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EPA Comment

1-23-11 EQ3/6 and Supporting Files. 

Please provide the following computer files related to the actinide source term modeling calculations and 

the determination of the cumulative distribution functions for the actinide solubilities:

1. The EQ3/6 database file DATA0.FM1 used for the CRA-2014 solubility calculations, (also 

known as DATA0.FMT.R2).

2. EQ3/6 input and output files used for calculating actinide solubilities for the actinide source 

term at different brine volumes (1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x minimum brine volumes).

3. The Excel macro GetEQData.xls and all Excel spreadsheets that contain the output extracted 

with GetEQData.xls.

4. EQ3/6 input and output files used for calculating actinide solubilities for the +III and +IV 

actinide uncertainty analysis calculations.

5. Excel macros GetEQData_v101e.xls and GetEQData_v101f.xls; and

6. Excel files Thorium_Uncertainty_Results_2014_PA.xls and

Americium_Uncertainty_Results_2014_PA.xls.

DOE Response

The requested documentation is included in Enclosure 2. Use “Notepad” to access the requested files.
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EPA Comment

1-23-13 Missing Reference. 

Appendix SOTERM, Figure SOTERM-7 caption cites Altmaier (2011) but this reference is missing from 

the reference list. Please provide this reference.

DOE Response

This is a typographical error in Appendix SOTERM. The text will be corrected to read “Altmaier et al., 

2008” which is already included as a reference in Appendix SOTERM, given below. The requested 

reference is included in Enclosure 2. Figure SOTERM-7 is based on Figure 5 in this reference and shows 

the highest three CaCl2 concentrations shown in the published Figure.

This typographical error has been added to Enclosure 4, CRA-2014 Errata Tracking.

Reference

Altmaier M., Neck, V., Fanghänel, T., “Solubility of Zr(IV), Th(IV) and Pu(IV) hydrous oxides in CaCl2 

solutions and the formation of ternary Ca-M-OH complexes,” Radiochimica Acta 96, (2008).
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EPA Comment

1-24-4 Missing References. 

Please provide the following references:

French, D. 2009. Analysis of Container Material Masses, INV-SAR-19. Los Alamos National

Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2010. Analyses, LCOQP9- Los 

Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2011a. Data Collection, Data 

Management, and Control for the Comprehensive Inventory, INV-SP-01. Los Alamos National 

Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2011b. Entry, Verification, and 

Validation of inventory Information in the Comprehensive Inventory Database, INV-SP-02. Los Alamos 

National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2011c. LANL-CO Software Quality 

Assurance Plan, LCO-QPD-02. Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2011d. Software Quality Assurance, 

LCO-QP19-1. Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2011e. Comprehensive Inventory 

Database, Version 2.0, Schema Version S2.00, Data Version D.10.01. Los Alamos National Laboratory -

Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2012. Comprehensive Inventory 

Database, Version 2.01, Schema Version S2.01, Data Version D.11.00. Los Alamos National Laboratory 

- Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

Chemical and Cement Components 2011 Inventory Estimates. LANL-CO. INV-SAR-28, Revision 0, 

November 1, 2012. LANL-CO Record ID# INV-1211-01-01-01.

Estimation of Cellulose, Plastic, and Rubber Emplacement Materials in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 

(WIPP). LANL-CO. INV-SAR-27, Revision 0, November 5, 2012. LANL-CO Record ID# INV-1211-02-

01-01.
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DOE Response

The requested references are included in Enclosure 2. Two references listed below are actual 

Comprehensive Inventory Database (CID) software and cannot be transmitted by email or disk. The DOE 

recommends that EPA visit the Los Alamos National Laboratory-Carlsbad Operations office to review the 

CID software.

1. Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2011 e. Comprehensive 

Inventory Database, Version 2.0, Schema Version S2.00, Data Version 0.10.01. Los Alamos 

National Laboratory -Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

2. Los Alamos National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations (LANL-CO) 2012. Comprehensive 

Inventory Database, Version 2.01, Schema Version S2.01, Data Version D. 11.00. Los Alamos 

National Laboratory - Carlsbad Operations, Carlsbad, NM.

 
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EPA Comment

1-G-1 Reference Appendix QAPD-2014 Not Provided. 

CRA-2014 Section 23, Models and Computer Codes, Section 23.5.7 states, "The DOE's quality assurance 

program, as applied to the CRA-2014, is contained in Appendix QAPD-2014." The appendix has not been 

provided. Please provide this document.

DOE Response

There was not an Appendix QAPD-2014 in the CRA-2014; therefore, the statement above is a 

typographical error in CRA-2014 Section 23.5.7. The reference to Quality Assurance Program Document 

(QAPD) will be added to Section 23 References and the text will be corrected to read, “The DOE's quality 

assurance program, as applied to the CRA-2014, is contained in the Quality Assurance Program 

Document (U.S. DOE 2010)." The QAPD is already included as a reference in the CRA-2014; however,

a copy of the QAPD is included in Enclosure 2.

This typographical error has been added to Enclosure 4, CRA-2014 Errata Tracking.

Reference

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 2010. Quality Assurance Program Document, DOE/CBFO-94-1012, 

Revision 11. Carlsbad Field Office, Carlsbad, NM. 
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EPA Comment

1-G-2 Codes IDs Do Not Include Source Code Listing. 

CRA-2014 Section 23, Models and Computer Codes, Section 23.8.7 states, "The IDs include source-code 

listings..." EPA examined a number of code Implementation Documents; they include a reference to the 

location of the source-code listing, but not the actual listing of the code. Please provide the source-code 

listing for the following CRA-2014 codes: BRAGFLO 6.02, MATSET 9.20, CCDFGF 6.0.

DOE Response 

The requested documentation is included in Enclosure 2. Use “Notepad” to access the requested files.
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EPA Comment

1-G-3 New Codes EQ3/6 and JAS3D Documentation Incomplete. 

DOE states in CRA-2014 Section 23, 23.7.7, "The documentation for the new codes EQ3/6 and JAS3D 

may be found in their respective UM, AP, VD, ID, and RD/VVP." It does not appear that this 

documentation has been included in CRA-2014. Please provide this documentation.

DOE Response 

The requested documentation is included in Enclosure 2.