appendix lists the parameters that are accessible to the user to be changed and it shows the various levels of analysis at which they are accessible Concentrations Dose Limit Kd BIV Area Factor RBEs Cut off Half life Organism Selection Organism Addition Allometric Parameters External Exposure Geometry Factors i EEES OU OLI E EEE A 4
12. United States DOE EH 0676 Department of Energy Interagency Steering Committee on ll Radiation Standards USER S GUIDE VERSION 1 RESRAD BIOTA A Tool for Implementing a Graded Approach to Biota Dose Evaluation ED ST Ven gt 2 5 2 gt ISCORS TECHNICAL REPORT 2004 02 January 2004 DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof nor any of their employees makes any warranty expressed or implied or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for any third party s use or the results of such use of any information apparatus product or process disclosed in this report or represents that its use by such third party would not infringe privately owned rights This document has been reproduced from the best available copy Available to DOE and DOE contractors from ES amp H Technical Information Services U S Department of Energy 800 473 4375 fax 301 903 9823 Available to the public from the U S Department of Commerce Technology Administration National Technical Information Service Springfield VA 22161 703 605 6000 FOREWORD This Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards ISCORS Technical Report provides a User s Guide for the RESRAD BIOTA code The RESRAD BIOTA code is a tool for implementin
13. actor The correction factor for exposure and receptor residence time for the selected organism for a finite area of contamination External Exposure Geometry Factors The correction factors for a finite geometry for different media for external radiation exposure Ingestion Indicates this organism consumes food from the selected media 4 5 2 BIV Tab DcF Exposure Reference Nuelide Sediment Sol Use llom P Am241 8 65 02 0 00 00 4006 03 No FIGURE 4 7 BIV Tab Window The BIV tab has the following areas e Nuclide Displays the names of radionuclides specified for this analysis Water Displays the water value for the corresponding radionuclide for the selected organism 4 7 e Sediment Displays the sediment BIV value for the corresponding radionuclide for the selected organism Soil Displays the soil BIV value for the corresponding radionuclide for the selected organism e UseAllom Indicates if the allometric parameters should be used to derive the BIV values for the corresponding radionuclide 4 5 3 Allometric Tab Allometric options are available only for riparian animals terrestrial animals and any other organisms that are derived from these two organisms The Allometric tab is divided into three subtabs Metabolism Equations Parameters and Intake Rates These subtabs are described below 4 5 3 1 Allometric Tab Metabolism Subtab DCF E
14. an animal for an aquatic system through the Organism Specific Parameters window Section 4 5 Level 2 The user has the option of invoking the Organism Specific Parameters window and editing certain parameters for the default organisms Level 3 The user has the option of invoking the Organism Editor window and editing certain parameters for all selected organisms selecting which organisms are included in the evaluation adding a new organism through the New Organism Wizard Section 4 6 and removing any new organisms that have been created 4 4 4 4 RBEs 20 INN FIGURE 4 4 RBE Window The RBE window entry areas are as follows DOE 2002 Module 2 Section 7 has more information Alpha RBE for alpha particles e Beta The RBE for beta particles Gamma The RBE for gamma rays e Cut off Half life Indicates the assumption about secular equilibrium for radionuclides 4 5 ORGANISM SPECIFIC PARAMETERS Organism Specific Parameters Terrestrial Animal Terrestrial Animal Terrestrial Plant FIGURE 4 5 Organism Specific Parameters Window 4 5 The Organism Specific Parameters window is accessed through the Organism Analysis Window Figure 4 3 by pressing the View or Edit button It allows the user to input detailed parameters pertaining to each organism Selected Organisms Lists all organisms selected for the current analysis To see the para
15. areas on the screen Weight A default weight will already be entered on the basis of the geometry that was chosen from the previous step This weight may be changed but it will not affect the selected geometry The only purpose for entering a weight is for allometric modeling Internal Ingestion Parameters Choose the generic organism to use as a base for BIV values and exposure geometries for the new organism being added All organism specific parameters except for weight will be copied from the base organism to the new organism 1 Organisms derived from the Generic Terrestrial Plant or the Generic Aquatic Animal will not have access to the Allometric tab because no allometric parameters will be available 4 14 4 6 3 New Organism Wizard Comments New Organism Wizard Comments FIGURE 4 16 New Organism Wizard Comments Window The final step in the process of adding a new organism is to enter comments or reference information about the organism that will be created This information can be edited at a later time through the Reference tab of the Organism Specific Parameters window Finish Button Click the Finish button to enter the newly created organism into the current analysis scenario All parameters for the new organism will now be accessible through the Organism Specific Parameters window 5 1 5 OUTPUT RESRAD BIOTA has the ability to create reports specific to BCG Dose and Sensitivity Analysis
