ML20245E794

ITS News,Spring 1989,Vol 5,Number 2

ML20245E794
Person / Time
Issue date:	05/01/1989
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUREG-BR-0056, NUREG-BR-0056-V05-N2, NUREG-BR-56, NUREG-BR-56-V5-N2, NUDOCS 8908110367
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'lllE ISSUE ATliAND Are You A Candidate For Personal Cemguter secumtv.. ,i Computer Security Problems? usu siDEaco a

& Lou Grosman, IRM ruture Computer r acintv.. .. 3 The increased use of computer against information loss, destruc- Scientific computer Cases .. .. 4 resources to provide information to tiert, or modification: disclosure of who's Using SINET"' "'m the NRC staff has led to a substan. sensitive information; and com-tial investment in computer assets. puter crime now are a daily concern SARA . A PRA Tuul... .. 8 Employees in all NRC offices use for an ever widening group of Pmer Up wimot .ao personal computers, word proces- managers and YOU, the end-user.

sors,and remote terminals on a arced Up With E. mail tI daily basis. This equipment may In the computer security area, the <520 E-mai l -- .12 also be connected to host comput- NRC is committed to take action to ers or networks. It is usually limit risks, head off problems, and '"'m""--- 13 supponed by peripheral devices minimize the potential for the loss Commercial E mail... .14 such as printers, plotters, and on- or unauthorized disclosure of line/off-line storage devices. information. To accomplish these PRO!3 E. mad -- .15 goals, all end-users need to under- cc:Maii .. t o This radicalincrease in computer- stand the ADP securitv dimensions ized office applications has taken uxv croups _. 17 of theirjobs. You nee'd to incorpo-computer security out of the hands rate security proc,:dures into your NUDOCS. 18 of a small group of experts who daily routine, learn to recognize g3 7 Ag" 19 focused on secunng self-centained potential problems, and know what computer rooms. Protecting to do if something goes wrong. TEClI NOTES... 20 8908110367 890657 -

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follow to protect ADP equipment Do you protect your unattended l - problems have you heard about?

in your work area and sensitivein- terminal? Always logout before What kinds of losses did these formation from loss or unauthor- leavingyour terminal unattended, problems cause? -

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Do you protect against viruses?

What procedures do you follow to l

Do you protect sensitive unclassi- Never bring unauthorized / personal L

protect equipment and information software to work, see NRC Manual from harm? How do you document fied mformation? Sensitive and mission-criticalinformation Chapter Bulletin 0904 3, Section your actions?

requires protection from disclosure VII. Beware of borrowed or alteration, and loss. unsolicited software; these may Have you ever thought of anything contain a computer " virus" de-that would help protect signed to capture, alter, or destroy I. computer equipment or sensitive data, information? Who should you talk to about security concerns?

Do you protectyour media? label Every end-user aji diskettes, and iock up software, These questions are at the core of removable media, and equipment the formalNRC computer security IS responsible fOr FOCOgnizing that contains fixed media.

program. Evety end-user is respon-sible for recognizing how computer how computer Do you protect against disaster?

securityis linked to his or her job. Security .is Backup your data at frequent The followinglist of simple precau. intervals. Always have backup tions is provided to helpyou relate . linked 10 his or programs.cquipment, data, and security to your job and to help you her job. data bases ready to go.

determine your responsibilities and develop the procedures you need to By reviewing this list on a regular basis and implementing the precautions, security willbecome second nature to you and YOU Do you protect classified data? won't be a candidate for personal Process classified data only when computer security problems.

ITS NEWS Credits you have prior approvaland De ITS NEWS is a quanerty publication authorization. Never process The NRC has a designated com-providmg mformation of interest to users classified data on a system with a puter security staff to provide i

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ecs. If you have a computer mation Technology Services Suppon security question or problem,if you Center and Trammg Laboratory in Doyou protect your equipment?

Practice good housekeeping at all or your organization wouldlike a conjuncuon with the NRc s omce of Personnet times, including not smoking, computer security briefing.or if drinking,or eating around the you would like a copy of the "NRC Your anicles, ideas. questions and personalcomputerof terminal. COMPUTER USER'S GUIDE Keep electricalappliances away TO GOOD SECURITY PRAC-

'***"$e"Er'sa hem toi g from your computer and media. TICES", contact Louis H.

Grosman, at 492-5019. Additional Phone:49L8309 information and guidance on Mad or in Person: P-so8 Do you protectyour area? Recog-nize, politely challenge, and assist computer security matters can be Lana Cobb. IRM/ITSB people who DO NOT belongin the found in NRC Appendix 2301, IxcutNe Editor area. Parts I and II.

Leshe Wassel.GS/tJSDA Managmg Ednor Doyou protect passwords? Use Electronic tbrmat and Layout only permitted passwords, chang S alThankst them frequentiv use meaningless Janet Dol lThompson. IRM/PGB character strinis,, safeguard and DO ,

tames to Design Consultanon NOTshare yotir password with give specialthanks to Emily I

litustrations by NRC Graphics Section anyone. Robinson,IRM. She has been t r r 1 Photographs by Dan Dehn Doyou protect your files? Establish and periodically review access and was a tremendous help f[E e 9, Comributon to regular items are: privileges for each sensitive file. during the transition period for K Beckman, P. Bell, D. Huyer, InsPcct your data to ensure that no this issue. Thanks for all your W. Kennedy, E. Robinson, and one has tampered with it. hard work and dedication!

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. LIST OF HELP MENUS document which contains the name and a brief description of each of his NAME DESCRIPTION cust mized help menus (Table 1).

Next, to access the mam, frame, the HM Lists Help Menus user loads up his/her communica-tion software on the PC. At this HDISPLAY Specialized Commands For DisplayWrit: 4 time the user may want to use SIDEKICK to view the communica-HXTALK Describes Specialized Commands For ti n help menu. Next the user logs CROSSTALK Communications Program nt the mamframe and uses SIDEKICK to view a Notepad HSMART Describes Specialized Commands for document containingjob control SmartTerm Communications Procram language commands. Finally, the user enters the mainframe FOR-HMV8000 Commands for MVMX)0 Job Control Languace TRAN editor and uses SIDEKICK

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L-to refresh his/her memory about the HFORTRAN Commands for The Fortran Editor And Compiler FORTRAN editor commands.

On The MV/8000 Similar menus can also be created Table 1: Example Menu of Customized HELP Menus created on SIDEKICK for other PC programs such as word You can easily create these simple menus if you read the following article. pc s s po reduce the speed of some types of Can't Remember a Command? software such as dBASE iri and dBASE lli PLUS. Acain thc only USe SIDEKICK *l requirement is that SIDEKICK is Bv il71/iam Ford, N3fSS loaded before the software vou intend to use. Be creative a'nd Have you ever been running a piece (including SIDEKICK's own help enjov. '

of sof tware or been logged on to a menus) while running another mainframe computer only to program and then return to that discover that you can't remember a program exactly where they left off.

needed command? Have you ever This feature allon the user to call had to scarch for that command up and view documents that have throuch thick manuals,which you been created and stored on a hara COmnuter V Facility have s'carched many times before.

Have you ever wanted to eliminate disk using the SIDEKICK Notepad program. To create your own Of the Future by3fike King,IR3f having to bury your desk under- personal menus,you only need to ,

neath software and mainframe type the commands and explana-In anticipation of the move of NRC manuals so you can look up a tions you wish to rememberinto the facilities from Bethesda to the command quickly? SIDEKlCK Notepad and save them proposed Two White Flin: North with a unique file name to the hard (TWFN) office building, the Com-If so, then a customized help menu disk. Because SIDEKICK has built-puter and Telephone Operations is a toolyou can use. Creating in help menus, this too ss easy to do.

Branch (CTOB), Office ofInforma-customized help menus is quick and tion Resources Management easy. However, you will need a . To see howcustomized help menus (IRM),is proceedine with plans to personal computer with a hard disk might be used, consider the follow-design and implemer'it a consoli.

drive and a memory resident ing example m which a user wants dated computer center for the new program thm allows you to store to use FORTRAN on a mainframe building. This center is scheduled to and access notes on the hart. disk computer. First the user would be located on the sixth floor of the drive. SIDEKlCK is a supported load SIDEKICK. Memory-resident new building and would consolidate NRC sof. ware package that,in programs should be loaded before l computer facilities currently located addition to a calendar and calcula- other software is used (caution, '

at the Phillips, Woodmont, and tor. cumains a note pad feature that some users' hardware may not have Maryland National Bank buildings. l allows the user to create and store enough memory for both SIDE-The facilitv villcontain allof NRC text information as mdividual files KICK and the application that they computers' larger than a personal on a hard disk. Because SIDEKICK wish to run). Having loaded computer (PC), and will be oper-is a memory resident program,it can SIDEKICK, the user then would ated by a contractor. At this time,it be accessed while you are running recall the names of the customized another program. This means users s expected that there will be two l help menu files he/she has created.

