Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool (RRLT) User Guide


Radiological Recovery Logistics
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Prepared by:

Douglas E. Johnson, Michael D. Kaminski, Scott Parent

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Acknowledgments

The research in this presentation was conducted under support from the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) under IAA No. 70RSAT18KPM000188. Any
opinions contained herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of DHS S&T. The
submitted presentation has been created by UChicago Argonne, LLC, Operator of Argonne National
Laboratory ("Argonne"). Argonne, a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science laboratory, is operated
under Contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357. The U.S. Government retains for itself, and others acting on its
behalf, a paid-up nonexclusive, irrevocable worldwide license in said article to reproduce, prepare
derivative works, distribute copies to the public, and perform publicly and display publicly, by or on
behalf of the Government.

Overview

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) National Urban
Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) has funded Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to develop a
radiological recovery logistics tool (RRLT) that contains a database of common and specialty equipment
available through local public works departments or commercial vendors that could be used to recover
from an urban radiological release event. Developed in partnership with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the RRLT helps the user
understand what types of equipment might be available to accomplish general and specific recovery
mission activities based on environmental and operational constraints. The purpose of the RRLT is to
increase the resilience of communities by expediting recovery operations. The purpose of this guide is to
familiarize users with this tool.

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Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool (RRLT)

User Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	II

OVERVIEW	II

INTRODUCTION	1

METHODS	2

KEY CONCEPTS	3

Knowledge Base	3

Support Goals©	3

Response Scenarios®	4

Recovery Methods a*	4

Equipment Types if	5

Applicability	5

Observations * 	5

Measurement v'x 	5

Inference -	6

TOOL INSTALLATION AND OPERATION (DESKTOP APPLICATION)	7

Installation	7

Starting the Tool	9

Using the Tool	10

Splash Page	10

Plan Management	11

Navigation Menu and Exiting the Application	12

SITE DASHBOARD	12

NAVIGATION	14

Dashboard	14

Contents	14

Support Goals	15

Equipment Types	15

Recovery Methods	16

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Resources	16

Plan	17

New Plan	17

Equipment List	17

Explain	18

Previous Plans	18

Help	19

User Logout	19

SEARCHING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE	20

Main Search	20

Simple Term Search	20

Phrase Search	20

Simple Term Search with AND	20

Phrase Search with AND	20

Simple Term Search with OR	20

Phrase Search with OR	21

Simple Term Search with NOT	21

Phrase Search with NOT	21

Single Term Search Including Numbers	21

Phrase Search Including Numbers	21

Faceted Search	21

EXPLORING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE	22

Exploring a Support Goal	23

Exploring a Response Scenario	23

Exploring a Recovery Method	24

Exploring an EquipmentType	25

ACTIVE PLAN CONTROLS	27

Subject Pane	27

Add ®	27

Edit 3	27

Reject 0	 	27

Defer 	27

Reinstate 3	27

Subject and Active Plan Panes	27

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Delete ©	 	27

Information 1 	28

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Recommendation -	28

CREATING AN ACTIVE PLAN	28

Active Plan Pane	28

Active Plan Control Panel	30

Adding Additional Items to the Plan	32

VIEWING PLAN DETAILS	33

Viewing the Plan Explanation	34

Viewing the Equipment List	35

Exporting the Equipment List	35

PLAN MANAGEMENT	36

Saving a Plan	36

Renaming a Plan	36

Viewing Previous Plans	37

Loading a Previous Plan	37

Deleting a Previous Plan	37

Searching for Previous Plans	37

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Introduction

The RRLT is a computer application that organizes information on equipment and assets that may be
used to recover from a wide area release of radioactivity into the urban environment. The Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) National Urban Security
Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) funded Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to build this Radiological
Recovery Logistics Tool (RRLT, also "the Tool"), which contains a database of common and specialty
equipment available through local public works departments or commercial vendors. Developed in
partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), the RRLT provides the user several approaches to understanding what types of equipment
might be available to accomplish general and specific recovery mission activities, including mitigating
doses to responders and recovery teams, surveying and monitoring the affected area during the
recovery phase, decontaminating surfaces, handling and treating solid and liquid waste, and identifying
issues related to critical infrastructure operations.