16. etry Window eese 4 12 New Organism Wizard Weight and Base Parameters Window 4 13 New Organism Wizard Comments Window sees 4 14 Results Level 1 BCG Tab Window 22 2 ae ra 5 1 Results Levels 2 and 3 BCG Tab Wind Wie 2 22 aaa 5 2 Results Levels 2 and 3 Dose Tab Window 2 22er ana 5 3 Results Sensitivity Tab Window u ae ae 5 4 Graphic Results De en 5 5 Sensitivity Results Oria 5 7 Text Report AA ee ee nl 5 8 Sensitivity Parameters Window ue usse esca 6 1 NOTATION The following is a list of the acronyms initialisms and abbreviations including units of measure used in this report ACRONYMS INITIALISMS AND ABBREVIATIONS BCG Biota Concentration Guide BDAC Biota Dose Assessment Committee BIV bioaccumulation factor Bq becquerel s d day DCF dose conversion factor DOE U S Department of Energy EAD Environmental Assessment Division ECORAD WG Ecological Radiological Work Group EPA U S Environmental Protection Agency g gram s Gy gray s ISCORS Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards kcal kilocalorie s Kd distribution coefficient kg kilogram s L liter s m3 cubic meter s MB megabyte s NRC U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission pCi picocurie s RBE Relative Biological Effectiveness xil 1 1 1 INTRODUCTION This Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standa
17. g a graded approach to biota dose evaluation The RESRAD BIOTA code was principally sponsored and developed by the U S Department of Energy DOE with support from the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC through the informal interagency Ecological Radiological Work Group ECORAD WG The work group was led by DOE and coordinated under the oversight of ISCORS The RESRAD BIOTA code provides a complete spectrum of biota dose evaluation capabilities from methods for general screening to comprehensive receptor specific dose estimation The code was designed to be consistent with and provide a tool for implementing the DOE Graded Approach for Evaluating Radiation Doses to Aquatic and Terrestrial Biota DOE voluntary consensus Technical Standard DOE STD 1153 2002 and to provide advanced analysis capabilities in a manner that will support the anticipated needs of DOE and other agencies These advanced analysis capabilities were generally developed through a consensus based process among the participating agency representatives of the ECORAD WG This ISCORS Technical Report will be updated as appropriate relative to any refinements and enhancements contained in future versions of the RESRAD BIOTA code The code and version control is currently maintained by DOE as part of the RESRAD family of codes Comments in the form of recommendations pertinent data and lessons learned from implementatio
18. ion a new RESRAD BIOTA icon will be placed in the RESRAD group Double click this icon to start RESRAD BIOTA A copy of this ISCORS Technical Report which provides the User s Guide for the RESRAD BIOTA code can also be downloaded from the Web sites referenced above and from the ISCORS Web site http www iscors org 2 3 UNINSTALLING RESRAD BIOTA Go to Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select RESRAD BIOTA and choose Remove 2 2 RESRAD BIOTA was developed as a tool for implementing screening and analysis methods contained in the DOE Technical Standard A Graded Approach for Evaluating Radiation Doses to Aquatic and Terrestrial Biota DOE 2002 The use of the RESRAD BIOTA interface simplifies the input of the necessary parameters involved in the screening and analysis process The main screen of RESRAD BIOTA is shown below Along with the menu and tool bars across the top of the window the main interface is divided into four sections BIOTA Case Nuclides Organism and Relative Biological Effectiveness RBE Each section is described in detail in Section 4 along with the other input windows used to guide the user through the screening and analysis process A RESRAD BIOTA File View Sensitivity Analysis Help 3 1 3 NAVIGATION 181 BIOTA Case Default pm 9 Terrestrial Y Aquatic Nuclides Potential Contaminants ES Concentration Contaminants Sedi
19. ity Results Graph displays the absolute value of the sensitivity To view which data belong to which parameter click the Show Legend button and a legend will be displayed 5 8 5 6 TEXT REPORTS 2 RESRAD BIOTA Terrestrial BCG Report for Level 2 Microsoft Internet Explorer C Development BIOTA 7 29 03 RESRAD BIOTA Terrestrial BCG Report htm Terrestrial BCG Report for Level 2 Sum of Total Ratio 1 09E 00 Sum of Water Ratio 8 34 04 Sum of Soil Ratio 1 08E 00 Nuclide Concentration pCi g BCG pci Ratio Limiting Organism 241 2 00E 00 3 89E 03 5 14 04 Terrestrial Animal Cs137 7 50 00 2 08E 01 3618 01 Terrestrial Animal 228 1 20 01 4 39 01 2 73E 01 Terrestrial Animal 5 90 1 00 01 2 25 01 4 45E 01 Terrestrial Animal U 238 8 00E 00 1 58E 03 5 07 03 Terrestrial Animal Nuclide Concentration pCi L BCG pCi L Ratio Limiting Organism Am 241 1 00E 00 2 02E 05 4266 06 Terrestrial Animal Cs 137 3 00E 00 5 99E 05 5 01 06 Terrestrial Animal Ra228 E E T SUPERO PER cem Animal 8 90 4 00E 00 5 45E 04 7 34E 05 Terrestrial Animal FIGURE 5 7 Text Report Window RESRAD BIOTA text reports are generated in HTML format They will open automatically with the user s default Web browser The reports can be printed using the standard printing procedures of
