ML20058P223
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| Issue date: | 08/01/1990 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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a3 Wordperfect 5.0, which are in high demand by NRC personnel.
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also automatically rescheduled into the fallowing two-month session.
Plan Your Training Dates Carefully scausc of this,we often have a pooi by Ed Cunningham, ITS Training Lab oIapplicants to schedule into courses before the first Announce-Have you ever applied for an ITS newly developed courses,we offer ment has been received at the Lab.
Training Lab course and received course dates based on our training confirmation for a course date that needs assessment. You m iy notice Unfortunately, about one-half of the you did not choose? Knowing how that the number of courst offerings applications received at the ITS 12b we manage the large (over 300) in the ITS Training Annoancement volume of requests for ITS Lab varies throughout the vatr, course dates may help you make your course selections to ensure that The ITS Training Announcement is THE ISSUE AT HAND we register you for course dates you produced at the Lab, and distributed Nuclear Plant Analyzer Comes to can attend.
NRC wide during the first week of Research.
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4 The ITS Training Lab schedules mi-ITS Lab term. Usually,we start re-NUDOCS News-
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bear only one date choice for a possible. Remember that you are Nuclear Plant course. Rus, the applicant who applying for one of eight seats in our -
I chooses the first date of a course classroom. Often these seats get Analyzer Comes offering but who does not provide us filled within one day! Try to 1a0 Research optional dates,may receive confir.
minimize any delays. Inform your mation for a course date that was supervisorandyourstaff thatyou by Ralph Landry, RES never chosen. While n try to place are considering a training date at the allapplicants into the courses they I'l3 Lab so that you can determine in June,the Office of Nuclear request,if the course date has been which dates will be feasible ahead of Regulatory Research (RES) ex-assigned arbitrarily the applicant time. If you are applying for panded its computing capabilities may have to call the lab to resched-multiple dates, consider all of your -
with the installation of the Nuclear ule the course, date choices carefully,since you Plant Analyzer (NPA). The NPA could possibly receive confirmation has been urider development at the You can avoid receiving a course for any of them. Any date that you Idaho National Engineering Labora-date that you cannot attend if you apply for is considered in working tory (INEL) for severalyears. As fillout your ITS lab application out the logistics of placing appil.
now configured, the NPA runs the form thoroughly,and if you are cants into course offerings.
SCDAP/RELAPS MOD 3 code in aware that your form may arrive too an interactive mode. That requires late for registration into the early With the introduction of WordPer-powerful hardware. The system is course date offerings. The most feet 5.0 Modules 1-4,we are also currently installed on the VAX important step you can take to finding that a majority of applicants Workstation 3100 running the Unix receive confirmation for a requested are requesting their Wordperfect operating system with the X.
course date is to plan your applica-courses in date sequence. We Windows environment. The system tion process early, if you are understand that it is more advanta-we are installing is one of three applying for the early dates for a geous to our applicants' work VAX workstations purchased by course that has multiple sessions, schedules if they can receive the INEL under the contract to develop send the form in to us as soon as complete Wordperfect training on the NPA. Since the NRC owns the sequentialdates.However,weI' d three VAXs,we have asked that one m
that the number of applications for of the machines be returned to us sequentialdates exceeds the dates with the NPAinstalled and running.
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INELis in the process of purchasing You might try attending Modules 1
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% he n3 NEWS Quarterly publication and 2 on a Iwo. day sequence, run the NPAin real time. As providing information obteren to users of computer technology at the NRC. It is followed by Modules 3 and 4 at a installed on the VAX station 3100, -
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later time, running a fullinteractive modelof mation Technology Services Support the H.B. Robinson plant, the Center and Training taboratory in Recently,we began asking for the program runs approximately forty-conjunction with the NRC's Omce of applicant's Compressed Work times real time. The version now P'" ""*L Schedule (CWS). We found that we running on the DEC Workstation were scheduling far too many 3100 runs about six-times real time.
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any specialscheduling considera-6000 machine which is expected to Leslie Wasset, os/USDA tions, please indicate this on the give faster than real time operation.
7 form.
While looking at these times,one cc at and layout must keep in mind that this is the El We are constantly striving to full SCDAP/RELAPS code package.
Janet not.nompon,IRht/rISB provide you with a positive training This is not a detuned version of the Design consultauon experience in cach class. By consid.
code with limited capabilities. The Photographs by Dan Dehn and Bob hidler Criftg your training dates carefully, code is fully capable of running any you assist us in scheduling your plant in operation in the U.S., from contributon to regular items are:
training time at the ITS Lab without normaloperation, through upset S. Bachrach, K. Beckman, P. Bell, undue guesswork.
transients, to full core melt.
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also automatically rescheduled into the following two-month session.
Plan Your Training Dates Carefully necause ofinis,we onen have a pooi by Ed Cunningham,lTS Training Lab of applicants to schedule into courses before the first Announce-llave you ever applied for an ITS newly developed courses,we offer ment has been received at the Lab.
Training Lab course and received course dates based on our training confirmation for a course date that needs assessment. You may notice Unfortunately,about one-half of the you did not choose? Knowing how that the number of course offerings applications received at the ITS Lab we manage the large(over 300) in the ITS Training Announcement volume of requests for ITS Lab varies throughout the year.
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The NPA runs at RES in a fully for a large, complex plant model, the data plots for a hundred different -
. interactive mode that is, while the user has the option of stopping at points around the plant. As the code is running it can be paused to anytime and running in a play-back event unfolds on the screen,the user allow changes in the plant configu-mode at real time. This allows for sees color changes that progress ration. Pumps can be turned on and obscrsing the real time system around the system alongwith off, valves opened or closed, pipes response and timing the operator pressure, temperature, flow rate, broken, or any other action taken would see during an accident. And and fluid void fractions displayed at that the operator may want to try, that is the beauty of the system. It is all points selected when the problem
' The image of the plant is shown as a a great educational tool. Problems was started. The pictorialimage of i
schematic of the coolant circuit, can be run and played back to show the reactor system encourages the with the core, reactor vessel, pumps, pictorially how a plant can be user to keep trying hardware valves, steam generators, and piping expected to appear during an event.
changes to find out what works as -
layout on the screen. Since the well as what leads to problems. The interface is graphical, the results are When the NPA is run on state-of-Nuclear Plant Analyzer makes shown on the screen as changes in the-art hardware, the machine must investigating a nuclear plant's color representative of the tempera-be slowed down to real time,or even operating characteristics both ture and fluid state conditions an experienced operator can not interesting and productive.