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served include Payroll /lFMIS ByPat Bell,IRM (Integrated Financial Management System), Personnel, PASS (Property Does your office have a scientific release form gives the sponsoring and Supply), NUDOCS, SINET, computer code dr Sloped by the office the opportunity to specify the PROFS, INQUIRE, EXSIS, the NRC staff or by a National Labora- computer code distribution (unlim-Operations Center,and general tory or by a commercial contrac. ited, U.S. only, a specific distribu-timesharing as currently provided at tor? Is there documentation in the tion list, etc.). In addition to the P-634. The existing One White Flint form of a NUREG or NUREG/ NESC forms, the submittal packace ~

North (OWFN) computer room,will CR? Do you want to make it includes the source code, sample be retamed to provide a remotejob available for distribution with input and output results using the entry (RJE) facility for the offices restrictions set by your office? If sample input, all files needed to run located in that building, as well as an the answer is "yes," you need the the computer code (supplied on off-site tape library for the TWFN NESC.The NRC has a contract magnetic tape and/or floppy I center. with the National Energy Software disk (s)),and NUREGs or NUREGI Center (NESC)at the Argonne CRs describing the technical Consolidating computer operations National Laboratory, Argonne, scenario, hardware and software m the way proposed by IRM will 111 nois to disttibute NRC com- used, how to install the code at allow for a more efficient, stream- puter codes to the NRC staff, NRC another facility, and how to prepare lined operation. Operating costs will contractors, universities, the data to be run by the code. Once the be reduced by havmg a few contrac- American public and foreign NESC receives the submittal tors m a single location. Addinon- interests. The computer codes in package, quality assurance (QA) ally, consolidation will provide for the NRC NESC collection are procedures are performed. If the redundancy of both hardware and technicalin nature and sponsored submittal package meets the QA sof tware for similar systems.(c.g., the by the NRC. When a NUREG or a standards, NESC accepts the code Data General equipment), which NUREG/CR describing a com- into the NAC NESC collection.

will allow a fallback position m the puter code is pub!i, hed the NRC event of hardware or software may have an obligation to make the Standards and Portability failure. In the interest of security, code available to the public and, the emironment will be "compart- when appropriate, to requestors Computer codes and documenta- I mentalized". Separate work areas from forcien countries. Response

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tion should be written according to within the facility will be dedicated to these rcquests is facilitated by a set of standards to case the task of to particular applications that this contract. portability. Frequentiv, computer process sensitive unclassified data, codes are' distributed to requestors such as Personnel and Payroll; classi- HOW Does a Code Become who expect to use them on com-ficd information will not be proc. puter configurations that are Part of the NRC NESC essed in the facility. different than those on which they Collection?

were developed. NESC has access

". to a large variety of computers that The NESC Installation Represen-he O fi c o o ation on tative for the NRC, Pat Bell,IRM/ are used to perform quality assur-sEace to be allocated for the com- ITSB. assists the sponscring NRC ance tests on the codes submitted puter facility, keeping in perspective for inclusion in the NESC collec-Office with the prepara: ion of a not only the present level of semce, tion or the NRC NESC collection.

submittal package. This package is but also future ADP needs. Contrac- Applicable sources are:

tor support will be used in the design made uP of a set of the NESC forms describing the ccmputer and implementation of the layout. The ANSI FORTRAN 77 is the code (in an abstract clearly out.

The facility should reflect the state 1 ned as to content), file attributes computer code standard for FOR-of the art in facility design and if the materials are on magnetic TRAN programs.

management and should allow g flexibility for the acquisition of materials are on floppy disk (s)' The NRC staff and NRC contrac-newer, larger pieces of equipment. A code acronym, keywocds chosen tors may find guidelines for docu-possible long-term future acquisition from a provided thesnurus, a mentationin the American Na-could be a mainframe computer. . subject classification chosen from a tional Standards Institute (ANSI)

This would enable NRC to reduce its list of possibilities (for example, Standard N-413," Guidance for the dependence on non-NRC computer heat transfer and fluid flow, reactor Documentation of Digital Com-facilities and significantly reduce off- systems analysis, chemistry physics' puter Programs."

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or biology), and a release form that is signed by the Division Director The NRC staff and NRC contrac-of the NRC sponsoring Office.The tors may find guidelines for docu-r!3 NEWS Page 4

- i mentation in the Federal Informa- tage of all,is that the NESC will be tion Processinc Standards Publica- maintaining the latest version of the lion (FIPS POB 105)," Guideline computer codes so that the nuclear BOCOme Part For Software Documentation industry and the NRC are using the Management" which is published by same vetsions. Of the I the Department of Commerce.

How to find information ITS NEWS Attachment I of the NRC Dianual about computer codes Team!

Chapter 0904-3,"NRC Computer Software Policy," addresses the Abstracts providing information areas of code distribution and about computer codes in the entire ITS NOYS welcomes standards. !t is updated frequently. NESC collection may be found in everyone to contributed These documents are available at two large volumes in'the ITSB Please send your the NRC library. technicallibrary located in the articles, ideas, and Phillips Building in room P-808. suggestions to :

Why would NRC Staff want Abstracts providing information to submit a computer code about computer codes in the NRC ITS NEWS Editor to NESC7 NESC collection, are updated on a Mailstop P-808 quarterly basis and available in two 492 8309 Once an NRC staff member submits locations, the ITSB technicallibrary I a code to the NESC, most of the located in the Phillips building, l administrative tasks are handled by P-808,and the ITSB user area One the NESC. In addition to sending White Flint North,3C-10.

the code to domestic requestors.

NESC maintains a distribution list How to receive a code from that can be used to notify prior re- NESC All requests for codes should be cipients of changes to the code. The sent to:

NESC also maintains the latest NRC staff members may obtain a policy and procedures for distribut- code by submitting a letter from chier ine computer codes to requestors their Branch Chief or above re. Int-ation Technotory semcis uranch I

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, n suppon g sema sponsoring office controls any may r"ceive a code by submitting a Management necessary restrictions regarding request through their NRC staff distribution. last but not least,and project manager.These requests Requests from the general public maybe the most important advan- will be filled without a charge. may be submitted directiv to the NESC. They will be filled at a reasonab!c price. The NESC

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h 1I responding to the request. Answers l e- to questions and detailed informa-Margaret Butler, of National Energy Software Center (NESC), shows Pat Bell, tion may be obtained from Pat Bell, IRM, the new index to the NRC NESC collection. You can add your code or 492 3491.

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The Shared Information Network data on plants reporting significant had a status change from the (SINET)is a centralized data base events,and gatherinformation for previous day. For a manager, that serves as the primary repository the NRC senior management "EXSIS provides a good overall for NRC's shared data. In Febru- meetings. Marty Virgilio com- picture of how wella facility has ary, the SINET development team mented that prior to the availability been operating."

conducted a survey to find out who of EXSIS, preparation for a meet-was using the data in SINETand ing on a particular nuclear pov'er Perhaps most important to a busy how it was helping them in their plant often involved a substantial manager, EXSIS is easy to use.

work. In this article we'd like to data gathering effort, including col. They both commented on the user-share with you the co nments and lection ofinformation from event friendliness of the system. "Anyone l experiences of SINET users in the files SALP and performance can learn to use this system in under Office of Nuclear Reactor Regula- indicator (PI) reports, and briefings 15 minutes." It's designed for tion (NRR). by the project manager. Now much people who don't have time to learn of this information is available on a complicated procedures. There is During the two week survey period PC through EXSIS. Gary Holahan no need for a manual, no need for we found over 15 NRR staff using told us that he no longer keeps the typing (a mouse is used to select either the SINET Shared Informa- hard copies of the PI reports in his items from the screen), and no need tion Access System or the Executive office since he realized that he for formalized training.

Information System (EXSIS). could use EXSIS to select, display, These included statf from the and print the F1 graphs on his PC Mark Caruso, Technical Assistant, Divisions of Reactor Projects 1/11, printer. Another feature that and Ray Scholl, the NRR SIMS Reactor Projects lil-V, Operational comes in handy is the ability to Coordinator, are both using the Eventi Assessment, Reactor disp'ay the daily plant status, SINETShared Information Access inspection and Safeguards, and highlighting the plants that have System. During the survey period Licensee Performance and Quality Evaluation. Here's what we learned ;g o- y ~

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' l Region 111 and V Reactors are both w F enthusiastic users of the Executive Information System (EXSIS).

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During the survey period, they used EXSIS is designed to display information from the main SINET database quickly EXSIS to prepare for meetings with and easity. Here, Gary Holahan, NRR, is using a mouse to select items on the utility executives, review the lastest EXSIS screen.

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standard report from tbc Shared SINET provides quick access to NRC's shared data. Mark Caruso, NRR.

