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  Preparing for accidents which involve major airbourne releases of materials presents trainers with many difficulties:

  • Creating a sense of realism may be impossible
  • Supervisory staff may not be available
  • Large areas may need to be covered
  • Communications may be inadequate
  • Staff may be required to act on their own for long periods
  To provide a solution to these problems, STS has designed the PLUMES SIMULATION EXERCISE SYSTEM. A simulated survey meter, containing GPS and real time computing, designed to add realism to exercises, and thus enhance the skills of monitoring staff.

The PLUMES System may be used to simulate the releases of radioactivity, chemical and biological warfare agents or toxic industrial gases.

The simulation has three main features - GPS to inform the instrument of its position in the training area; a microprocessor to calculate the position within the simulated plume; and an algorithm which describes the dispersal of the released material.
   
  Input Data
   
  The source terms for the release are created on a PC, using STS software.

   
 

These terms include:

  • Coordinates of the release point
  • Wind speed and direction
  • Quantity of radioactivity released
  • Height of release above ground
  • Rate of release
  • Time of release
  • Elevation
 
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