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around the system. As the core keep up with the events. While that heats up,it changes to red. When may seem like a good test tool,it Within RES,NPA willbe used to water heats up it goes from sub-looses value if the analyst or opera-investigate accident scenarios,
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to pink for superheat. Similarly, fast enough to understand what is and ways of averting serious chal-when phase changes occur,the color being shown on the screen.
lenges to nuclear power plants. We changes.
believe this new toolwill make it The use of pictorialimages is casier for us to respond quickly and Although on some hardware systems obviously casier to understand and accurately to the needs of the regu-1
- the NPA does not run in real time grasp than a stack of printouts or latory staff of the agency.
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' Software Wellness Checklist.'
Have you ever been working on yobr p
On May 22nd,the second seminar computer and lights suddenly flicker was held in the Commission Meet
- and the screen goes blank for an ing Room, OWFN. Jack Roe, NRR, instant? Your information is lostl I6 gave the welcoming speech and Pat Power difficulties such as overvolt-Norry, Acting Director,IRM, made age can ruin delicate semiconduc-sescral remarks. Three speakers, tors and circuitry. Smaller prob.
usmc onu y wmum ntsouncts mcrum Paul Quattro and Warren Brewer, lems,such as spikes and surges,in one or wmum SUPP@i SMs ABZ,Inc., and Oregg Joss, Roches-time will ruin chips. According to an
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ter Oas and Electric, spoke to about article in ' Office Systems '89,' too 45 technical staff members about the much or too little power impairs our expert systems software developed, data and affects our hardware. In Movin Ahead instalied,and tested at the oinna this same article the author de-Nuclear Power Plant. A number of scribes the following problems:
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ByEmilyRobinson,IRM discussion period.
Brownout is an extended decrease (or drain)in power line voltage that Software Quality Assurance (SQA)
The third seminar in the series was occurs when a utility needs to reduce is a term and an acronym being held on June 18th in OWFN 2F17.
voltage. When utilities have a very spoken and read about in most NRC Scott Newberry, NRR, gave the wel-high demand for electricity they offices this year. Basically,SQA coming remarks. The featured reduce the voltage, refers to the activities, methods, and speaker was Charlotte Outhrie, procedures employed to ensure the Power Computing Company (PCC),
Noise-line interference occurs when quality and reliability of a software QA Manager and key develcner of nearby electrical devices are used product at a levelof performance ex-PCC's SQA program. This (Uhc and high frequency voltages are pected by the customer,and usually first and only such program for cor*
superimposed on the current.
involves interaction with every step porate SQA in non. utility comp
- Fluorescent lights can cause noise, of thesoftwarelifecycle, nics that has been approved by the NRC as meeting the criteria of Overvoltage is a situation where -
The graphic symbol above has been Appendix B to 10CFR Part 50. Ms-normal voltageis continuously adopted by IRM to identify informa-Outhrie's topic was ' Software Trail exceeded.
tion and flyers relating to the Markers."
software quality assurance seminars Power outage constitutes a blackout which IRM initiated in April. The Information about the September situation in which no voltage is purpose of these scminars is to pro-seminar and copics of past seminar transmitted via power lines. This vide an open forum for allagency handouts are available. All seminars can result from lightning, accidents, employees for education and are videotaped for circulation to the and other natural or man-made dis-discussion of SQA issues.
Regional Offices. To date, Regions asters.
111,IV, and V have requested the At the first " standing room only" materials and held their own Sag is a decrease in voltage that lasts seminar on April 24th in OWFN seminars. When the videos return one cycle or longer nad can be 8B9, Joyce Amenta, Director, lRM to Headquarters, they will be caused by an utility system overload.
(at that time), spoke of the vanous available for loan to any user group areas within the agency that havein-or individual. For the loan of the Spike is a short overage on power creasinginterest and concern about videos, copies of the handouts,or lines that may occur during utility SQA,especially as it relates to the questions, please call Emily Robin-outage recovery, load switching and nuclear industry where computer son,492-3490.
lightning. Variable power consump-softwate may impact safety systems-tion will also cause spikes.
Ms. Amenta said,'The IRM role is to promote awareness, provide edu-Surgeis an increase in power line cation,and develop a policy on SQA Next SQA Seminar voltage that occurs when equipment based on relevant Federal standards, using the same power source is September 1990 sw tched on. It can also occurin the IEEE Standards and guidelines,and NRC Manual Chapter 0904 policy."
recovery from a brownout.
Featured in the first seminar were:
Call Emily Robinson Jack Adams, AT&T Bell 1.aborato-Acquisition of a surge protector is rics, who showed a video about for details inexpensive assurance and can be software reliability and discussed 492 3490 obtained by submitting an NRC Form 34 to ADM/ PPB.
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Simpler Document Coding Telexes, telegrams, or facsimiles sional organization that wrote a Structure Proposed which are now categorized with a standard. This information is cument Type of "CX" will bc,
duplicated in the Author Affiliation.
One of the major advantages of coded as a,CL" (correspondence in installing the NUDOCS/AD I '* of letter). Elimination of the All Document, Types categorizing an relational database management
,"CX, codes will ensure that a user s inspection report will be merged system (R/ DBMS) is the relative sear;h results are complete and will into one "TilNSP" code.
case of revising the record structure U"t the need to search on two and the contents of the data ele-a to @tain au compondence.