Information Access System,is a used S! NET to chock discrepancies in data he put together for a study.

use was for the Calvert Cliffs plant, or when reviewmg the event d st a eas ssme t nuclear power plant inspection history at a plant. This is because licensec performance (SALP) data, during March 1989. the Shared information Access monthly operatine report data, System pr vides the capability to performance indicator data, and He commented that the reactor scroll through the events (both event data for a selected reactor unit. book can be a time-saver in prepar- 50.72s and LERs)in reserse ing for the team inspection. Instead chronological order by unit.

of researching, collecting,and At the request of his manacement, copying this data for cach team Reactor Books Helped Prepare for Rav Scholl is also workine'on a project to identify additio'nal design member, several copics of the 50- Semor Management Meetings and system dcta useful to NRR that p ge reacmr Nok can N request ('d from SINET and available at the Loren Plisco, a senior operations could be added to the SINET data White Flint printer in a matter of engineer in the Performance and base in the future. The NRR hours. The reactor book for any Quality Evaluation Branch used proposals will be used as a straw-nucle r plant unit can be produced both EXSIS and Shared Informa-man for a recently-formed working . ,

group that is determing the scope of simply by requestmg it on the tion Access System. "ENSISis mpqrts menu of the Shared Infor. handy for answering questions and hardware data to be stored in SINET' manon Access System. It can be gettinc information quickly. I use routed for prmting to high speed SINET when i want more detail or Nuclear Reactor Book Used to printers located throughout the historicalinformation.' He found agenev, including White Flint, the the ENSIS display of SALP infor-Freparc for Team inspections Phillips Building, and all of the mation to be particularly useful.

rc gi nal o s. u can see a punti complete Len Cobb, Senior Program Coordi-nator, NRR Division of Reactor SALP history on a single screen, SINET Used by Risk Applications and the color coding of the per-I inspection and Safecuards (DRIS),

Branch for Quick Access formance ratincs makes it casy to used the Shared Information Access understand the information at a System to explore how SINET data could help the staffin his division, Stesen Long from the ,

Risk Applica- glance." Loren Plisco also ex.

tions Branch in the Division of plamed that the reactor books are particularly in the area of inspec-I tions. As a result of his initial use Radiation Protection and Emer- one of the p-imarv sources of gency Preparedness used SINET to information used to prepare for the of the system, he put tocether a summary of SINET features for his review"50.72"esent reports. He semiannual semor management division' director, branch chiefs, and c mmented that it was easier to use meetings. "We used to get event section chiefs and recommcHed SINET than to search NRR's mformation from paper files and chronological event report files, microfiche." The reactor books that the SINET Nuclear Power p rticularly when he remen? crs save time. paper, and file space, a Reactor Book be used to assist in that an event occurred at a specif,c i scarce commodity in White Flint.

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- Improved SINET Accem From Common-use PC's Suggested SARA - A State-of-the-Art PRA Tool byDick Robinson;RES Peter Tam, the Project Manager for Beaver Valleyin the Division of The NRC has a responsibility to result was that a completed PRA l Reactor Projects I/II,used SINET c ntinuously evaluate its safety re- was difficult to keep current and l to check the daily plant status. He quirements utilized in reviews in follow-on uses were limited.

l used one of the common-use PCs light of any newinformation that on the 13th floor of White Flint becomes available. Information The advent of more powerful PCs North to access SINET, He related to the safety of nuclear sparked interest in inexpensively

' commented that not all the com- power plants (NPPs) comes from a and more easily maintained "living" mon use machines had the easy-to- variety of sources such as experience _ risk assessment studies. The use SINETsign-on profile that from operating reactors,research possibihty of having a personal made it attractive for him to use the results, NRC staff, NRC safety workstation capable of manipulat-system instead of waiting for the reviews, and architect / engineer, ing and analyzing PRA information p'rinted daily plant status report to vendor and utility design reviews, opened up new horizons for the be distributed, and in fact he Each time a new concern or safety uses of PRA. A traditional func-prefered to use a different machine issue is identified from one or more tion of PRA is to determine the risk that was closer to his office. As a of these sources, the need for to the pubhc attributable to the result of this comment, an improved immediate action to assure safe facility analyzed. Many useful SINET communications profile is plant peration is assessed. This as- insights into the design, operation, being developed for common-use sessment includes consideration of and maintenance of the facility are PCs at White Flint. the genericimplications of the issue. discovered in the process. This in-formation can be integrated into The System Analysis and Risk the day-to-day decisionmaking that Assessment (SARA) system has takes place in the management of f 3 been developed at the Idaho the plant. However, such a risk-Nati n Engineering bboratory management approah requirenp-SINET Problems 9

• under the direction and guidance of to-date risk information The PC is the Office of Nuclear Regulatory ~

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Call 492-4005 Research. The overall objective is nance and retrieval of this informa-to develop a personal computer tion,and proprietary information (PC)-based, user-friendly system for can casily be protected through the

( ) the computation and analysis of use of a Bernoulli Box or other information on NPP risk character. removable mass storage devices.

istics. The purpose is to provide the if you would like to share informa- capability,in support of rulemaking The SARA System tion on how you use SINET data needs, to examine the risk impact of with ITS NE\VS readers, contact NPP regulatory issues and plant The SARA system is a state-of-the-Fran Goldberg, FTS 492-4978. design and operational changes. art interactive code that allows the user to temporarily modify initiat-If you would like to find out more Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) ing accident event and/or basic ab'out SINET, sign up for the one- first entered the nuclear power event failure frequencies and dav SINETcourse offered by the industry with the publication of the propagate those changes through IT'STraining bb. To get access to NRC Reactor Safety Study (WASH- the plant model to determine their SINET,you need a SINET user ID 1400)in 1975. From that time up to impact on the core damage fre-and password. To request yours, fill the very recent past, the vast quency. The results of the (auto-out NRC Form 380(Computer majority of all PRA work was matic) reanalysis are displayed Facility Access Request), have it performed using mainframes or (numerically and graphically) proper'ly signed and forward it to minicomputers. This was due to alongside the original PRA (base Rashida Alam, P-612,429-9900. two important factors: first, these case) results. The analysis can be large computers were, for a long performed at severallevels: a group l If you are a manager and are time, the only machines in existence of plants, a single plant, a plant interested in learning more about that could do the job; and, second, damage state, or a single accident j EXSIS, or if you have any com- the enormity and complexity of the sequence. In addition, consequence j ments or suggestions on the SINET w rk was beyonJ the capability of a analysis of plant containment j Shared Information Access Sprem, microcomputer. This situation failures are simulated by manipulat- j call Guy Wright on 492-4988. generally meant expensive but ing the containment release mode Inuited access to PRA codes, with probabilities and mean conse-the further drawback of high cost quence values and (automatically) maintenance of files and codes on recalculating the accident conse-mainframe computers. The end quences. The SARA database fl3 NEWS Page 8

. contains PRA data for the domi- Reliability and Risk Analysis item in the database. Database nant accident sequences from plant System (IRRAS), that permits management and controlis pro-PRAs, as well as descriptive infor- constructing (or modifying) a vided by designation of" regular" mation about the plants (e.g., event system fault tree and providing and " master" users and the use of trees, piping and instrumentation SARA with new(integrated) passwords. Only master users can diagrams, and pedigree data). sequences. make changes to the baseli.ne data; however, regular users can easily The code is completely menu The Sensitivity Study Irg (SS) review data. All users can make' driven,and an overview ofits facility enables one to save the temporary changes for sensitivity primary features can be captured results of a CS run so that the studies without affecting the from its main menu (Figure 1), the results can be used to make com. baseline data.

first of many hierarchical fill-in-the- parison studies among several CS blank screens. The Calculations runs. A simple editor is available The Data Base Reports (DR) and Sensitivity Analysis (CS) option which provides the means to option provides reports of any data accesses the main facility and lets construct a summary report oithe in the database. Reports can be the user temporarily change one or study. sent to the console, to a printer, or more basic event and/or initiator to a file for later use.

frequencies, error factors, and The Consequence Analysis (CA) correlation numbers, and then option allows the user to modify SARA Applications recalculate frequencies, importance containment release mode and con-measures and (if desired) encer- sequence probabilities and recalcu- SARA has been developed as a tainty bands on the resulting mean late the total risk to the public, Dexible tool to support different values. Using the CS option,it is along with the fractional contribu- levels of users requirine risk and pessible to observe hypothetical tion of each plant damage state. reliability information ior decision-effects such as degraded component Currently, this option is available making and regulatory analysis.

reliability or change in operational on only one plant as an exploratory During 1988, Brookhaven National procedures on core damage fre- aid to determine its usefulness. Laboratory used SARA extensively quency. to perform a sensitivity study on the Choosing Graphics Information safety significance of rnotor'oper.

The Modify Sequence Cutsets (MC) (GI) accesses a display processor ated valve failure rates (NUREG/

facility goes beyond the CS option that permits one to view the PRA CR-5140).

in that it provides the user with the event trees (with the dominant means to modify the cutsets associ- accident sequences highlighted) and SARA was also used to quantita-ated with a specific sequence in plant piping and instrumentation tively analyze the safety significance order to simulate a modest change diagrams. Currently, tl:e graphics of a number of Multi-Plant Action in the plant model(such as adding are informative only, and are not yet items.such as: the reactor trip another train). If extensive changes ready for interactive use. system, diesel generator reliability, in the plant model need to be BWR recirculation pump trip,and evaluated, RES has developed a Data Base Editing (DE) provides improved accident monitorinc and ~

companion code, Integrated the capability to review and edit any instrumentation for detection in inadequate core cooling.

SARA Figure 2 shows an illustration of SARA's potential to help prioritize i *" SYSTEM ANALYSIS and RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM - VER. 3.5 "* generic issues. The SARA system EGA (Ennanced Grapnics) (loaded with data and plant models from draft NUREG-1150) was used to calculate the impact on the core

DATA BASE ACCESS OPTIONS damage frequency of assumed u no eege m es E > Exit SARA Data Base CS > Calculations anc Sensmvity Analysis pertaining to the Surry plant. Each MC > Modify Secuence Cutsets of theissues(shownin thelegend)

SS > Sensmvity Study log was studied separately, and then in CA > Consequence Analysis two different sequence combina.