20. l help help on using help and the About RESRAD BIOTA screen The About RESRAD BIOTA screen contains information about the current version s identification and release date File View Sensitivity Analysis Help New Ctr N BCG Report Ctrl B Set Sensitivity F9 Contents Open Ctr O Dose Report Ctrl D Help on Help Save Ctri 5 Graph About Save As Run Case Ctri R Exit FIGURE 3 2 Main RESRAD BIOTA Menu Options 3 3 3 2 TOOL BAR New Save b 4 d 22143 Run The tool bar buttons are as follows New Reset all parameters to the defaults e Open Open an existing data file e Save Save data to the current data file Run Execute the code with the current settings e Help Open the help file 3 4 4 1 4 INPUT The RESRAD BIOTA interface on the main screen consists of several different areas where the user enters data for the screening and analysis process The subsections that follow describe each area in detail Input is generally through numerical entry into boxes although some selections are through standard Windows list boxes check boxes and option boxes 4 1 BIOTA CASE FIGURE 4 1 RESRAD BIOTA Input Window Input entry areas are as follows Title Text to describe the screening and analysis being modeled e Ecosystem Selection of an Aquatic or Terrestrial system e Level Selection of level Each level corresponds to a specific step of the DOE
21. lide available at Levels 2 and 3 only 4 3 Add a Radionuclide Either click the radionuclide name in the Potential Contaminants list box and then click the Add Nuclide gt button or just double click the radionuclide name The radionuclide will appear in the Contaminants list box To Delete a Radionuclide Click on the radionuclide name in the Contaminants list box and then click the Delete Nuclide lt button To Use Distribution Coefficients For assessments that allow the input of sediment concentrations the option to use Kd values for either water or sediment concentrations is available Checks in the boxes next to the sediment and water concentration text boxes indicate that an actual measurement is entered To use the Kd value to calculate the concentration for water or sediment the check box next to the desired media must be unchecked The Kd will be displayed and used to calculate the concentration in that medium 4 3 ORGANISM Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Aquatic Animal Riparian Animal Terrestrial Animal Terrestrial Animal FIGURE 4 3 Organism Analysis Window The organism frame will change depending on which level of analysis is currently being performed The options for each level are described below e Level 1 The only option is to view default parameters for the two default organisms terrestrial animal and terrestrial plant for a terrestrial system aquatic animal and ripari
22. m Wizard Geometry Window The second step in the process of adding a new organism is to select a geometry for the new organism To Select a Geometry Use the slide bar to select the geometry that correlates to the organism that is being added The table will be updated with information about the selected geometry and an example shape will be displayed in the upper right The geometry that is used for the default organisms can be chosen by checking the Use default geometry check box 4 12 Advanced Settings There is an option to use different geometry sizes for internal and external dose conversion factors This option can be accessed by clicking on the Advanced button The following screen will appear Advanced Geometry Settings FIGURE 4 14 New Organism Wizard Advanced Geometry Window To Use Different Geometries for Internal and External Dose Conversion Factors By checking the check box on the Advanced Geometry Settings window the geometries to use for internal and external dose conversion factors can be specified 4 13 4 6 2 New Organism Wizard Weight and Base Parameters New Organism Wizard Weight and Base Parameters FIGURE 4 15 New Organism Wizard Weight and Base Parameters Window The third step in the process of adding a new organism is to specify the weight of the new organism and to specify from which generic organism to derive internal ingestion parameters There are two