Bob emnabtytunal memos ments to accommodate changing i
be found under the s.""le Document needs and requirements. The AH of the drawing ("DD") Docu-ing NUDOCS staff is currently evaluat-inent Type Codes will be combined
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ing the entire compilation of into a single code ("DDDRAW ).
tedexing procedures to make.
Users will no longer have to search The "CNXMAG" Document Type document retrieval more efficient nine different codes t? locate a for non NRC meeting agendas will and to simplify the way document specific drawing.
be climinated. All agendas (NRC data are captured. Changes will M
d N redevable make it easier for users to select an S milarly, the two "DO" codes under the "CNMAGD" code.
appropriate Document Type Code "DONRC" and "DOEXT) for in order to find the documents they niernal and external cgganization if these proposed changes are need to retrieve. Input trom the charts will be combined into a single approved, the data base will be program offices on the proposed code- "DDORG."
updated with the revisions at a changes is being solicited as part of designated date. Please contact the the evaluation process The 67 codes for library and stan-NUDOCS Hotline at 49'2-8603, with dards will be merged into one code--
your comments and suggestions Proposed changes under considera-
"TCCODE " Previously, a distinct regarding the revised document tion are:
code was assigned for each profes-coding structure.
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Other canned scarches are sched-uled to be added this Fall. Call Mike Collins,492-8044 for information.
Two Millionth Record Entered On NUDOCS A milestone was reached on April f
23,1990 when the 2 millionth record X
was added to the NUDOCS data base. Plaques commemorating the E
event wer " warded to the indexers who creakd the record.
1 Justine Mblanda and Adjoa Greenridge receiving plaque from Riaz Arna, President of Statistica,Inc, and Mike Collins, IRM, for entering the 2 millionth record into NUDOCS/AD.
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. In an effort to achieve fullsystem utilintion, several enhancements to the Master Inspection Planning I
System (MIPS)were implemented and made available to users in May 1990.This is a result of thirteen months of NRR and Regional experience with the initialdesign based system. He following INFORMATION NETWORK enhancements are available in SINET:
J RITS data for the period of Septem-ber 30,1989 through December 2, 1989.
The capability to display onlyihose (Actual).The following data
- For MIPS reports 4 and 5, the pr c ums w@ chargd hours.
ekments are dsplayed on th SM _
' widen report window *. includes all Online Sequential Schedule screen:
activities within and outside of MIPS viewing of RITS transactions calendar window.-
for dates prior to September 30,
- Unit Name The ability to establish selection and '
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n Months sorting criteria for all reports.
Additional er.hancements willbe
- Assessment Hnd Date mp mented and announed in the
- InpMo W Section Gef The ability to overwrite the status in. near future. Questions should be Date C
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directed to Wil Madison,492-7781.
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l MIPS and RITSCARD accepts new A newly developed SALP (System-report screens,callWil Madison at atic Assessment of Licensee Per-IPE(laspection Program Element) 492 7781.
code of RegionalTeam (RT).
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Schedule has been made available The capability to change occurrence and can be accessed through the SALP Online Sequential Schedule SALP main menu. This enhance.
indicators for existing procedures.
on y5ur own PC prmter. Reference ment has been made to facilitate the the article in the Spring (1990) issue The capability to accept RITS entry and online display of dates for of the ITS NEWS (page 8) for discrepancy transactions with SALP Final Reports, Board Meet-informati n n btaining this warning error codes.-
ings,and Licensee Management software or call Jack Schnapper on Meetings.The dates for this type of 492 4092.
The capability to print hardcopy information are indicated by a "P" Discrepancy Transactions Report.
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p Wordperfect - A be e ded to print a st f ascending ur visi n LAN direct rywith dates of all pending actions within macros for memos, letters,Commis-Support Staff the Division as a check to meet sion Papers, etc., which is very completion dates,or a list of all timesaving. These established codes Viewpoint completed actions that can be used ensure uniformity and case of edited By Wanda L. Haag, RES as material for requests regarding changes regardless of origination.
accomplishments. This feature The capability and feasibility of in the Office of Research (RES),
could be used in many other ways, coding (creating) NRC Forms on our support staff can prepare high such as branch breakdowns.
the RES LAN can also be explored.
quality materials using the capabill-Such forms as travel authorizations ties of WP 5.0 and operating on a Use of the primary and secondary and vouchers could be networked, Local Area Network (LAN)with files with a macro makes prepara-which would expedite their use,save Laserjet printers. The WP module tion of a letter with multiple time, and reduce costs, instructions at the ITS Training Lab addressees fast and efficient. A.
courses are the key to the many similar letter with slight modifica.
With the phasing out of the IBM varied and extensive uses of this tions for multiple addressees can use 5520 system, compatibility and software. Witbut guidance and communications between different futther self education, this existing WP files and text directories for full WP potentialwill not be tapped transmittal between all buildings is a and utilized by a large percentage of necessity.
users. I have developed and
- maintained a handy quick-reference HaVe yOU taken if you have any questions, call list for my division, to assist and advantage Of the Wanda Haag,492 3900, instruct our users in many of the WP leatUTOS that thiS Editor's Note: Persons interested in capabilities. This list is applicabic to our division and the RES LAN.
package Offers?
producing quality visualpresentadon graphics using WP or any other software should contact Ihe Auto-one of these WP capabilitles is the use of the Alt Key and the numericat if not, Sign Up f0T a mated Graphics Section,.lanet Thot-pad on the right of the keyboard to Wordperfect course Thompson,192 0215. This staff produce charactersisymbols in SOOn at the o]Ters a SUtanet in planning, guld-prepared text. For example, using ITS TraI"nI'ng lab.
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malling labels can be set up througd However,special characters may not use of primary and secondary files.
