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Technical issues related to the ERICA Tool (on Facilia website)

DCC Database

From:
Maria Sotiropoulou
Demokritos
Greece

Question:

How can I upload my own database?
Probably I do something wrong, because when I create my database excel file, I can see it in the Parameters Database, but I cannot choose it.
To be more specific. If I create my own DCC database and I want to compare these values, how can I do it? The only way I have found is through “My ERICA Database” files, where I change each time the DCC.xls file (that has been created in the user file). Is this the only way? Can I do this process while the tool is running,so I don’t have to create each time the same simulation?

Answer:

You can see the DCC values by selecting Database and then Parameter Database from most screens within the ERICA Tool.

If you use the Tool to create DCC values for new organisms or new radionuclides you will also see these. The DCC in the database are broken down into radiation type and exposure route.

You can view and export the DCC values to Excel.

If you are suggesting editing the DCC database (i.e. the Excel file within “My ERICA Database”) we do not recommend this as it can lead to problems of traceability when you conduct future assessments.

If you have DCC values generated outside of the Tool which you want to compare with those in the Tool then why not do this in Excel? If you do not want the DCC split into radiation type you can generate an 'overall' DCC by running the Tool. For instance, for the external DCC for soil you would input a value of 1 Bq/kg in soil and input 0 as the activity concentration in your organism(s), to determine the internal DCC input 1 Bq/kg as the organism activity concentration and 0 as the soil, water or sediment activity concentration.

Answered by Nick Beresford 10/02/2011

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