# Presentation: 189597

- Walt Schalk
- 5 May 2008

- DMCC: 2007 Projects and Initiatives

## Organization Updates

- Carl Mazzola named Executive Secretary in November 2007.
- John Ciolek, AlphaTrac joins DMCC Steering Committee.

## Meetings

**14****th**** Meeting held May 07 in San Antonio (15 Attendees) **
**Operations and Research presentations**
**HQ Updates**
**Discussions/Roundtable**
**Assist Visit Program**

## ASSIST Visits

**Y-12 – ****28-29 May 2008**
**PNNL – ****Presentation 4/08, AV: late 08?**
**SRNL – ****Oct-Nov 08 tentative AV**
**NTS, BNL, PANTEX – ****discussions continue for late 08 or 09**
**WIPP**** – possible for 08/09 (3 year cycle)**

## Support to Others

**NNSA/DOE**
**DMCC into EMI-SIG Web Page**
**DMCC web forum recently went on-line **!
**AV lite: Self-Assessment Guide available**
**Request NOAA to increase forecast model resolution**
**Fire weather forecast tools**
**HS-21: established link between environmental monitoring programs and meteorological data programs in Order 231.1 **

## Support to Others

**DOE/HS-21:**** **established link between environmental monitoring programs and meteorological data programs in Order 231.1
**OFCM: ****DOE appendix to annual Federal Plan:** description of research & ops programs at 14 NNSA/DOE sites.
**DOE:**  monitoring progress of SQA issue as it applies to meteorological data

## Support to Others

**NUMUG**
**Carl Mazzola is Chairman thru Oct 09.**
**Developed comments on NRC Reg. Guide 1.23 rev1 (issued 03/07)**
**Assisting with site met instrument survey**
**Providing info on field testing of sonic anemometers**
**ANS**
**DMCC Members attended/presented at 10****th**** Topical Meeting on Emergency Preparedness & Response in ABQ (3/08)**** **
**Preliminary planning for 11****th**** Topical Meeting in Knoxville, TN (3/11)**

## Support to Others

**Voluntary Consensus Standards**
**ANSI/ANS-3.11:**** ****revision or reaffirm in June08**
**Others in progress:**
**ANSI/ANS-2.3:  **Extreme winds and tornadoes
**ANSI/ANS-2.15: **ATD for Nuke facility routine release (Rv)
**ANSI/ANS-2.16: **ATD for Nuke facility accidental release
**ANSI/ANS-2.21: **Met parameter guide for Ultimate Heat Sink applications
**ANSI/ANS-3.8.10: **T&D for Nuke facility accidental release with emergencies

## Other Topics

**Plan and conduct 15****th**** DMCC Meeting,**
**Begin preliminary plan for the 16****th**** Meeting**
**Continue to work meteorological data SQA issue and collaborate with the NUMUG**
**Continue to encourage support for the “Atmospheric Sciences and Releases of Hazardous Materials”.  This compendium to replace “Atmospheric Sciences and Power Production” (1984).   ****Funding**
**Continue to encourage communication and                          information exchange between DOE Sites.**

## Other Topics

**Assist DOE/NNSA in implementing DOE/EH-0173T and ANS/ANSI-3.11(2005)**
**DOE/NNSA weather website linking program**
**Promote the DMCC web forum.**
**Promote the Self-Assessment Guide for Meteorological and Consequence Assessment Systems  (Self-ASSIST)**
**Promote the DMCC web forum.**
**Promote input to OFCM JAGs and projects**
**Develop useful products for DOE/NNSA sites**

## Questions ?