Gateway: Anetworkstation print on all vendor's printers, but which interconnects two in-with the Laserjet printer there is no - Graphics, Columns, Tables are compatible computer systems
- problem, additional features that offer the and accesses resources on potential for legible, polished and mainframes or minicomputer The Merge / Sort feature can be professional. appearing presenta-hosts'
. expanded to speed document tions. The ITS Training Lab's one-preparation, to sort information in day course dealing in depth with Fiber optics: A data trans-different sequences with case, and to these features is well worth attend-mission method that uses merge files. The following are some ing.
light pulses sent over glass of the ways that I utilize this feature:
cables instead of earlier Some possible improvements for the methods which transmitted Currently,I maintain a trackm, g RES LAN users would be the through copper wire and system of our Division assignments establishment of coded formats for electrical signals
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The ITS News before and after Aldus PageMaker. We've come a long To produce the ITS News on way in improving the type quality and design since the first issue PageMaker, articles are submitted in came out in March 1985.
a wordprocessing file format and imported into PageMaker for formatting. A design template or Designing the ITS News
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OMder directix onie ihe rese if thev are in a computer file (such as charts and by Leslie IVassel, Mimaging Ediwr, ITS News graphs), or a space can be left for a photo to be inserted by the Auto-Five years ago the first ITS News typefaces and design elements to mated Graphics Section, ITSB/lRM.
was sent to NRC employees. If you enhance the page. Proportional remember that first issue, you'll typefaces give cach character its own A rough draft of all articles and agree that we have come a long way amount of space, where nonpropor graphics looks very close to the final in improving the type quality and tional text gives the same amount of document. Any changes to article design of the ITS News. The credit space to each letter. Proportional content or placement of articles can for this goes to professional design text is easier for the eye to read and be donc quickly in PageMaker. In a and Aldus PageMaker. PageMaker improves the professional appear-matter of minutes we can rearrange has given us the ability to produce a ance.
the entire document, where in the professional newsletter in. house in traditional method this process less time, with greater Hexibihty, The early newsletters were done in could take hours. PageMaker allows improved readability, and overall the traditional method of cut and us to test a varictv of design ideas improved visual quality.
paste production. Nonproportional before deciding o'n a final design.
text was actually typed out on full la the accompanying photo you can sheets of paper and the columns Additional features in PageMaker see how the readability of the type in were then cut to fit the page. The that are especially handy for design-ITS News has improved over the text was produced on a letter quality ing the ITS News are automatic text years. Since the first newsletter printer and pasted into columns on flow, style formatting, and came out in March 1985, we hase a paste up board with all the graphic WYSIWYG (what-you-sce-is-what-not changed the basic design. We elements manually positioned on you get) screen display. Automatic have continued to use the familiar the page. The final camera ready
' ext flow is very useful when a file is t
ITS News logo and a three column layout was sent to the printer. The imported into'PageMaker. You grid layout. However, with the process was time consuming.
start by placing the text where you introduction of PageMaker and the want it to begin on the page and laser printer, we have improsed the Production of the ITS News is now PageMaker automatically puts the quahty of the text and graphics tre-faster and more Hexible with rest of the text into the next columns mendously by using proportional PageMaker. PageMaker is a menu-for you. It even adds pages to your l
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l document if necessary. Style Reeruitment seven different categ ries,with the formatting allows you to set up text -
amount ofinformation that is formats and apply nametags for Tracking In criticai m identifying a candidate's credentials but not burdensome tagging text. If you decide to change o gIne iOni insofar as data input is concerned.
a all the headlines to BOLD, for example,you just change the style By Gene Kelly, Region I Use of this on-line report screen has and all headlines throughout the minimized the amount of hard copy document willbe reformatted The Division of Reactor Projects reports that would otherwise be automatically, thus ensuring consis.
staff is directly involved in the full generated and inevitably marked up, tency throughout your document.
spectrum of recruiting, from sctting passed around, collected by central WYSIWYG screen display provides up an interview through processing input organizations, and ultimately screen fonts that exactly match a an offer and confirming start dates.
becomeout-of-date. Regional printout of the document on a laser Because of the large and constant managers have found the on-screen printer.
level of recruiting activity in Region report to be much more accessible, I during the past year, a computer-efficient and up-to-date and thus a Unfortunately,thelearning curve based tracking program was devel-usefulinformationt.) tool. It is no for using PageMaker is a long one.
oped and put onto the local area surprise that mor.: than 80-90% of When I started using PageMaker for network (LAN). Due to the many the use of the system is on screen the newsletter,I was familiar with n candidates considered and the time viewing versus generation of hard variety of other software packages. I period requirui;o obtain security copy reports, began learning PageMaker through clearances (ranging up to 3 5 trialand error. And error! And months from an interview), the on-The Recruitment Tracking system, crrort itis not an easy package to line tracking system was devised so by virtue ofits existence on the learn,and I had to invest a good that regional supervisors can directly LAN,is also accessible to senior amount of time in learning Page.
access data on their assigned regicnal management and the Maker as well as learning something candidates in the recruitment Personnel Staff,and this has made about graphic design. I took several process. As a candidate's status for better communications (and graphics arts courses and an Intro-changes for example, from inter-fewer phone calls) between the duction to Desktop Publishing view planned to offer issued the technical staff and those groups.
course at the Graduate School, regional supervisor directly changes The system has proved to be useful USDA. Ialso spent a great dealof the status of the candidate in the and efficient to the technical staff's time with the staffin the Automated system.
day-to-day recruitment responsibili-Graphics Section,ITSB/lRM, ties,and has served as a valuable learning about NRC's standards and A report viewed directly on-screen catalyst to prompt the staff's use of planning the design for each news-summarizes candidates in any of Region l's LAN.
letter with designer oversight.
After you learn the software,it is easy to create a document. The hard
- part is creating an effective, profes.
sional document! An education in graphie design is a must for anyon WlZardS in COmnuter Historv r-i who plans to use Pagcc.tker for their documents. Good publication design principles,such as the choice and use of typefaces,is essential to in 1937, Claude Shannon wrote his Master's thesis entitled,"A designing a publication that looks uniform and professional.
Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits," in which he observed that symbolic logic or Boolean algebra was very closely While you may not have the need or related to what happens in a switching circuit. He wrote,"...it is time to devote to PageMaker,you possible to perform complex mathematical operations by means of may have a need for professional relay circuits arranged in such a way as to handle 'and,' 'or,' and desien services which are available
'not' operations, as well as 'if..then' patterns." Shannon's conclu-through the Automated Graphics sions had a major impact on early computer theory and paved the
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Section,ITSD/lRM. Call Janet way for development of digital computers. In 1948, Shannon Thot Thompson on 492-0215 for became the founding father of artificialintelligence with a paper moreinformation.
called " Programming a Computer for Playing Chess."
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r %F LAB NEWS New PC Training Region IR Three sessions of search with Boolean logic, you "W rdPerfect 5.0; The Basics" and would benefit most from the CominO Soon two sessions of " Intermediate "NUDOCS/AD for Experienced Wordperfect 5.0" were presented.
NUDOCS Users" course. If, on the other hand,you have never used an The ITS bb is currently developing several new PC training classes.
In August, Mr. Richard Royer will automated document retrieval They include:
travel to Region I to conduct system or were an infiequent user of "SINET: Query System" and "Ad-NUDOCS or DCS,you should introduction to liarvard Graphics vanced PC-DOS" training. Chris M.
enrollin the "NUDOCS/AD for (1 day)
O'Rourke, Region l's Training New Users" course.
Coordinator, arranged this trip.
NOTE: Neither course assumes any Wordperfect 5.0 to 5.1 Upgrade knowledge or experience with Workshop (1/2 day)
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Orientation to local Area Networks (1/2 day)
Watch for Special Course Recycling Program Watch for special course announce-Underway ments with tirnes and dates for these ADDOuGCementS new offerings.
g "Think globally, act locally" was the Harvard Graphics theme on this year's Earth Day bsm nee, nd ITS Lab students Regional Training and nd st ff are doing just that. At a Update Local Area Networks!
studenfs suggestion, the ITS Lab began recycling printer paper from NRC regional offices continue to its three microcomputer training take full advantage of ITS Lab on.
classrooms. Since Earth Day,1990, site training.o meet their staff the Lab has recycled one box of training needs, Which NUDOCS/AD computer printer paper (2,300 in late May, Ms. Arenda Holladay, Course Should i Take?
sheets) per classroom per month ITS Lab instructor, travelled to through the NRC paper recycling Region 111 to conduct Wordperfect collection center at the Phillips 5.0 training. The audience included The ITS Lab has received a number Building.
Mr. Edward G. Greenman, Director, of calls about the difference between Division of Reactor Projects; its two courses for users of the in addition, in conjunction with the resident inspectors, and 5520 NUDOCS'AD (Nuclear Documents Office of Personnel's Training, operators who edit documents System' Advanced Design).
Development, and Employee Assistance Branch, the 1TS Lab staff created in Wordperfect. Peggy A.
Dahlberg, Acting Regional Person.
The chief difference between the has developed a comprehensive nel Officer, coordinated the tram.
two courses is your prior experience recycling program for the NRC's
- ing, with either NUDOCS (Nuclear Training Complex on the third floor Documents System) or of the Woodmont Building. This in July,ITS Lab instructor Ms.
DCS(Document Control System). If recycling effort includes ITS Lab Gwendolyn Edwards conducted a you regularly retriesed documents course materials, administrative follow-on week of PC traming in from NUDOCS or DCS, using office F..per, and aluminum cans either pre formatted searches or used by all students participating in designing your own document training. Contact Kathy Beckman, 492-4744 for more information.
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tise, URA provided the 'real world' Nuclear Science Program students Boyd Radford and Steve Sanders (seated) with applications of the course materials, Training Coordinator Cele Barnes at Calvert Cittfs Nuclear Plant.
and UMUC provided the delivery expertise. The program has contin.
ued to grow since its inception, and College V.
The Computer is now being delivered to over 600 ia By Lana Cobb, IRM students at ten nuclear power plants in eight states.
Members of the NRCstaff may not extremely difficult for students to be aware that students can attend pursue bachelor's degrees in a The Curriculum classes via ~ compuser. Idiscov-traditional manner. While the A student can earn a Bachelor of cred that (n.3 ucthod of teaching Commission decided not to proceed was very popular with the utilities with the rulemaking, manyin the Scler.cc degrec in Nuclear Science and wanted to share this informa-Industry considered the objective by completir. 20 credits in re-tion with our readers, worthwhile. This article profiles the quired coursu, consisting of Physics, Nuclear Science Program,which was Calculus, Nuclear Engineering, The Program.
developed and delivered at indus.
Mechanical Engineering, Engince
,,s request by the University of ing ScLnce, Chemistry, Manage.
Prompted by the Three Mile Island Maryland University College ment,and General Education incident, NRC proposed a rule (UMUC),and is successfully Requirements. Manyof thecourses recommending that the licensed overcoming many of the barriers to come from UMUC's Open Learning senior reactor operators (SROs) meet the objective.
Program, which allows the stude.;s hold a bachelor's degree (SECY-84, to take courses in a guided-inde-106). The objective of the proposed in 1981, Wisconsin Public Service pendent study format with periodic rule was to provide SROs with a Corporation (WPSC),in conjunc.
site visits by faculty members.
greater knowledge base for respond-tion with a nuclear consultant Courses such as Calculus, Physics ing to events and to provide a career group, contacted UMUC to develop and those comprising the Nuclear path for individt tis with operating an appropriate, academically Science concentration are aug-experience to b come members of accredited program leading to a mented by the inclusion of com.
the utility man. gement. The bachelor's degree in Nuclear puter-based lessons,in addition to proposal prescated considerable Science. According to Ms. Elizabeth the texts, faculty visits, and other barriers for the nuclear utilities.
Weese, Assistant Director, Office of support materials.