The RRLT database includes detailed information on the equipment's everyday function, its effectiveness
on different surfaces and forms of radioactive contaminants, the scale for which the equipment may be
applied, the skill required of the operator, utility requirements, legal and environmental considerations,
regional and local availability, waste generated, and cost. Other factors the Tool considers include prior
uses in radiological environments, safety measures, and best practice guidance to ensure its effective
use. Ultimately, a component of the Tool's software called the "equipment recommendation wizard"1
uses artificial intelligence (Al) to create output that lists and recommends equipment that could be used
to help plan recovery operations. The Tool may be used in concert with applications previously
developed by the EPA and DHS for radiological and nuclear response and recovery [e.g., the Rad Decon
Tool within RadResponder (https://www.radresponder.net/app/index). the Waste Estimation Support
Tool (https://www.epa.gov/emergency-response-research/waste-estimation-support-tool-west). as well
as with prior international publications [e.g., the UK Recovery Handbooks for Radiation Incidents
(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-recovery-handbooks-for-radiation-incidents-2015)
and the Generic handbook for assisting in the management of contaminated inhabited areas in Europe
following a radiological emergency (https://eu-neris.net/library/handbooks/58-euranos-inhabited-areas-
handbook-version-2/file.html)1.

This Tool is available as an installable Windows desktop application.

1 The equipment recommendation wizard is an autonomous software agent—a unit of artificial intelligence
software that chooses actions based on its goals and percepts. The goal of this agent is to expedite the user's
arrival at a complete equipment list addressing the scenarios and conditions at hand.

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Methods

The radiological equipment guidance information that populates the RRLT database is derived from a
thorough literature review and collection of subject matter experts' opinions from workshops and
interviews, as well as lessons learned from Japan's experiences with the Fukushima-Daiichi reactor
accident.

The RRLT's hierarchically organized knowledge base is based on five top-level support goals that broadly
define the types of activities that may be presented to emergency planners, emergency managers and
response officials following a wide-area release of radioactivity in an urban environment. Each support
goal is associated with one or more child response scenarios, specific missions to help accomplish that
support goal. For example, the support goal of "Mitigation of dose to early responders" contains six
response scenarios, including "move contaminated debris", "spray water", and "tarping and tenting".

Subsequently, each response scenario contains one or more recovery methods, more precise actions
that can be performed to meet a response scenario. For example, the "spray water" response scenario
listed above has eleven recovery methods associated with it, including "dust suppression", "high
pressure washing", and "treatment of walls with ammonium nitrate".

Finally, each recovery method is associated with one or more equipment types that can be used to
realize that recovery method. To illustrate, the "high pressure washing" recovery method has eight
associated equipment types, including "mobile spray truck", "portable water trailer", and "pumps and
piping".

The RRLT allows users to create an active plan to arrive at a list of recommended equipment based on
the support goal(s), response scenario(s), recovery method(s), and other options selected by the user.
This equipment list, the primary output of the Tool, contains equipment the user has added to the active
plan based on the Tool's recommendations. Additional information about each selected equipment type
is included in this equipment list, including its proper use, to support response officials and logisticians in
understanding resource requirements.

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Key Concepts

Knowledge Base

RRLT's knowledge base contains details on over 200 equipment types to facilitate the user's discovery
and consumption of details most pertinent to a dynamically selected subset of recovery methods. The
knowledge base organizes information hierarchically. At the top level of this hierarchy are the five
support goals, such as "Mitigation of dose to first responders" and "Survey and monitoring of the
contaminated area." Each support goal encompasses several response scenarios, for example, "Move
Contaminated Debris" and "Track Contaminated Routes." Subsequently, each response scenario
possesses one or more recovery methods, such as "Sediment Removal" and "Contamination Mapping."
Finally, each recovery method contains one or more equipment types capable of realizing it. The type of
facility affected is also addressed, since a particular facility type might present unique features that
would affect the equipment or method chosen for a scenario or might impact the types of equipment to
which the facility has access. See Figure 1 for a representation of this hierarchy.

Support Goals

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Recovery Methods

Equipment Types

Figure 1 Hierarchical structure of the knowledge base

Support Goals

The five support goals are the top-level items in the knowledge base. While these five are not intended
to be exhaustive of all possible response, mitigation, and recovery efforts, they represent most potential
categories of activities.

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The five support goals are:

1. Mitigation of received dose to first responders

2. Containment of wastewater and other waste generated

3. Decontamination (gross and final) of building, vehicles, roadways, parks, and other surfaces

4. Waste management of solid waste

5. Survey and monitoring of the contaminated area

The purpose of the hierarchical structure of the knowledge base, starting with support goals, is to
organize the potential sets of goals presented to the user into progressively more specific tasks or
missions. This facilitates a user's ability to grasp the situation in a manageable form, and ultimately
arrive at a list of equipment recommendations.

Response Scenarios ®

Each support goal encompasses several response scenarios, which describe specific missions that require
a response or recovery activity. Again, the scenarios included within each support goal are not
exhaustive, but nonetheless cover most activities that would fall under that support goal category.
Scenarios may be added in the future to better encompass response and recovery activities. Examples of
response scenarios for the "wastewater containment" support goal include "prevent ingress to sewers",
"store water", and "vertical surfaces".

