ABSTRACT
It is well recognized that periodic drills or exercises to train emergency personnel are essential for ensuring ready and effective implementation of emergency plans. Carrying out such exercises can often be difficult and costly. In this context, a suitably designed simulator could be an effective supplement to, or substitute for, the mock exercises. A code, STEREP (Simulator for Training Emergency Response Personnel), has been developed for this purpose. The major functions performed or simulated by the code are as follows: (1) It generates an accident scenario involving radioactivity release rate, height, duration, etc., are specified by input. The resulting dose/contamination profiles are calculated using simulated weather conditions. (2) The roles of various agencies and personnel for handling the emergency are also simulated. The user - the emergency director for instance- is expected to carry on a dialogue with the program and issue instructions to thevaious agencies for implementation fo certain tasks or to provide information regarding specific situations. (3) A logging routine keeps track of user actions and carries out a performance evaluation. At he end, a score sheet describing the desired and actual actions in presented for guidance. The software package has been developed for use with a microcomputer and a video console terminal. The current version has been written for a DEC PDP 11/23 microcomputer using RT 11 as the operating system. The bulk of the program is in Frotram IV. (AU)