Some of these barriers were: shift Special Programs at UMUC, there rotation, with employees working were several reasons why UMUC PLATO is a computer software eight and twelve hour shifts; chang-was selected for this venture, product used to deliver courses by ing operation schedules,such as UMUC is considered an interna.
mainframe and microcomputer, refueling outages; site and student at tionalleader in continuing higher Central PLATO runs on a Cyber remote locations; and the diverse education, and it is experienced in mainframe located at University academicbackgroundsof the both long distance learning pro.
College, and gives the students access to on-line tests and electronte students. These obstacles made it grams, and working with companies trS NEWS Page 11
communications via a 1-800 number. at our own pace, do the assignments Written material can be faxed or Students receive Micro-PLATO and turn them in. No traveling to sent by the computer. PLATO lesson disks for use on their micro-classes."
courses require diagnostic tests for cach module with feedback. The mmputers.
Stese: 'I like the ability to take faculty visits the site four times a ess ns at my mnvenime, mn if it year f r lectures and wnsultation.
The Students is 4:00 a.m. The computer system is This is a good program for tre."
The concept sounds feasible, but available 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> per day (down how do the students feel about it?
only a shon time for backing up the Steve: T
'.s like individualized I called BO&E and spoke with Cele syst(m). I can do my assignments at study ano ning. There are Barnes, Training Coordinator t t the the plant or at home. All I need is a diagnostic which cover a Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.
telephone line, a PC, modem, and a module oflearning objectives. We She put me in contact with Boyd printer. The choice is mine."
have access to help and support.
Radford and Steve Sanders, two The faculty visits and gives seminars, students enrolled in this program.
ticing it together. Questions can be sent via the computer, or just by I also spoke with Terry Mattosz, The word is picking up the phone and caiiing.
Associate Manager for Nuclear
'e *rendame and Operations Training with SCE&G, Out: this is a who referred me to students Rusty nesp msive. Onsite, there are other Quick and Tom Hotell. The Very 9OOd gaft members who have experience and who are willing to help us. We following are some of their re-programg also have the added advantage of sponses to my questions:
work experience "
"llow did you get started in the progrum?"
"Are you pleased with the quality of "Do you feel isolated or miss the courses?"
classroom setting?"
lloyd:"I had attended the University of Maryland prior to enrollingin the Tom: "I attended other. Jeges, and Nuclear Science Program. As a lloyd: "Yes, but the student does get I think the quality of thte courses is feedback. There are other students better because it gets right to the student in this program, I partici.
here w;th whom you can discuss basics."
pated in the pilot program and pronlems. UMUC is very suppor-offered some comments on course refinement. One of my suggestions tive and quick to respond. You can "What are some of the negatise was to offer more video lectures =
contact the instructor by fax, aspects for this type of progrum?"
telephone or electronic mail.
Rusty: "This ptogram sounded too good to be true, it beats having to 7....
meet class schedules. I'm not on a rotating shift b t attending classes s
in this manner is an advantage as k.
well as a convenience."
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1987. Some of the core courses were E
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wNsswd as NUREG/CRM lloyd: 'nerc are some drawbacks.
GenerlC Volume 3. His work is scheduled For some people the computer is a COmmUniCatlORS to be mmpleted in the fati af l990.
new expenence and they are not a a his NUREG is expected to be mmfortable norking w[th it. For others, a self-discipline method of InueX updated annuatiy.
study is not effective;it is not for the By Itm Hodge, NRR procrastinator. This program is The GClis presently available to good for the highly motivated and As part ofits program to feed back individual staff members. A copy of thmif-taught people?
information on operating experience the GCI file has been installed on to industry,the NRCissues gencric the common use computers at 8D21
'Is SCEe.G Pupportive of this communkations ter various reasons. and 11 A6ih One White Flint method of edrcation7' A great many types of documer.ts North.These copies are updated could be classified as generic com-frequently. Persons interested in Rusty: 'The i thily is very suppor.
munications,4at the ones generally accessing the menu-driven data base tive. They r,vc us computer 50 described are information notices should type 'GCl* and follow the equipment for use at our homes and (ins), bulletins (Bb), generic instructions. Diskette copics have they pay tuidon. SCE&G was one letters (Gb), and circulars. Since been provided to individuals in of the developers and helped fund 1971, the NRC has issued about other offices (AEOD and the the program.'
1800of these documents. Currently. Regional Offices) as well as to in a typicalyear the NRC issacs individuals outside the agency,
'Would you recommend this to about 100 ins,20 GLs, and 5 Bb including the Itclian National others?'
(no circulars are issued currently).
Committee for Resentch and Development of Nuclear Energy and Steve: 'This program is ' structured.
Ca occasion, the staff needs te Alternative Energies (ENEA).
self motivation'. It takes time and is scarch records of these documents not for everyone. it is easy to to see if a generic safety problem has The staff plans to make the data procrastinate, especially slecc there been discussed in a generic commu.
base of generic communications, is no regularly schedulet: class. You nication or to obtain a listing of including GCl and document texts have to discipline yoursch) however, documents pertaining to a given in ASCll form,available to industry this is also true of the t,aditional subject. In 1985, the Office of through a bulletin board. type classroom and assignment?
Inspection arid Enforcement (whose electronic mall system on the Data function has been reorganized into General MV/8000,and for purchase g
Staff members from teth udlities NRR) set up a computerized data to the general public through the a
appeared to be enc ( uraged by this base, the Generic Communications NRC contract at the National M
method of education. One of Index (GCI), to achieve these ende.
Energy Software Center (NESC) at
- BG&E's training notices summa.