Gl > Graonics Ic ~ nation tions to show cumulative effects.

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DR > Data Base Repor.a tions were based on the engineering Option IEl EGG mano nc analysis in NUREG-0933 and the issue completion times were Figure 1. SARA MAIN MENU obtained from the SIMS database.]

-_ The downward trend shown in This is a typical user-friendly menu found in SARA, a Probabilistic Risk Figure 2 indicmes that the proposed Assessment tool.

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l' RISK IMPACT OF GENERIC ISSUE RESOLUTION AT SURRY Pcrsonnel Powcrs

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2 40E 1 The Office of Personnel (OP) 3 recently procured a fourth 2 xE-05 --

2 generation language (4GL) for the 220E 1 Data General (DG) MV/15000.

2 The Workforce Analysis. Systems 210E and Information (WASI) staff of

' 2 00E 1 :.. 22 OP is responsible for maintaining 2 ana 23 the current Automated Personnel 3 ina n 2 2 3 L t90E System (APS) and satisfying stan-dard and ad hoc requests for 58 E-05 1988 1989 1990 1991 1986 1987 1992 1993 personnel data. Currently WASI assuutomeuesmousc coat creates sequential files that are subsets of the APS/ INFOS 11 data Figure 2 surry Core Melt Freciuency vs. Assumeo impiementahon Schedule on tape. These tapes are stored on disk and tape at NIH and are Illustration of SARA's potential to help prioritize genene issues. available for access in responn to NRC data n:cds through the se of changes could improve safety; and it planning to provide this again SPSSX and MARKlV.

appears that the lower curve (issue during Summer 1989 for interested sequence 3,1,2) would be preferred members of the staff. The new ,

The 4th GL Cyberquery/Cyber-to the upper curve (issue sequence Version 4.0 and documentation will screen (CQCS) can be used to 1.2.3). However,for regulatory be ised in the training class. Any create new data bases or to interface applications where a course of questions may be addressed to Dick with existing data bases. CQCS has action has far-reaching implica. Robinson. 492-3915. a full understandingof AOS/VS i tions, many more combinations (DG operating system), INFOS 11 would have to be studied. (file management software),  ;

. . COBOL FORTRAN and other  !

Other potential uses of SARA that Wizards in Do internais as wen as integrating have been identified are: assessment with third generation languace (3rd of the effectiveness of existing and Computer aus) soc 3,s cso,nd proposed regulations (including backfits), review of PRAs and other History TRENDVIEW, reliability studies, evaluation of The major components of COCS 1 thinx .here was an inevitabil-plant-specific issues (e.g., opera- are Cyberquery and Cyberscreen.

itv about the transistor. I tional problems, Individual Plant ,ould estimate if I had not Cyberquery is a powerful query and Examinations, and techr.ical report generator that allon the invented it, someone would specification and procedural tiser to produce reports in a fraction have at least a year later", said changes),and evaluation of the of the time taken by conventional Wil!i m Shocklev. He shared sigmficance of operational occur- programmingsystems. Cyberscreen '

the Nobel Prize for physics in rences. creates screens for input, menus, 1956 for this invention which he developed at Bell Laborato- and browsing.

SARA is currently available to ries,and which transformed potential NRC users, and a User's WASI will be using COCS to the computer world. The Manual has been written as draft overlay APS and provide user transistor allowed machines to NUREG/CR-5022. During this friendly ad hoc query and report besmaller and faster than year, SARA is undergoing consider- generation capabilities for OP's ,

carlier computers which used able modifications as a result of Satellite and Regional Offices. This vacuum tubes.

feedbacks from applying the code to procedure will ultimately reduce the regulatory and research problems. cost of runtime at NIH,inctcase the Now 30 years later, we can put Version 4.0 will contain significant -

gjgi,yg3 of transistor circuit availability of personnel data to i technical and user-support features managers and the staff, and de-  ;

co onents into a chip of and, along with updated documen- crease the number of WASIstaff tation for their utilization, will rnicroscopicsize. But that's another story. hours dedicated to data processing.

become available in July. Formal WASI and IRM are planning full training on both SARA and IRRAS implementation of the use of CQCS Watch future issues for this was conducted at the ITS Training within coming months.

ongoing feature.

Laboratory last August,and IRM is F05 NEWS Page 10

Speed Up Your Messages With E-mail! cw Bv Lana Cobb,IRM Pick up and read any computer What are the limitations? De user appearing in this issue The systems magazine or management informa- will have to have access to the that are discussed are the following:

tion publication and you are likely equipment, and the recipient must to see articles on electronic mail also have a mail-box (account). The IBM 5523 system brought to (e-mail). E-mailis one of the latest However,if the user is not logged NRC one of the earliest automated

" buzz" words in the information onto the system,it will be necessary office environments for systems arena and it is increasing in to periodically check the system to wordprocessing and is the most popularity as users utilin :his obtain messages. widely-used system:

method of communicating.

NRC expects that the number of The Data General computers Nhat is e mail? E-mailis the e-mail users will increase within the provided a method of data exchange clwtronic communication of text, next year as more personal comput- with the contractors and the labs:

data, or files between a sender and a ers are installed throughout the designated recipient. In more agency and will connect to one The agency purchased the IBM sophisticated (advanced) systems it another. This type of communica- 9370s as a move to lessen our could also includes images and tion has changed the way we are dependency on time-sharing; voice mail. E-mail can be a one-way doing business within the agency, or a two-way communication. Most with the licensee. and our contrac. Dialcom is a commercial system systems offer the features to read, tors; however, the application which is used by the incident save, print or delete a message. begins with the users and can be Response Center for their commu-This type of electronic communica. important to the organization. nication needs; tion could be divided into two cate-gories:in-house systems and At present there are several major LANs will gradually replace the commercial systems. A user is e-mail systems being used in the IBM 5520s, connect microcompu-  !

required to have access to a host agency. There is no direct intercon- ters and allow user access to various computer, a terminal or personal nection between them, therefore, a systems thru networks.

computer, software, a communica- recipient must be able to access the lion line, and modem. Some in- system of the sender. These e-mail E-mail is a by-product of the above house users' personal computers systems are just a few pieces in our sptems and provides an advantage can be hardwired to the system, agenc/s electronic puzzle. Several that many employees are utilizing to such as the IBM 9370 and the IBM representatives have consented to enhance communications and 5520, thus, eliminating the need for discuss these sptems in the artic'es productivity, a modem. The type of software required will be dictated by the system that you expect to utilize. l 7  !

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492-4093 New None PC FDe Server in-house C. Gianus LANs To Be Leveloped 492-9785 E-mail: 5520 Document Distribution Bv Beth Dellbody IRM '

Each IBM 5520 Administrative NRC 5520 Document Distribution messages within the same 5520;(3)

System (5520)in NRC is a node in is comprised of systems that serve as transmission of revisable form text the "5520 Office Automation the backbone for electronic trans- (RFT), final-form text (FFT), and Communications Network." Each mission of word processing (WP) binary files after local transfer or

- node transmits documents and documents. The basis of Document conversion from an IBM-compat-messages electronically through a Distribution are multiple-line store- ible personalcomputer (PCh (4) 5520-based facility called Document and-forward 5520s that serve as remote transmission of IBM-Distribution. gateways for other 5520s, for the compatible PC files; and (5) remote IBM Systems 6 minicomputer,and transmission to and from compal-IBM 5520s are installed in each for more than 1000 personal ible stand-alone WP equipment.

Headquarters building except computers (PCs) and 100 IBM such as the IBM Displaywriter.

Woodmont and East West Towers, Displaywriter word processing which have 5520 dial-in capability. systems throughout NRC. The 5520 supports automatic The largest 5520 Document Distri- .

initiation of a call to another 5520.

bution facilityis at One White Flint The 5520 Document Distribution and automatic answering for dial-in )

North,which has nine 5520s. One facility is available to all NRC systems. Autocall units and autoan-5520is installed in Nicholson Lane offices in allocations that have swer modems are installed on each South,with remote dial-in capabil- localor remote transmission 5520in the NRC network,and 5520 ity for Nicholson Lane North. The capability. A5520isinstalledin Document Distribution throughout rest of the Document Distribution each Region, as well as the Ura- NRCis active 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> a day,7 days facilityincludes the Bethesda nium Recovery Field Office in a weck. 1 locations: one 5520 is installed in Denver. The Resident Inspector's the Maryland National Bank office at each nuclear power plant 5520-to-5520 Document Distribu-  !

