| DATE |
TITLE |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
| 5/5/09 |
2009 1st Quarter |
Roadside Sound Barrier Tracer Study 2008 completed
ARL review and is ready for publication; X-6 Low cost tracer detector successfully tested during the Roadside
Tracer Study; ET upgrades have begun; The NOAA HYSPLIT model upgrades are continuing and going well.
|
| 2/6/09 |
2008 4th Quarter |
EPA - Near Roadway Tracer Study finished in October,
preliminary results are completed; FRD passed NRC audit; HYSPLIT, the new transport and dispersion model,
planning has begun.
|
| 10/30/08 |
2008 3rd Quarter |
Preparations ready for the upcoming EPA - Near Roadway
Tracer Study in October; New INL Weather Hazard Alert System began; Progress made on implementing AERMOD dispersion model
|
| 7/29/08 |
2008 2nd Quarter |
FRD awarded 2007 NOAA Bronze Medal for excellence in research;
Fast response tracer analyzer upgrades nearly complete; EPA - Near Roadway Tracer Study preparations beginning
|
| 5/1/08 |
2008 1st Quarter |
Final testing of bag cleaning for the 3-PFT method
was completed and is ready for actual experimental work; Work continues on the new low cost tracer
detector; FRD is working with ASMD and EPA on conducting a roadway study later this year; New INL
weather hazards list and procedures are being generated to alert INL staff of approaching hazardous weather.
|
| 1/24/08 |
2007 4th Quarter |
Randy Johnson was awarded the U.S. Department of
Commerce 2007 Silver Award; FRD became the first NOAA entity to become a StormReady Supporter; The new PFT analysis
method is ready for actual deployment and experimental work;
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