The h, formation was organized ir.to Argonne National Laboratory. Up-rizes what I have read and heard a dBASE 111 file with fields for dates will be made available to about this program. It states that document identifiers (type, number NESC cach quarter. When the staff the Nuclear Science Degree Pro.
date, contact), general system or computers can be linked in a local gram is user friendy, computer-topic, specific component or topic.
area network, the GCI can be made based, convenient, self. paced, and cause or defect, potential effect, and available even more widely to the academiently sound. Terry Matlosz, vendor. Under contract to the staff. For further information, whois in the process of hiring a new NRC, Parameter, Inc., developed instructions,or questions about this employee, recently received applica.
scarch software to facilitate retrieval system, contact Vern Hodge, NRR, tions for employment from three of this information.
492-1861.
individuals stating their interest in attending the UMUC program.
In 1987, the NRC published The word is out: this is a very good NUREG/CR.4690, listing in programl Volume 1 the GCl categories for all the 1,000 or so BLs, circulars, and e WegCme W My thanks to UMUC's Elizabeth ins issued during the years 1971-86, Wcese, Alice Myers,and leri and providing in Volume 2 a user's Comments and Haywood for information about the manual for the search code. Since suggest]Qngl program. Thanks also to BG&E's then, Dick Klessel, NRR, has employees Ccle Barnes,Boyd improved the scarch software by Radford,and Steve Sanders v ho adding more menus, string search, Call the ITS News took time to return phone calls and and point and select capabilities.
Editor on 1
rogram. From The staff has issued a task order to to talk about this hs to Terry SCE&O, my than its current contractor, SAIC, to add 492-8309.
Matlosz, Tom Howell, and Rusty 500 Gb to this data base and to Quick,who so willingly shared their publish an updated report,which en'husiasm.
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l This section of the newsletter provides hard card), the ITS recommends may type the filename rather than tips and technicallnformation of Interest Uscrs adopt the following procedurc
' ' for cach file you wish to copy.
quos lons egarding Yech o es o f of making copics of d!skette data.
You may also copy several files with you with to contribute an item contact At the C:\\> prompt:
a similarity such as the same exten.
the ns support Centers: for PC and NIH sIott by typing *. doc (C.g., for DW4 items, can 492 4160 or 492 0353; for MD \\TEhlP files). Assistance with the copy i
INtt_ ttoms, call 492 3490 and for Do This crcates a new subdirectory ecmmand and ruk s of DOS can bc items, call 492 3491. You may also drop called TEMP.
obtained by calling the ITS Support by and visit in OMN 3C 12.
Center.
CD \\T.EM P l
This changes to the TEMP subdirec.
If m.bii :o copy all files from one l
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disatte to other diskettes regularly, i
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Personal ComEuters COPY A:*.*
batch file which c4m be executed This copics all ofIhe files on the with only one comt ;and.
I diskette in the A: drive to the i -
COPY Versus DISKCOPY TEMP subdirectory on the C: drive.
Setting Up The Batch Files Remove the diskette in A: drive and for Copying Diskettes The COPY command is used to copy one of more files from one diskette replace it with a formatted diskette, or directory to another diskette or De sure to close the drive door. At NOTE: The TEMP subdirectory directory. The COPY command the C:\\> prompt:
must already have been created on options are listed in the DOS the hard disk for the following to Reference manual. Listed below arc COPY *.* As work in a batch file. This file should thiec commonly used formats of the This copics all the files in the TEMP be stored in the UTIL subdirectory copy command:
subdirectory to the new diskette in on your hard drive.
A: drive. Remember, the diskette COPY A:*.* 11:
must already be formatted.
The batch file name: ACOPY.llAT (Copics all files from the A: drive to DEL *.*
ECllO OIT l'ac 11: drive)
All the files in the TEMP subdirec-CD \\ TEMP COPY A (FILENAME. EXT) Ih tory will be deleted.
COPY Ar*
- ECilO ON (Copics only the specified file ' rom the A: drive to B: drive)
CD\\
PAUSE Please place formatted i
This changes back to the root blank diskette in drive At COPY A:ZZ'.* lh (original) directory. The Prompt ECilO OIT (Copics all files that begin with the C:\\> will now be displayed.
COPY *.* At letters ZZ on the A: drise to the B:
DEL \\TEMlY.*
drive)
RD \\ TEMP CD\\
Will remove the TEMP subdirectory on the C: drive. You can choose to The DISKCOPY command is used i
lf you were to copy fNs from one diskette to another diskette with one Icave the subdirectory on C: for to copy ALL files on a diskette to disk drive available, most computers future use, if you do this,81 will not another diskette. It will FOPMAT usually allow COPY A:*.* A: or be necessary to inake the directory thc target diskette if necessary. This COPY A:*.* 11: to copy files from (MD \\ TEMP) the next time you command CANNOT be used with a one diskette to another when you need to copy diskette data to hard or fixed disk drive. The only have one disk drive. The another diskette.
command requires like drive types i
so it should not be used whc t computer will prompt you when to change diskettes.
The following procedure copics all copying from 51/4' to 31/2' diskette files from one diskette to another t.s and vice versa.
If you were to copy files from one long as all files are stored in the root diskette to another when you have directory, if you wish to copy one disk drive and a hard drive (or a specific files to another diskette,you T18 NEWS Page 14
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c NEW UNICOS RELEASE Releases Needed For NIH Scientific Computer Codes Reicase 1.5 of uNICOS has been installed on the INEL CRAY and Effective immediately,IDMS/DB 15 provides new user features and some Please call Pat Bc!!,492 3491,if you available at Nill for one hour longer major user differences. There are have any information about tk each day and will now close down at three differences that are most likely following codes:
9:00 PM.
to affect NRC users:
Releases needed for:
- 1) CFI77 EOF processing:The end-m
. of file (EOF) has been changed to COMPARE '12/ IMPLICIT issue a warning message when vu EENE
'BM 9370 FOR*lT1AN encounters an unex-MINET pected EOI'. In future releases, this ORINC crror will bc ' fatal", therefore users ORSMAC The lilM 9370 Model 60 minicom.
are advised to use the common 1/0 SFHA wter, located at the White Flint constructs of F,ND= and lOSTAT=.