Building and two 5520s are installed site has remote dial-in capability tion is the most frequently used j in Phillips. A few nationallabora- and uses its own Region 5520 for mode of transmission within NRC l tories and utilities have 5520s, and Document Distribution, offices and buildings. A 5520 user i these have become part of the NRC can automatically transmit docu- 1 5520 Document Distribution IBM 5520 Document Distribution ments and/or messages to a single facility, allowing the utility to performs several functions: (1) recipient or to multiple recipients j transmit material electronic movement of 5520 configured ira the network. 5520s

-mail directly to a documents and messages to and send and receive the document l Regional Office from other 5520s:(2) electronic external profile (exact document i via the 5520. movement of 5520 documents and name, author, comments, and I 1

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creation date) and document remote devices must use a unique user to send an E-mail internal format (margins,line set of characters to access their electronic message spacing, pitch, and header / footer). assigned 5520. and a Security ID to any other user check is performed after connection on the same PC-to-5520 Document Distribution and before information is transmit- computer system.

is supported on PCs that are ted or received. The recipient will then be alerted by hardwired to a 5520 or that have the the system that they have a mail binary synchronous communica- For the 5520 user, Document Dis. message, that is if he is currently tions feature. A PC/5523 user can tribution is an easy and efficient logged on. Otherwise the user will combine Document Distribution means of transmitting information. be noti' icd he has received mail with local transfer (upload of RFT All a user needs to knowis the when they logon the sptem. After files frcm a PC with the 5520 recipient's 5520 system node name reading the mail, the recipient then Attachment 'rogram hardware and and local address, or the local has the option of storing, printing, software) and incal conversion address of a dial-in remote device, or deleting the mail message.

(upload of ASCl! files from a PC to transmit information anywhere with the 5520 Attachment Programt within NRC Headquarters and This e-mail system was first in.

to transmit various file types to Regions. stalled on the MV/8000 in 1984. In other NRC offices and buildings, the past severalyeats users of the However, the IBM 5520 system is other Data General systems Displaywriter-and-PC-to-5520 no longer being manufactured and expressed interest in this facility, so Document Distribution involves the Agency will be replacing these it was installed on their respective remote transmission of WP docu- systems. See the article on cc: Mail. computers. The current facility was ments from an IBM-compatible WP developed and installed by NRC system with the binarv synchronous contractor personnel.

communications feature. Dial-in capability is provided to all NRC Data General a-maii on the Data Generaiis of fices that do not have a 5520. to -

commonly used by NRC employees all nuclear power plant sites, and to E to send messages within NRC and some national laboratories and Beludv Sccircrman. IR3f to send message to the National utilities. Labs and contractors. It is basically E-mail is available on the following casv to learn, requiring only a few '

The 5520 Document Distribution NRC Data General MV/8000 commands to execute e mail. It is a facility allows for:(1) chancinc of computers, Payroll, IFMIS (Inte- great tool to get messaces out in a routes to bypass "down" systerns: grated Financial Management fast, convenient metho'd.

(2) document library mairitenance System). Personnel. Operation upon receipt of info'rmation (store Center and the PASS (Property and The user can type in a "'" and get a only, print only, store and print, or Supply). This mail activity allows a complete list of the users currently cancel); and (3) error recovery (status of delivery to destination .

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communications lines outside the NRC Headquarters area: transmis- Judy Seeherman. IRM, at tha Phillips Building Computer Center, checking tna sion is encoded between Headquar- Data General machine which transfers and stores all DG e-mail messages. Have ters and Regions, and between each you checked your messages today?

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- ' using the system. If you do not know the name as 11 appears in the Commercial gency, agreed to test and evaluate i ~ system,allyou have to do is to type Electron,ic Mail Dialmm e-mail service in the

. in what you think the name maybe & Joe Himes, AEOD Federal Field Exercise at Zion and the system willgive you names - Nuclear Plant in June 1987, NRC/

similar to what you have typed in. It is a dark and stormy night, One IRB led the task.

Then the user can select the correct of the nations's largest nuclear name, ' power pl antshasj ust reported a The test was successfuland the problem that could become much NRC has relied on e-mailas an This mail facilityalso provides a more serious. NRC emergency essential part ofits emergency mailinglist option that allows the response personnel are rushin'g to readiness ever since. IRB notifies users to build a list ofindividuals monitor the situation just as the other organizations when an for sending group messages,such as local television station reports a emergency begins and tells them l meeting announcements.- The mail deepening concern about the safety that further information will be sent facility also contains on line help to of nearby residents. At NRC via e-mail. 'llen response person-assist users in learning how to u.c Headquarters and in the Regional ncI at the lead NRC lo'ation - a the mail. Office, all know that thev will soon Regional Office, the Headquarters be deluged with telephotic calls, and Operations Center, or the site --

it will be more than the news media periodically transmit status summa-calling. Federal, State, and local au. ries and press releases to more than thorities -- all with important roles 40 locations: the same story is sent in protecting the public have been to all participants at the same time.

DG E-mail System info: notified and will need recular Because of the US commitment to Judy Seeherman updates. NRC response personnel exchange information and assis-will be able to do nothing but tance should a future accident have 492-9687 answer telephones unless they seize international consequences, the the initiative and send frequent NRC " network" even extends Account info: internationally to the International Mike King updates.Yet thelist of authorities has become so long that there is Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)in 492-4974 utterly too little time to send Vienna, Austria.

facsimiles to one after the other.

How can the NRC get critical COSMOS 1900 tested our " net-information to all of these people work" unexpectedlyin the Fall of while it is still timelv? 1988. The Soviet satellite, powered by a small nuclear reactor, had When the AEOD Incident Re. somehow stopped communicating sponse Branch (IRB) foresaw this with its mission ctmtrolwhile it was The e-mail system is helpfulin hurtling toward immment reentry.

informing other users of programs grim situation,it decided to evalu.

or macros that have been developed ate the use of commercialelectronic Only ten years earher, a similar that micht interest them, as well as Soviet satellite had seattered mail (e-mail) services in the next

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major exercise. E-mail,which radioactive debris over a large part in passing files to other users and of western Canada when it failed to sending messages to the system includes the capability to transfer documents and other files,is an burn up during reentry. Although personnel or application program-obviousway of distributing mes. the Soviets reported that there were mer addressing concerns of the sages to manylocations simultane, automatic safety mechanisms system. aboard the newer satellite, the US ously, but why choose a commercial setvice? SeveralFederalin-house government decided to prepare for Persons interested in becoming a the worst, just in case. Withm a user or getting mere information on systems were offered, but none was readily usable by all of the dozen or very short time, NRC/IRB had the system may call 492-96874 Judv Secherman. Users must have an ' so organizations participating in the expanded its network to include new users and to link with other, account and system identification to exercise, and in no case was e-mail the priority use of the in-house long-established systems such as the use the sntem. An account can be establish'ed by submitting an NRC computer that supported it. On the one used by the radiation control J8. For other hand, c.mailis the priority program directors in each state.

Form 380 to Mike Kin' more information on r .cuunts, call business of the commercial services, Some users wrote, reviewed, and Mike King on 492-4W which cannot gain customers if their distributed guidance for handling computers are not compatible with radioa:tive debris; others obtained a wide range of customer equip. or relayed the latest satellite ment. The Federal Response position data and reentry projec.

mai Subcommittee, a permanent group tions. It was a very busy time. The that represents all Federal agencies USSR cooperated with the IAEA, which relayed important informa-n3 NEWS Page 14

, tion to US planners. The final long-distance service,IRB sees a PROFS notifies E

messages, that the safety splems special twist in this issue. If another the sender immedi.

had worked as planned and a crisis emergency were to occur,wouldn't atelyif the recipi-had been averted, were also picke,i you feel better if your key communi- ent is not signed up from news senices on Dialcom cators were everyday-familiar with on the system by

. and relayed quickly throughout the their systems? Especially on dark giving the sender a message saying, network. ~ and stormy nignts? " USER ID NOT LOGGED ON."

Before sending a message,a user The breadth of senices offered by may use the PROFS option to commercial systems makes them check if the recipient is logged on hard to beat for many uses. Public the system.

Affairs personnellet the Dialcom computer scarch news Aires for PROFS eROFS noies differs from PROFS articles containing certain key Electronic Mail ""' 8" 8"i"c"""M " '* 8 "

into a recipient's mcominc mail words. When the computer finds an ~

article,it puts a copy in the Public Bv Sharon Root. IR3f where it will stay until the mail is Affairs mailbox for readine at the " opened"or some type of action is user's convenience. This s'ame IBM's Professional Office System performed. For exainple,the capability would help them monitor (PROFS) residing on the IBM recipient may choose to look for-public reaction to an emercencv. If 9370s,is a powerful, easy-to use ward, file, crase, repiv.or print the they wish to forward one ci the' office automation tool. NRC uses note, send the note a'cain, send a stories or any other message,it can PROFS for a variety of purposes, new note, or crase th'e note from be delivered by Dialcom as a telex one of which is electronic mail. the Note leg.

or a facsimile to someone having no computer terminals. Nothine has to PROFS enables its users to perform Users can keep a file of notes sent be retyped, no quality is lost in the office functions electronically from and received in a Note Loc that is relav,and on-line tinic from remote terminals or personal computers

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. locations costs less than a phone (PC) that are connected to one of u'p Note Logs for specific areas (i.e.,

call. NRC's two IBM 9370 mainframe BUDGET 88, BUDGET 89 PER.

computers. PROFS users may also SONNEL). PROFS automatically There are limitations. E-mail access the IBM 9370s by using PCs keeps an electronic copy of note cannot yet send pictures and it with a modem or through NRC's unless it is instructed not to.

cannot notify a user who is not on Autodial Network System (ANS) line; one must call the senice to see with a software communications Notes or messaces can be sent to

. waiting messages. In general, users package such as CROSSTALK. one PROFS user or to multiple must also be customers of the same PROFS users; however. files may be senice company to communicate Presently, NRC staff members with sent to only one user at a time. '

with each other, These limitations PROFS accounts can send and are being overcome cradually, but receive notes, messages and/or files . In order to send notes and messaces for now we must live'with them. quickly to and from other PROFS to mnitiple users,one can build '

We send pictures via facsimile,we users at NRC as wellas to PROFS Distribution Lists that contain the call the senice to see waiting users at the Idaho Nationall2bora- recipient's User ID and Node.

messages or we stay on line during tory (INEL) and at the Center for Sharon Root, NRC's PROFS an emercencv. NRC is the lead Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses Administrator, maintains a Master agency lii initiating a multi-agency (CNWRA)in San Antonio, Texas. Nickname File that contains the competitive procurement that will User ids of all NRC staff who have secure the same senice company Notes and messages are two PROFS accounts, and also mam-for many agencies without going different methods of communica- tains a Master Nickname File of sole-source. tion in PROFS with other users. User ids for staff at the CNWRA.