23. ment Water Ba ka 3 Organism Type E Aquatic Animal E Riparian Animal Terrestrial Animal ARE Alpha Do Cut off Half life Gamma n FIGURE 3 1 RESRAD BIOTA Screen 3 1 MENU The main window menu offers access to many common software tasks including handling files viewing results windows setting sensitivity analyses and finding help The options are described more fully below and illustrated in Figure 3 2 File This option gives the user access to common file tasks such as setting parameters back to defaults New opening a previously defined input file Open and saving the current settings in the currently opened file Save or a different file Save As These functions have defined shortcut keys and hot keys For example the save task can be performed by clicking File and Save by entering the key sequence Alt F S or by simultaneously pressing the Ctrl and S keys Other tasks that can be implemented through the File options include executing the code with the current settings Run Case and exiting the code Exit e View This option allows the user to view the Biota Concentration Guide BCG report Dose report and graphic results for the current data set Sensitivity Analysis This option sets a sensitivity analysis on the selected parameter provided that a sensitivity analysis can be run on that particular parameter e Help This option allows access to genera
24. meters associated with that organism click the organism name New Button Invokes the New Organism Wizard Section 4 6 available only at Level 3 Import Button Prompts the user to select an organism file to be imported available only at Level 3 e Export Button Exports all organism specific parameters to the user specified file available only at Level 3 e Close Button Closes the Organism Specific Parameters window Default Values The default values of parameters that are not radionuclide dependent will be highlighted in yellow To replace the current value of a parameter with the default value press the F6 function key Four tabs group the organism specific parameters by different categories Dose Conversion Factor DCF Exposure Bioaccumulation Factor BIV Allometric and Reference Each of these tabs is described in detail below 4 5 1 DCF Exposure Tab DCF Exposure ___ BY Allometic Reference Nuclide Extemal Intemal Am 241 1 05E 03 _ 2 07 00 FIGURE 4 6 DCF Exposure Tab Window 4 6 The DCF Exposure tab has these areas and input options e DCFs Displays the internal and external dose conversion factors for each radionuclide Dose Limit The dose limit for the selected organism Can also be expressed as a dose rate guideline or effects level See DOE Technical Standard DOE 2002 Module 1 Section 1 and Module 2 Section 3 for reference e Area F
25. n of the RESRAD BIOTA code that may improve future versions of the code are welcome and should be sent to Mr Stephen Domotor U S Department of Energy Office of Air Water and Radiation Protection Policy and Guidance 1000 Independence Ave S W Washington D C 20585 Stephen Domotor eh doe gov Dr Charley Yu Argonne National Laboratory Environmental Assessment Division 9700 S Cass Avenue Argonne Illinois 60439 cyu anl gov iii iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards ISCORS Technical Report and the RESRAD BIOTA code were developed and coordinated through the informal interagency Ecological Radiological Work Group ECORAD WG under the oversight of ISCORS These products are also reflective of contributions by the U S Department of Energy DOE Biota Dose Assessment Committee BDAC in developing the DOE graded approach to biota dose evaluation upon which the RESRAD BIOTA code is largely based and of contributions of the Environmental Assessment Division EAD of Argonne National Laboratory The EAD encoded the biota dose evaluation methodology into RESRAD BIOTA and developed additional analysis capabilities included in the code The following individuals participated in the development of the RESRAD BIOTA code through the ECORAD WG Ernest Antonio Pacific Northwest National Laboratory BDAC member Michael Boyd U S Environmental Protection Agency J J Cheng Argonne National
26. oach to biota dose evaluation Compare media concentrations with Biota Concentration Guides BCGs RESRAD BIOTA Level 1 3 Analysis Site Specific Site representative parameters Screening RESRAD BIOTA Level 2 Kinetic allometric modeling tool Analysis RESRAD BIOTA Level 3 e E Collection of biota using Assessment eco risk protocols FIGURE 1 1 RESRAD BIOTA Levels of Analysis Corresponding to the Graded Approach 1 2 Users of this ISCORS Technical Report may find it helpful to refer to the DOE Technical Standard DOE 2002 as a companion document as it presents detailed information concerning the derivation of models and default parameters contained in RESRAD BIOTA and information concerning the implementation of the graded approach to biota dose evaluation Additional details can also be found in published papers by Jones et al 2003 and Higley et al 2003 a b c 2 1 2 INSTALLATION 2 1 REQUIREMENTS Windows 95 or later Pentium compatible processor 32 MB of RAM and 25 MB of disk space 2 2 OBTAINING AND INSTALLING RESRAD BIOTA Register at the RESRAD Web site http web ead anl gov resrad register or at the Biota Dose Assessment Committee BDAC Web site http homer ornl gov oepa public bdac Download the latest RESRAD BIOTA self extracting executable to your computer Run this executable Enter the information requested by the standard installation program After installat