SPIRT-NRC b' orth (WFN) computer facility, has SRVAL just been upgraded to Model 90
- 2) Tape processing: Batch jobs that SSCJ.,
specifications. The newly upgraded use tapes are requi-* to have a new machine joins the existing Mode 190 parameter to specit, + iumber of codes and releases necied for:
at WFN. Both units will soon be tapes necesst ry. WF at it, the further upgraded to allow for the escr's job will fail.
CONTAiN use of a new IBM 3380 disk drive, EXPAC "JAD and J Ae Commands:These MlORAT The IBM 3380 is a large capacity disk drive that willincrease the
.,mmands are no bncer o:pi orted.
NEFTRAN storage capacity of the IBM 9370's Users should use the JA command.
SPARC to 10.4 gigabytes. In addition, the To obtain a complete list of features, STCP IBM 3380 provides a new feature differences and impacts, please call VANESA which permits all ofits disk space to (FTS) 583-9440.
be shared between both IBM 9370's.
The following code has recently been released:
NSFNet ATINEL With connections to other computer CONTEMPT 4/ MODE nis code, to INEL networks,such as BlTNET and be used on the Cray1, describes th:
MILNET, the NSFNet has become response of multi-compartment the national U.S. research network.
containment systems subjected to Users are allowed to perform file postulated loss of coolant accident Reduced CRAY Charges transfers between INEL and other conditions. The CONTEMPT 4 Effective June 4, the cost of CRAY computers. Since NSFNet has high-series release contains a carbon usage was substantially reduced for sped connections, access to other monoxide as well as a hydrogen burn the CPU hour. There was a 30 day sites is much faster than normal model, additional heat transfer test to establish a realistic revenue modem based connections and pro-coefficient options for heat struc-base for maintenance of the sys' ems ductivity is increased. For access in.
tures,and generalind initial and charges may be adjusted. A new formation, call Sharon Root,492-compartment conditions for inerted r,icthod of calculating charges also 0256.
containment (reference NUREO/
began, based on CPU usage only, CR 4547).
not a complicated algorithm NEW VERSION IMSL involving memory and !!O as Pat Bell is the NRC contact for previously used. This will greatly aid A new version of the IMSL Statisti-sending or receiving codes at NESC.
the user in tracking computer costs, cal Libraries was installed on the She can be reached on 492 3491.
At the same time, disk storage costs CRAY in May. The speed of single were cut in half. ITS encourages precision routines is greatly in.
CRAY usage. (Note:These changes creased due to new highly vec-do NOT apply to the CYBER 830.)
torizable algorithms.
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Bethesda,MD 20614 Rockville,PiD 20852 Phone (l'IT)or(301)492 4744 Malintop:W 306 g
i 14hornlory lloors: 7:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. M F 1
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Clans 11ours: 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.ta.
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%ree classrooms for formal ADP training includmg one equipped
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with eight IBM XTs, one with eight lilM PCs with liardeards, and
'j one with PS/2 Model 30 286. llandson" hatruction in the use of l
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User Assistance (Telephone & Walk in), Equipment and Softwarg miermeputers and timesharing systems.
g for Trial Unc, Demonst ratlom, Technical Library, and Ctepulcr/
I Note: The Training Laboratory is operated by the Gradur.le School, B
Video-based htcelans. Support Center Project Mana;ct, Phyllis USDA under contract and managed by the Office of Penonnel, so l
I Smith; AMCl Project Manager, Derrkk Schreiner.
g provide training lu end user computing for the NRC staff. Technical g guidance is provided by IRM. NRC Project Manager, Carolyn I
I Bauin; OS/USDA Training Mmager, Kathy lleckman.
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I Mkrocomputer liardwarehsofteare Acquisition,1 parades:
Data General and INEl, User Support:
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Pleau contact your local ADP Coordinator to initiate this action.
Pat Bell,3C 16,492 3491 l
John Burton,P 530,492 4836 Emily Robinson,3C 14,492 3490 l
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Mkrocomputer, word procene or, ellwr ADP Relocatis;u SINIT llotline 492 4222 l
1 Please contact your kcal ADP Coordinator to initiate this action.
NUDOCS I!ottine:4924603 l
Beth DeWoody, P 500,492 4832 or 492 8310 l
-g Mkrocomputer liarsheare Installation:
Data General Systems Problems:
g Karen McElyca, P 500,4924906 Judy Sccherman, P 612,492-9687 l
i Mkrocomputer liardware Maintainence:
l Karen McElyca, P 500,4924906 IBM PRolWE MailSupport: Sharon Root,MNilB4720,492-4093 l g
Mkrocomputer Softe are Installation:
g Dertronic Records Support:
I JenniferTCbert,P 500,4924317 Word Procmor, Other ADP Maintainence:
Ilrenda Shelton, MNBB-7714,4924132 I
l Pleax contact your local ADP Coordinator to initiate this action-g Graphka Support: Janet Thot hompson.20 40,492 0215 g
- g. Beth DcWovy,P 500,492 4832 i
Modem and Data I.ine Probbcst Comnwrcial Database Support: Eileen Chen,160,492-8501 I
g Brian Ilrownell, P 500,4924M g
Modem and Data 1.Ine Acquisttlen:
ScientLfk Code Distribution. NESC: Pat Bell,3C 16,492 3491 g
i Stan Wood, P 626,492 7723 8
g Computee Roons Phillips 492-7713 Dickllartfield, P 712,492-4328 g
White Phnt 492 0885 Systems Development and Modificattom l-Compuvr Security leuis Grosman, MNBB4720,492-5019 Bill Usilton,P 712,492-8322 l
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Tinwaharing Accen/ ids: lierb Parcover, MNBB4720,4924699 Scheduling for ITS Training laboratory I
Kathy lleckman,W 306,492 4744 l
User Support for linidware/ Software (PC & Nill):
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ITS Support Center, Phillips Bldg., P 358,492-4160 g
One White Flint North,3C 12,492 0353 I
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