PROFS delivers these notes and A Master Nickname File for Idaho One major issue remains. Can the messages, ordinarily deliveredin National Energy Lab (INEL) may same commercialsenice that must person or by telephone, directly, be set up when inore NRC users i be used during emergencies satisfy promptly and conveniently. communicate with INEL using more routine needs in other parts of PROFS. Distnbution Lists can be the agency? Dialcom and other When a message is sent,it appears built from these files or PROFS i companies charge for services used, directlyon the recipient's screen; users can build their own Distribu- 1 which should be cheaper than in. The message does not go into the tion Lists.

house systems for low volume, more incoming mail and PROFS does not expensive as volume increases. keep a copy of it. Thus, the recipi. PROFS generates a maillog that While utility and economics can ent will receive the message onlyif lists information about documents help the NRC determine the best he or she is signed onto PROFS that a user has filed from their when the messace is sent. However, PROFS incoming mail.as well as mix of e-mail systems for local and rrs Ntiws rage is

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communications between organiza-tionally separated units.

information the user has sent to Other NRC PROFS users includ To serve as a postman for e mail others. The mail log serves as a ASLBP and OGC staff who make within this environment, the Office users individual index to PROFS up the Internal Steering Committee of Information Resources Manage-storage. PROFS users may refer to for High Level Wasto. Committee ment has selected a software this loc to locate and manipulate members send and receive files that package called cc: Mail by cc: Mail, files. are usualh draft documents. They can review draft documents when' N MSS statf in the Division of High they receive it and make any Like most LAN-based electronic Level W aste Management changes and comments, and then mail systems, cc: Mail is controlled (HLWM) and staff of the CNWRA returned to the originator. by a central microcomputer in the use the c!ectronic mail feature of local arca network called the file PROFS to send and receive files Members of the IRM staff use server. The file server acts as a cencrated from sources outside of PROFS to communicate between I'ROFS to each other. Those files White Flint and the Phillips build- $"7 [g',. e ou are usually generated on the IBM ing. In addition, PROFS accounts on the network. In the LAN 3'20, Display % rite 4, or are being set up and training en ironment,cc:Mailoffers exten-Lotus 1-2o. sessions descloped for senior IRM sive messaging features, basic file staff members so they will be able t management, a built-in text editor, access and use PROFS for commu. and the ability to transfer virtually HL%,M and CNW RA also transmit nication between stalf members any file--froni formatted WordPe'r-files that they have generated using who are located in different build- fec't documents to Lotus 1-2-3 IBM's Application System ( AS). ings.

spreadsheets to Chart-Ma ;ter They access AS to utilize its project gmphimover the network with management capability and produce The IBM 9370s are operated by case. The basic processes of cmcr precedent diagrams and Gantt IRM's Computer and Telephone e-mail systems described in these etyarts. HLWM can then send the Operations Bruch (CTOB). '

articles: addressing, composing, diagrams and charts to the 36 inch Questions or reques for mforma- attaching files, and sending mes-wide continuous-roll plotter located lion concerning PROFS may be sages,are similar. To establish on the tourth floor of the White directed to Sharon Root. CTOB, on w de-area network connectivity, Flint Building. 192-0256. cc:Maillinks with other networks, remote PCs, and mainframes, including those with alternative e-mail systems such as PROFS.

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a tion to another user. Attaching files Artificialintelligence The cc: Mail program uses a menu-is simplewith cc: Mail. Once the User Group driveninterface. It can be run as a

- memoly-resident utility allowing user has created a message, up to 20 the user to press a definable hot graphics or formatted flies can be The AIUG has been busy on a k jumpinto the cc: Mail program, attached to the message. These project to build an actual expert se and receive messages,and then need not be files that can be system. A smaller group of about backinto the underlying manipulated by cc: Mail. They are u eight people has been meeting every 1 cation. The program'also simply sent to another userwho has ,

a ttvo weeks on this effort. This n ifies the user of mair 4cceived.

the software required to handle the group's goalis tolearn about expert The user can read the mail (typi- files.

systems while building a system for cally one message at a time), thers to use in makmg travel respond to it, delete the message, With cc: Mail, private or public cgaims.

print it, or save it to a disk. ' mailing lists can be created, mail forwarded,and return receipt The approach taken was to first The opening screen contains a main requested for users on this system. g gPg menu and two status windows at the The latur option notifies the user ry t ps se n ma ,

top of the screen that list received when a letter has been read. The ,

{ g messages and the number of user can also reply directly to an ,

messages stored. By using the mcoming message, save a copy, and domestic,and forciE n traveiwith cursor or arrow keys, the user encrypt files if necessary. cc: Mail also offers a bulletin board system multiple per diem rates, rental cars, selects options froin the menu to and other complications. Next was retrieve, read, send, or store where LAN wide messagesian be the selection of a development messages. Other options include posted.

em'ironment.

such items as a choice of addressee from a pop-up menu. It's a simple Excellent message management .g g g system that new users can learn services are offered by cc: Mail. A development environments and easily. In the event of trouble,it user can sort messages by sender, s Inc d r ramming met includes an on-line help option. date, date range, subject,' attach-ment,or combinations of thes '

BASIC),public domain expcrt Composing messages is a critical parameters. Messages are stored g function in any electrome mail folders for easy reference. Users shells)and commercially avail $ble system and cc: Mail provides a built- can have a maximum of 200 folders. To Mm Mih m text editor. The editor psovides each holding as many as 500 approaches, the group tried to t'uild search and replace, margin control, messages. NRC staff members will a simple expert system to try to do and extensive block move / delete fmd themselves relying more and nly I cal travel.

functions. It also provides the more on their PCs as an alternative ability to handle graphics images to the more traditior,al filing C P within the message itself. For systems!

trying different development graphics, the user can take a systems on the local travel task.

snapshot of a displayed imace in the future,cc: Mail holds great Successes and difficulties are being within another application ie.g., promise in its role as the electronic disc vered in developing the rules Chart. Master) with an included mailman for NRC'slocalarea from the references,in finding screen snapshot utility, This virtual networking emironment. Then we necessary computational capabih,-

camera provides the computer maywonder how we managed ties, and in the use of the vanous equivalent of a screen photograph without it.

development systems. To keep the called a bit map. Once in cciMail, group honest,one member is ,

the um can edit the imace,labelit, w rkmgona tradinonalappmach and add lines, boxes, circies, and NUDOCS User by programming the task in Chp-shadings using another built-in graphics utility. Similarly, text can Group Form i ng per's dBASE environment.

f also be captured and manipulated The next step is to compare the with cc: Mail's text editor. This group will provide a forum for sharing w rkmg pmiorypes to selet oy ,

( r more) to expand into handhng Although cc:Mailcan pull both text information developing ' " '

and graphics into a message, the ,

new applications, and pro ec expan to do a 1 real advantage of the system is its reCning retrieval skills, travel claims ~

ability to transfer files of arbitrary Contact Phyllis Smith The AIUG invites others to join in Jt sh r note t packag7s 492-4098 this quest. Those interested should text editor, attach a word processed c ntact Bill Kennedy on 492-1723 document plus any supporting r mail stop OWFN 17 G 19.

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between 7:03 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. at help with any problems users may 492 4603. encounter when utilizing tne Extemal Access NUDOCS workstations.

Those who are in need of NUDOCS Many organizations external to the materials should call the Hotline. If a user is conducting a verylarge NRC are findine NUDOCS is a The Hotline staff will provide search, and would like a printout to useful toolin th'eir nuclear energy User's Manuals Training Course keep as part of his files or to tasks. EG&G, Oak Ridge National Manuals, lists of Document Type compare with other files, the user Laboratory, Science Applications Codes,alphabeticallistings of nu- can obtain ad hoc printouts by International Corporation, and clear power plants, and other calling the Hotline. The printouts Southwest Research institute have NUDOCS-related material, will be generated on 8-1/2 x 11 inch been long-term users of NUDOCS.

or 14 x 11 inch fan-fold computer Last year, several Local Public The most common questions asked paper or on 8-1/2 x 11 inch single Document Rooms obtained access of Hotline personnel concern sheets of paper. Several print to NUDOCS. More recently the search selection and format. When formats are available, depending of State of New Jersey, Battelle Pacific users call the Hotline, the staff will the size of the paper and the Northwest Laboratorv, the Massa-identify which search is most information requested. chusetts Institute of Technology, efficient in locating a specific record and Gulf States Utilities have or finding a category of document. Some users call the Hotline with become NUDOCS users. Addi-The staff will also specify the coded suggestions, complaints, compli- tional utilities a:e expected to value for entry in certain fields (i.e., ments, or corrections to data become NUDOCS users in the affiliations, document type codes, records. These type of calis are future. If an externalorganization etc.) or the formats for inputting welcome. User input is alwayi wishes to obtain access to tracking numbers, report numbers, appreciated. NUDOCS, contact Mike Collins, dockets, or author: recipient names. iRM/DCB, at 4924044.