The definition of specific response scenarios helps users to identify potentially important activities to
expedite a response or recovery effort. These potential activities are listed in the RRLT as options to help
select equipment or as concepts to help link other user-provided query options to relevant equipment
types.

Recovery Methods Mi

Recovery methods define more precise actions that can be performed to address a response scenario.
For instance, all equipment, tools, and methods related to excavation of earth are encompassed by the
"dig", "dig and haul", "dig hole", and "dig trench" recovery methods.

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Equipment Types 1?

The RRLT knowledge base groups equipment into types by form and function. The equipment types
broadly encompass many pieces of equipment, and include equipment available through federal, state,
local, or tribal or territorial (FSLTT), municipal, and private sector resources.

Applicability

Applicability defines the utility of a particular type of equipment with respect to a given recovery
method. Applicability includes information on the efficacy of the technique, references to technical
information, the advantages and limitations of using the equipment, and best practices for equipment
application. For example, applicability might provide information on how well a bulldozer can remove
the recommended depth of grass and soil to achieve an expected decontamination level for
contaminated earth.

Observations *

Depending on the selected support goals, the recommendation wizard will display observations, which
are potentially impacted facility types. These major types are defined as areas with common physical
characteristics that would require common recovery methods, e.g., buildings, living population, vehicle
fleet. These facility type observations help the Tool's users craft inputs while creating an active plan. For
instance, if the user adds the "Decontamination of buildings, vehicles, roadways ..." support goal to the
active plan, the Tool's wizard will "observe" that this goal may include several facility types such as
"Building Exterior" and "Continuous Outdoor Area." Observations prompt the user to add more specific
information to the active plan and allow the wizard to recommend more useful tools and equipment
options. That is, as user input includes impacted facility types, the Tool's Al observations have a direct
impact on the plan options that are presented.

Measurement vV

Measurements allow users to specify, for example, the amount of rain that has fallen since an incident
to inform the creation of an active plan. Certain measurements impact the options presented when
constructing a plan.

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Inference -

The wizard employs an inference engine that uses Al algorithms to combine rules and facts from the
knowledge base with observations and decisions supplied by the user to produce further options for that
user. The first decision supplied to the wizard by the user is the support goal they are pursuing. With
each subsequent iteration of user inputs, then, the wizard produces more precise - and ideally more
useful - options prompting the user for information about the target environment, the contamination
incident impacting that environment, relevant resource constraints, and ultimately the user's
determination as to whether a given recovery method or type of equipment should be included or at
least explored.

The facts and rules contained in the knowledge base include assessments of cost and effectiveness for
equipment types and recovery methods. These elements enable the wizard to infer the relative utility of
a particular option with respect to its observations and the user's decisions. The Tool's user interface,
then, highlights and prioritizes options that it assesses as having greater utility.

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Tool Installation and Operation (desktop application)

This section applies only to installation and use of the Windows desktop application. Please note that
there is a minimum hard drive space requirement of 521 MB.

Installation

Follow these steps to install the Tool on a Windows machine.

1.	Download the EXE installer package. For questions, contact magnuson.matthew@epa.gov

2.	Double-click the installer file

3.	If displayed, click through the Windows security warning.

4.	The following Setup screen is displayed. Click Next.

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Welcome to the Radiological Recovery
Logistics Tool Setup Wizard

This will install Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool on your
computer, The wizard will lead you step by step through
the installation,

Click Next to continue, or Cancel to exit Setup,

Next >

Cancel

Figure 2: Initial installation setup screen

5. The next page of the setup wizard asks for the Tool's destination directory. A path in your user

directory is selected by default, which bypasses the need for administrative credentials to install the
program. Click Next after the preferred installation directory is specified.

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Select Destination Directory

Where should Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool be installed?

Select the folder where you would like Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool to be
installed, then click Next.

C:\Users\dejohnson\AppData\Local\Programs\EPA\RRLT

Browse.

Required disk space: 521 MB
Free disk space: 541 GB

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Next >

Cancel

Figure 3: Setup destination directory screen

6. The following window indicates that the installation has completed. Click Finish.

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Completing the Radiological Recovery
Logistics Tool Setup Wizard

Setup has finished installing Radiological Recovery
Logistics Tool on your computer, The application may be
launched by selecting the installed icons.

Click Finish to exit Setup.

Finish

Figure 4: Installation completion screen

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Starting the Tool

1.	After installation, the application may appear under
"Recently added" in the Start menu. Performing a
Start menu search for "Radiological" or "RRLT" wili
also find the application.