27. rds ISCORS Technical Report provides a User s Guide for the RESRAD BIOTA code The RESRAD BIOTA code is a tool for implementing a graded approach to biota dose evaluation The RESRAD BIOTA code was principally sponsored and developed by the U S Department of Energy DOE with support from the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC through the informal interagency Ecological Radiological Work Group ECORAD WG The work group was led by DOE and coordinated under the oversight of ISCORS The RESRAD BIOTA code and this ISCORS Technical Report are approved for DOE use in evaluating and demonstrating radiation protection of biota These products do not represent official policy or guidance of the EPA NRC or other ISCORS member agencies The RESRAD BIOTA code provides a complete spectrum of biota dose evaluation capabilities from methods for general screening to comprehensive receptor specific dose estimation The code was designed to be consistent with and provide a tool for implementing the DOE Graded Approach for Evaluating Radiation Doses to Aquatic and Terrestrial Biota DOE voluntary consensus Technical Standard DOE STD 1153 2002 DOE 2002 and to provide advanced analysis capabilities in a manner that will support the anticipated needs of DOE and other agencies Figure 1 1 illustrates the linkages of each analysis level provided in RESRAD BIOTA corresponding to the graded appr
28. ted This text may be changed and will be saved 4 6 NEW ORGANISM WIZARD New Organism Wizard This wizard will walk you through the steps necessary to create a new organism for use in RESRAD BIOTA Enter a name for the new organism Grizzly Bear FIGURE 4 12 New Organism Wizard Window 4 1 The New Organism Wizard guides the user through the creation of a new organism The first step is to enter a name for the organism that will be used by the code to identify it The four buttons across the bottom of the wizard provide a means of receiving help and navigating through the wizard e Help Opens the help file that details the process of adding a new organism e Cancel Exits the New Organism Wizard without saving any data that have been entered Back Returns to the previous step of the wizard Next Enters the next step in the process of adding a new organism 4 6 1 New Organism Wizard Geometry New Organism Wizard Geometry Select a geometry for this organism The geometry determines the dose A conversion factors that will be used for this organism Use default a geometry pI oT denotes the default dimensions were modeled for this organism J perse Pac kal Example Receptors Wild Mammals of North 220 100 100 America 1982 J A Chapman and G A Feldhamer editors Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore not to scale Cancel Back Next FIGURE 4 13 New Organis
29. the default Web browser 6 1 6 SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS Sensitivity Parameters OMD Parameter Factor O Body mass of Terrestrial Animal 2 EN 2 Soil b value of Sr 90 Terrestrial Plant Ea FIGURE 6 1 Sensitivity Parameters Window 6 1 SETTING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS From the Menu While the cursor is on the parameter of interest click Sensitivity Analysis Set Sensitivity From the Input Window Click the parameter of interest and then press the F9 function key Factor Enter the multiplication and division factor for each parameter 6 2 REMOVING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS To Remove a Single Parameter Select the ID of the parameter you wish to remove from the drop down list and click the Remove Parameter button To Remove All Sensitivity Analysis Click the Remove All button 6 2 6 3 OUTPUT The results of the sensitivity analysis will be displayed on the Sensitivity tab of the Results window at the completion of aRESRAD BIOTA run 7 1 REFERENCES Jones D J S L Domotor K A Higley D C Kocher and G Bilyard 2003 Principles and Issues in Radiological Ecological Risk Assessment Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 66 1 19 39 Higley K A S L Domotor E J Antonio and D C Kocher 2003a Derivation of a Screening Methodology for Evaluating Radiation Dose to Aquatic and Terrestrial Biota Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 66 1 41 59 Higley K A S L
30. xposure Allometric Reference Metabolism Equations Parameters Intake Rates b PTIT L bio d 1 UseAllom TEIN 0001 a 4418 06 No FIGURE 4 8 Allometric Tab Metabolism Subtab Window This subtab has the following areas e Nuclide Displays the names of radionuclides specified for this analysis e fl Fraction of intake assimilated into the body in the selected organism for the corresponding radionuclide 4 8 e Constant allometric relationship detailing biological half time as a function of body mass of the selected organism and the corresponding radionuclide b Exponent allometric relationship detailing biological half time as a function of body mass of the selected organism and the corresponding radionuclide e PT_IT Correction factor to provide an adjustment for inhalation relative to ingestion for the selected organism and corresponding radionuclide L bio d 1 Biological decay constant of material for the selected organism and corresponding radionuclide e UseAllom Indicates if the allometric parameters should be used to derive values for the corresponding radionuclide 4 5 3 2 Allometric Tab Equations Parameters Subtab FIGURE 4 9 Allometric Tab Equations Parameters Subtab Window This subtab has the following areas m Body mass of the selected organism in kilograms e Ratio of active to basal metabolic rate of the selected organism 4 9
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