GMS Linkage with FRAMES Workshop U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rockville, Maryland Pacific Northwest National Laboratory November 15-17, 2005

2 ObjectivesObjectives Provide NRC/NMSS with a more science-based dose assessment tool for licensing decisions Where appropriate, leverage limited resources with EPA, DoD, and DOE. Reproducibility means Credibility

3 FRAMES and GMS GMSGMS is the most sophisticated and comprehensive groundwater modeling package, containing numerous numerical models and support features: ONLY GROUNDWATER FRAMESFRAMES seamlessly links user-defined disparate models, databases, and modeling systems to transfer data: Deployable system Conceptualize problem Choose most appropriate models and databases Perform sensitivity/uncertainty analyses Visualize results Document results Automatically reproduce results

4 Three- dimensional aquifer modeling of contaminant transport through heterogeneous porous media GMS Using MT3DMS ←Back

Simple Medium Complex Model Type 1 (e.g., Source Model) Model Type 2 (e.g., Aquifer from GMS ) FRAMES = Data processor = Modules Model Type 3 (e.g., Risk Model) FRAMES ←Back Forward→

6 Select Editors Menu Choose Module Editor Register the GMS Import, as a system tool

Register the GMS Import Tool as a System Tool within FRAMES-2

8 2 Choose “GMSImport.mod,” which will place the GMSImport tool under the “List of Modules,” as “GMSImport,” and will place it in the Menu Bar, under the “Tools” listing. Choose “Open Module,” which 1) opens to the C:\program files\FramesV2\GMS directory and 2) is used to register existing modules Click on “System,” “System” Choose “Editors,” choose “Module Editor” 1 3 4

9 Select Tools Menu Select the Pre-Defined GMS Project File from the “Tools” Menu Bar

10 Select the Pre-Defined GMS Project File from the “Tools” Menu Bar 1.Select Tools from the menu (not shown) 2.Select GMSImport… (not shown) 3.Go to the directory that contains the *.gpr file (e.g., C:\program files\gms50\example\), and choose the appropriate *.gpr file (e.g., Ex1_GMS5_project.gpr).

11 1.Identify the Name of the Module in FRAMES-2, representing the RT3D calibrated, baseline simulation 2.Define RT3D Input Options 3.Identify the Chemical: JP-4 as surrogate to BTEX 4.Identify upstream RT3D boundary conditions to be changed 5.Identify the form of the Output and the RT3D location of output Documents How the Module will Communicate With the User when Chosen as the Aquifer Model in the CSM

12 Simulation Editor 1. Construct the Conceptual Site Model (CSM) 2. Choose the GMS project file simulation, titled GWTest1 3. Fill-in Input Requirements, related to Options from the Tools menu

13 Illustrative Example Dose ←Back Forward→

14 Construct the Conceptual Site Model Choose the RT3D GMS Run, representing the Aquifer Model Hazard /Risk Human Intake Human Exposure Source

15 Right Click General Info

16 Meet User-Defined Input Requirements for Dispersivities Right Click User Input

17 SummarySummary Models and databases with varying degrees of sophistication are required. GMS provides some of the most sophisticated and accepted groundwater models. FRAMES provides the architectural framework and mechanism to include more science-based modeling. FRAMES and GMS linkage represents a template to allow communication between legacy modeling systems. NRC is coordinating development through an MOU, and benefiting from substantial financial investments by EPA, DoD, and DOE-PNNL.