There are, however, sone instances Those who are not fami_ liar with when the NUDOCS Hotline is Full Text Update using the Subject Boolean Search NOT the appropriate number to can receive step-by-step subject call: Congressional correspondence search instruction. Assistance will 1) Requests for copics of docu- (correspondence, questions and be provided in accessing the ments. Copics of NUREGs, answers)is currently being added to thesaurus and the full text, and regulatory guides, or manual the full text data base.

scanning within the text. If users chapters can be obtained from the want to download search results to Document Control Branch (DCB). A new service is available that a disk, the Hotline personnel will at 492-7915. To obtain a blowback allows a user to request a document walk them through the download (copy from microfiche) of any other tp , y11. text on NUDOCS in the ptocess. type of document, call the Rece'rds form on a floppy diskette using the and Reports Management Branch. Wordperfect fo'rmat or ASCll Typical requests for information IRM, at 492-1251; format. For information call can be answered through the 2) Repair requests for reader / NUDOCS Hotline 492-8603.

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" " by LAB NEWS Monthly Regional Marilyn Mwre of Region l's Office phases. Phase I, completec in f Penonnel organized two counes: Magh,delied ErdPerfect {

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" Introduction to End-User Com- l Achieved traming to fiw offices that have an '

puting for Novices at NRC"and urgent need for training. These

" Wordperfect 5.0" for the Adminis- included:

March 1989 was a banner month for trative Management Branch.  ;

I regional microcomputer training. Norman Stanback of the ITS lab Three regions--Region V, Region ASLBP 30 trained 12 participants in each RESEARCH 27 11, and Region I-- scheduled ITS class.

Lab training at their sites. This OCM 9 represents the first time that three OP 5 Exceptional Response C 4 regions orcanized on.stte trmning during the'same month. to Wordperfect 5.0 TOTAL 75 Training The total of 126 participants Phase 11 during April and May completing on-site training in More than 350 NRC staff members offered many sections of both March also establishes a record responded to the ITS bb's special Module 1 and Module 2. Scheduling monthly high. These March training announcement of two new additional Wordperfect training statistics highlight the trend toward Wordperfect traininc classes. Two classes on Fridays prevented an imcreased participation by the NRC hundred people regtiested trainingadverse impact on other PC training regions m microcomputer training in Module 1: The Basics. An illustrated in the figure below. classes such as LOTUS and dBASE.

additional 150 signed up for Module 2: Intermediate WordPer. Wordperfect training classes will The iTS bb and regional statfs fcct. This number of requests sets a continue to be scheduled as needed worked closely to tailor each Lab record for the largest response at the Lab. To reserve your place, training session to that region's par- ever to a new course. He lab is send your in-House Traming ticular needs. Kathleen Hamill, meeting this intense demand for Request to W-102.

Director of the Division of Re- Wordperfect 5.0 training in two source Management and Admini-stration for Region V, and Ed Frigillana, Region V, identified specifications for Ihe ", Computer Literaev for Manacers course. The Renional C Training Statistics training addressed'an audience comprised of the Region V Admin-Number of Student Completions istrator, John B. Martin, the Deputy  ; oo - - - - -

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1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 DOS subdirectory co.mmands, new featurcs of Displaywrite i (con-trasted with DisplayWrite 2), and concete J,oa ct e data communications using CROSSTALK for file transfer from This chart shows that the number of NRC staff receiving on-site regional training sites to/from regional headquarters. is climbing dramancalty.

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l l This section of the newsletter double density drives. However, a "FORNIAT. BAT"which provides provides tips and technicalinforma- double or quad density formatted options of "FORNIAT L" and l tion ofinterest to NRCcomputer diskette (of the same size) can be " FORMAT H"(the double and high users. If you have any questions read from and written to in the high density formattine options) may regarding " Tech Notes" or if you density diskette drives with a couple contact the ITS Support Center, wish to e(mtribute an item. contact of exceptions. 492-4162, for installation of a copy the ITS Support Centers: for PC of the file.

and Nill items, call 492-4160 or First, you can read a formatted 51/4 492-0353; for INEL items, call 492- double density diskette in the IBM 3490; and for DG items call 492- PC/AT 51/4 high density drive. If 3491. You may also drop by and you write information to this double l visit in P-808 or OWFN 3C12. ' ensity diskette in the high density d HP Laserj.et Series 11 drive you must use this diskette ~ Printer Controls only in the high density drive f rom that point on or you take a great Don't understand how printer risk losing data stored on diskette. control codes work? The general Personal Computers format for a single printer command Second, if you format a 31/2 quad to your bserjet Series 11 printer is density diskette in a IBM PS.2 shown below:

Model 50 or PS 2 Model 30 2h6 Different Density high density drive be sure to either ESC &l#O format the diskette using a standard Diskettes Can Cause IBM PS 2 Model 30 or c' hoose ESC - Escape character identifies a Problems " FORMAT L" as the formatting printer command to the printer, option when presented by your Before we discuss tae problems in system. Otherwise. the high density &l - Signals bserjet printer that sharing information we should first drive will format the quad density certain category or type of printer take a look at the differences diskette as ifit were a hich density command follows.

between high. quad and double diskette. DOS will report that the density diskette drives as the table diskette has approximately 1.44 MB # Variable Value is used in below demonstrates. of storage space when m reality it printer commands that involve has only 720 KB storage space, settinc a numeric value for Lines-The problem of sharing information causing evottual loss of data on the Per. inch, Page Length. Copies on different density diskettes comes quad density diskette. Printed. etc.and the # pound sign from the fact that a high density symbol denotes a numeric value that formatted diskette (of the same Users w ho have PSC MODEL 50's you substitute for this symbol in the si/c) cannot be read from or be or PS 2 MODEL 30 2S6% who do actual command.

w ritten to w hen placed in a quad or not have the the correct 0 - L'ppercase or lowercase letter indicates w hat printer command you want executed by the prmter.

SYSTEM DISKETTE APPROX. Several printer commands can be DENSITY TYPE /MODEL SIZE STORAGE combined, shortened and sent to the printer all at once.

HIGH IBM PC/XT2S6 5 1/4 1.2 MB HIGH IBM PC/AT 51/4 1.2 M B The general format for combining a HIGH IBM PS/2 MODEL 30 286 31/2 1.44 MB command to your bserjet Series II HIGil IBM PS/2 MODEL 50 31/2 1.44 MB printer is shown below:

QUAD IBM PS/2 MODEL 30 31/2 720 KB DOUBLE IBM PC 5 1/4 360 KB \027EiO27&llo8D\027&k2S DOUBLE IBM PC/XT 51/4 360 KB

\027E - Resets the printer back to the default settings after printing.

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\027&llo8D - Tells the Hewlett- Printer Control codes In .?? CHR(27) ""&L2S" Packard printer to print in Land-scape mode and 8 Lines Per Inch. dBASE111PLUS Normallyyou will then want to set If y u wish to send printer control the printer off and eject your paper

\027&k2S - Prints 16.66 mode at this point. This is accomplished l

whien is compressedI rint' c des from within dBASE III ,

PLUS, first insure your printeris by typing the following commands powered on and the On Line light is at the dBASE dot prompt.

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Lotus 1-2-3 Printer #Yn'dsIthe m dBASdot p o n

. SET PRINT OFF SetuOS Remember to press the ENTER key after typing each command. . EJECT Hewlett Packard Laser Jet Series 11 printer setups are used to format . SET PRINT ON your spreadsheet printer output. To invoke these you must first obtain For EPSON compatible printers, the Lotus Spreadsheet Menu. option you may wish to enter one of the dBASEIll PLUS Set to Print, select Printer, then select following commands: Carry ON Comrnand Options (a selection available on the Print Menu), finally you may pass To set the printer for compressed The SETCARRY ON command the appropriate printer setup to the print, type: copics information from a previ-printer by keying in the setup strinc. ously entered record in your

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Steps to include a setup strine in .?? CHR(27) + CHR(15) database to a new record entry your worksheet are as followi: w hen appending active records.

To set the printer back to normal The SET CARRY OFFcommand

/ PRINT print size, type: (which is the default setting in PRINTER dBASE) is used to turn off this OPTIONS feature.

.?? CHR(27) + CHR(18)

SET-UP Here are the steps you can use to At this point type in and enter one For HP Laserjet Series 11 printer, accomplish this task at the dBASE of the following Laserjet Series Il you may wish to enter one of the dot prompt:

printer set.up strings. following commands:

. SET CARRY ON

\027E This setup strine resets To set the printer paper orientation printer to its default seitings and has for a page to portrait (11 vertical). .. USE DATABASE (if not a: ready same effect as if you turned your type: in use) printer off, then on again.

