Workshop

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Constituent Data Editor

• Workshop
• U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Rockville, Maryland
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• November 15-17, 2005

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Table of Contents

• Constituents of Interest
• Constituent View Options
• Select Constituent Analysis
• Constituent Identification
• Progeny/Decay Products
• Constituent Properties
• Description
• Units
• Value
• References
• File
• Restore all
• Print Constituent Properties
• Save and Exit
• Exit

• References
• Reference Number
• Short Name
• Description
• Search Short Name
• Help
• How to (F1)
• Website on Constituent Properties
• About
• About FRAMES Constituent Database

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Start with a blank simulation and add a
constituent selection from the Environmental
domain.
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Right click and choose the FRAMES constituent
database selection.
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Constituents of Concern
Select Constituents of Concern first, if 1. an
existing constituent is NOT being modified, or
2. a new constituent is NOT being created, or 3.
a degradation/decay chain is NOT being created,
which does not already exist, or 4. the
existing list of constituents meets needs
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Selecting a Constituent from the Chemicals
Already Existing in the Database List
By selecting a constituent that already exists in
the list, the parent and progeny automatically
are ported over to the selected list in the
right-side viewer. The constituent listing is
alphabetical and NOT according to the progeny
chain sequence. For example, U-238 is not last
in the sequence chain, and Bi-210 is neither
first nor last it the sequence chain.
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Note The constituent listing is alphabetical
and NOT according to the progeny chain sequence.
When Removing constituents from the list, you
must move in the order of the progeny chain
sequence, beginning with the parent. The order
of Removal is NOT in order of the constituent
listing. U-238 is the first constituent that can
be removed from the list.
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Right click and choose the user input option.
Below is the interface for the constituent
editor.
Do NOT Select chemicals first, but Go immediately
to the Constituent Identification tab, if 1. an
existing chemical is being modified, or 2. a new
chemical is being created, or 3. a
degradation/decay chain is being created,
which does not already exist.
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Constituent Identification
Option to Add new or Modify existing constituents
Normally grayed-out, the Add/Modify button
becomes enabled when a change is made to the Name
or CAS ID field.
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Modifying a Constituent Name

1. Changing the name will cause the Add/Modify
   button to change to Modify.
2. Selecting Modify will cause the new name to be
   added as a synonym for the same CAS ID

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Modifying a Constituent Name

1. Changing the CAS ID will cause the Add/Modify
   button to change to Add.
2. Selecting Add will cause the CAS ID to be saved
   as a new chemical.

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Lets Create an Interesting Chemical Chain Decay

• PCE
• TCE
• DCE
• VC
• The Editor lets you define the relationship
  between parent and progeny.
• The chain is a result of the relationships.

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Adding the PCE to TCE relationship.
NOTE You cannot modify a chemicals Decay Chain
while it is selected as a Constituent of Concern.
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TCE to DCE relationship added.
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DCE to VC relationship.
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Go back to PCE and check our work on the decay
chain tab.
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Adding PCE will add all the progeny.
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The result of only adding PCE. The chain is
processed as well.
Note The constituent listing is alphabetical
and NOT according to the progeny chain sequence.
When Removing constituents from the list, you
must move in the order of the progeny chain
sequence, beginning with the parent. The order
of Removal is NOT in order of the constituent
listing. Removal order is as follows PCE,
Trichloroethylene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Vinyl
Chloride.
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Constituent Properties
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Print Constituent Properties
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References
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HelpHow to
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