Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Mississippi State University
Analysis of WMD Materials in Waste and Stormwater Infrastructures
- Product Developed: ORNL and MSU have developed a Simulation and Fate (SIMFATE) Model to predict the distribution and fate of a dispersed WMD material in wastewater and stormwater treatment systems.
- SIMFATE answer critical questions:
- Where will WMD accumulate?
- How much will accumulate?
- Rate of accumulation?
- Is accumulation reversible?
- SIMFATE can be applied to:
- Emergency preparedness
- Improving infrastructure resilience
- Event recovery actions
- SIMFATE links to HPAC and EPA's SWIMM models
- Initial focus on radioactive materials from Radiological Dispersal Devices
- Expandable to Chemical and Biological
- Commercialization of SIMFATE is underway
- Discussions ongoing with potential commercial partners
- Technology transfer and copyright options under review
- Validation exercises with Madison MS proposed
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