.?? CHR(27) + "&l00" . APPEND

\027&l00 Thissetup string sets Ihe printer to portrait (11" vertical) ori. To set the printer paper orientation Within this process,you may entation. for a page to landscape (11" hori. chance those fields which may zontal), type: require changed values. Then

\027&l10 This setup string sets the commit the record by going to the printer to landscape (1P horizontal) .?? CHR(27) + "&l10" last field and pressing the ENTER orientation. key. A new record would then be To set the pitch to 10.00 (10 displayed with all the same informa-

\027&kOS This setup string sets characters per inch), type: tion displayed, cursor through the pitch to 10.00 or 10 characters per fields make any changes required inch. .?? CHR(27) + "&kOS" and commit the record.

\027&k2S This setup string sets To set the pitch to 16.66 (com. Af ter exiting the APPEND mode, pitch to 16.66 or 16.66 characters per pressed print), type: you are returned to the dot prompt inch (Compressed Print Mode), where you may want to turn off the I

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r=7 NOTES I SET CARRY command with by Your next action is to pedorm the typing SET CARRY OFFand actual backup of the database to NIH pressing the ENTER key,as shown your formatted diskettes. This is in the examph. ' ' low

done by issuing the following com.

mands at the dot prompt for the

! . SET CARRY t # example chosen above (20 records from the database to each formatted Wylbur SCRATCH I

diskette). DSNAMES PAST

. COPY TO < BACKUP DATA- Command dBASE Backup FOr BASE NAME> FOR RECNO() -- - f Selected Records > = 1 AND. RECNO() <= 20 *"Qg-^ U"tg p the SHOW Then issue the command to backup the user to remove unwanted da9  !

T.ou may backup your dBASE sets form disk storage at NIH. Each  ;

the next 20 records-database using a range of record time Wylbur presents a data set the  ;

numbers by typing the following user has the option to order a i commands at the dot pronipt COPY TO < BACKUP DATA-scratch or retain the data set.

folk)wed by pressing the ENTER BASE NAME> FOR RECNO()

key. > = 21.AND. RECNO() < = 40 Iyping the command SHOW You would repeat this prc:cdure, DSNAMES PAST SCRATCH will

. USE < DATABASE NAME> result inWylbur providiag the data chancinc records numbers for start and l'ast'for the rest of the database set, followed by a prompt address-

. DISPLAY STRUCTURE ing that particular data set. For cing backed up.

example, if you are backiag up your database A word to the wise,when def. .mmg to blank formatted 51/4 diskettes ' SHOW DSNAMES PAST (formatted as double denn T), the filename given to the backup divide 362496 by the total n' umber databases (in our example the 20 of bytes for one' record. The size of record segments) assign a sequen-tia de r ti name for each set TSO PROF ~iLE.CLIST your record can be displayed on g H' W m q '

vour scrc r by issuing the DIS- P PLAY STRUCTURE corrmand.

R . B etc. This way,if Typing the command. SHOW

-vou ever need to put the database DSNAMES PAST SCRATCH If you are backinc up your database MULTIPLE,will mult in i to blank formatted 31/2 diskettes ack in its original order from your backup diskettes, this naming listing all of your data set names fol- )

(formatted as double density),

divide 730112 by the total number convention will provide you iith an lowed by a single prompt,asking )

mechanism to ins'se 351 the whether eact. of these data sets of bytes for one record. The size of should be scratched.

Sour record can be displayed on records are Put back in their oriE inal

'your screen by issuing the DIS- "ICf-

? SHOW DSNAMES PAST PLAY STRUCTURE command. SCRATCH MULTIPLE The finalstep is to close your d he NN The above actions will allow you ! 8 C S D @ rSO. PROFILE.CLIST determine how many records (from SCRATCH? (yes or no) the datahse vou have chosen to when you're finished backinE uP to

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C D t e ot SCRATCH? (yes or rio)ROFILE ro D PDS At this point,let us sayyou deter- {cy.mpt and pressing the ENTER mined that 20 records from the LANGFORD database is the maximum that will SCRATCH 7 (yes or no) fit on one diskette. .CLOSE DATABASES NAMES - PDS SCRATCH 7 (yes or no)

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? output in the mail rather than in the ]

user's box in the computer room.

These commands could be verv Destination helpful in c3canin.g up disk data sets AUTOBAUD that are no longer needed. Are you residing somewhere other than the Phillips building? Are you A new release of the Data General in need oicomputer print-out from AOS/VS operating sptem has been the Data Genera! computer room in installcd. Dis release supports the Phillips building? Have you AUTOBAUD. "What does that been traveling, by NR C Shuttic, to mean to me?",you as; It means Phillips to personally p.ick up your that when you dialinto the DG INEL print-out? There is another way. MV/8000 computer, located in the Actually there are two possibilities. Phillips building, thefastest baud The first way,if the print-out is only rate (300,1200,2400) for which a few pages and you have a printer your modem is capable is the baud in your computer configuration,is rate that will be used. The user must New CRAY Editor io use the CLITYPE command to make a one. time change in the print directly to that printer, ( c.g. CROSSTALK or SmarTerm profile A new screen editor, EMACS TYPE pathname). The second way phone number and baud rate for provides facilities that go far beyond is to use the destination switch on desired combination:

the features found in the VI editor. the CLI OPRINT command and let New features include filling of text. it equal your mail stop, ( c.g. 2400 baud 492-4918 automatie indentation, viewing two OPRINT/ DEST =OWFN_3C_12 1200 baud 492-7950 or more files at once and manipula- pathname). The mail stop will print 300 baud 492-4917 Iion of characters,words, lines, paragraphs or pages. It supports automatic formatting for different languages such as auto tabbing 'o column 7 in FORTRAN. Sever ,

special commands are necessa:y to improve Your Sensibility to Your Own Potential by use this utility. Contact Emily Making This Comparison Wrth the CRAY!

Robinson for information on 492-34

• Human Brain CRAY Supercomputer CRAY Training Weighs 7 tons Weighs 3 lbs.

Due to the conversion from the 60 miles of wiring 200,000 miles neurons and nons CYBEP.176 to CYBER 830. a number of users are deciding to use Not portable Very portable the CRAY. CRAY ' raining has been given during the past year in 400 million calculations per 100 years of CRAY calculations small group settings or on a one- second to simulate every operation put on-one basis. CRAY training in brain does in one second March was held for six users.

Those interested, should call Emily Limits for sequential and No limits, infinite l

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g ' Bethesda,MD 20814 Rocknue.MD 20852 Phone: (IM) or (YJ)492-4744 g i Phone: Laboratory llours: 7:30a.m. 4:30 p.m M-F l 4

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Three classrooms for formal ADP training meluding one equipped

! krwecs: wnh sur IBM XTs and one with eight IBM PCs. "flandson" I e, l. instruction m the use of microcomputers and timeshanng systems. l l User Assistance (Telephone & Walk-int. Equipment and Software 2 for Trial Use, Demonstrations. Technical Librarv. Tours plus Note: The Trainmg l2boratory is operated by the Graduate School. l'

'  ! ComputerNideo-based Tutorials. Support Center Project USDA under contract and managed by the Office of Personnet. to l l Manager, Karen VanDuser: AMCI Project Manager Dernck Prunde traming in end-user computing for the NRC statf. Technical l Schremer, guidance is peded by IRM. NRC Project Manager, Carolyn l Bassin; GS/USDA Traming Manager, Kathy Beckman.

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NRC END-USER COMPUTING SERVICES DIRECTORY I I

. I I liardware Acquisition / Upgrade / Relocation and Software NUDOCS Ilotline:492 4603  !

I Acquisuson/ Upgrade: Dawn Olrver, P-622,4924219 I

[ Data General Systems Problems:

l Ilardware Installation and Maintenanec: Judy Secherman. P422,492-9687 l Microcomputers: Dawn Oliver.P422.4924219 =

g 1 Word processors: Beth DeWoody. P 422. 492 4832 IBM PROFS /E-Mail Support: Sharon Root.P412.492 4C93 l Other ADP Equipment: Charles Johnson. P 422,492 8311 l l Electrome Recx>rds Support Brenda Shelton. P 530,492.PLi:

! Computer Room: Phillips 492-7713  !

, ~ l White flint 4924885 Graphics Support: Janet 1 hot/ Ihompson.2G.40.4924215 l l

l l Computer Secunty: Louis Grusman. P412,492 501a Commerc2al Database Support: Eileen Chen. 160.492 8501 I 1 I l Da.a Communicaixas Modems and Data Lines:

Stan Wood, MNBB-7602,492-7723 or 492-8000 Scientific Code Distnbution - NESC: Pat Bell. 3C-16,492-3491 l

g g Safety Infortnation Network (SINET) Development:

1 ilmeshanng Amn/ ids: Mike Kmg.P422,492-4974 Guy Wright, MNBB-7602,492-495i8 i PC & Nill User Support: Systems Development and Modification:

ITS Support Center, Phillips Bldg., P-808,492 4160 Bill Usilton, P-700,492 8322 =

l One White Flint North 3C-12,492 0353 l

l Opershons Center: Joe Himes, MNBB 3111. 492 9003 l

l s Pat Bell.3C-16,492-3491 Scheduling for FPS Training Laboratory  :

l Emily Robinson,3C 14,492-3490 Kathy Beckman, W 102,492-4744 l l SINET Problems: 492-4005 1 I I

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