2.	Clicking the application icon opens a Command
window and a boot screen. The boot screen displays
the application startup status in the upper left corner
until the application is loaded. The boot screen is
closed when startup is completed, and the desktop
application splash page is opened in a new web
browser tab or window. The Command window stays
open in the background.

P [Type here to search

Figure 5: Windows Start menu

Starting application engine

Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool

Figure 6: Boot screen

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Using the Tool

Most of the Tool's functionality is described elsewhere in this document. This section highlights a few
key features of the desktop application.

Splash Page

Because no authentication is needed to run the desktop application, the splash page only displays a
"Click here to Start" button that, when clicked, opens the Tool's dashboard.

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PRIVACY AND SECURITY NOTICE
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Figure 7: Desktop Tool splash page

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A support goal is the basic objective of a response or recovery effort. Each support goal marks the
beginning of a path through the knowledge base towards information on applicable types of
equipment. Select a goal using the mouse or keyboard to see a list of that goal's scenarios.

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Start building a plan by adding one of the following support goals. To add a support goal,
click on the © button in the goal's Action column.

Type	Title

@	Mitigation of dose to early responders and critical infrastructure operations

@	Wastewater containment during the response and recovery phases

@	Solid waste management generated during recovery operations

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Figure 8: Desktop Tool Dashboard

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Plan Management
Uploading a Plan

When launching the application, a single Upload button is displayed in the Active Plan Control Panel at
the bottom right of the screen, which allows users to upload a previously downloaded plan. When
clicked, Upload opens the Windows file browser to select a plan stored on the local computer to upload.
Downloaded plans have an *.rdf extension. When a plan is uploaded, the Active Plan screen shows the
contents of the plan and the Subject Pane on the left side of the screen shows the plan Options.

| Build a Plan! |

Start building a plan by adding one of the following support goals. To add a
support goal, ciickon the© button in the goal's /4cf/'on column.

Type

Title

Action

Info

Mitigation of dose to early responders and critical infrastructure

operations

Wastewater containment during the response and recovery phases

Solid waste managementgenerated during recovery operations

Decontamination (gross and final) of buildings, vehicles, roadways,

parks, and other surfaces

Survey and monitoring of the contaminated area during the recovery

phase

Upload

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Figure 9: Default Desktop view of Active Plan and Active Plan Control Panel

Downloading a Plan

When an Active Plan contains at least one item, the Active Plan Control Panel displays five buttons.
Clicking the Download button will download the contents of the plan as an *.rdf file to the browser's
download directory.

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Equipment List

Download

Upload

Figure 10: Active Plan Control Panel when plan has content

Navigation Menu and Exiting the Application

The desktop application features an Exit menu option. When finished using the desktop application,
select Exit from the navigation menu to ensure local resources are deallocated. Upon exiting the
application, the Command window opened during launch will be closed automatically.

DASHBOARD CONTENTS - RESOURCES - PLAN - HELP ~ I EXIT ISEARCH

Figure 11: Exit option in navigation menu

Site Dashboard

After successful authentication, the user is directed to the RRLT dashboard home page This home page is
comprised of four main sections, numbered in the diagram below.

Radiological Recovery Logistics Tool

SHBOARD CONTENTS - RESOURCES - PUN - HaP - LOGOUT

Explore the Knowledge Base

I RESPONSE SCENARIOS & RECOVERY METHODS j EQUIPMENT TYPES

5 SUPPORT GOALS

A support goal is the basic objective of a resfSaa^r recovery effort. Each support goal marks the
beginning of a path through the knowledge base towards information on applicable types of equipment.
Select a goal using the mouse or keyboard to see a list of that goal's scenarios.

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Scenarios

Type Title	Action	Info

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(Add New Scenario)

Start building a plan by adding one of the following support goals. To add a support goal,
click on the © button in the goal's Action column.

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Type	Title

@	Mitigation of dose to early responders and critical infrastructure operations

(§5	Wastewater containment during the response and recovery phases

(§5	Solid waste management generated during recovery operations

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Figure 12: System Dashboard

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These sections are:

1)	Navigation: includes menus that expand to allow system navigation These elements are detailed in
this guide's Navigation section.

2)	Search: The functionality of the search bar is detailed in this guide's Searching the Knowledge Base
section.

3)	Subject Pane: as the main view of the system this area displays a wide range of dynamic content
based on user interaction. It displays search results, lists of items and their details, options to
manage these items for the active plan, plan and inference explanations, and equipment lists. The
default header "Explore the Knowledge Base" updates to reflect currently displayed content.

4)	Active Plan Pane: located to the right, this area displays the contents of the active plan. If no plan is
active, all five support goals are displayed, accompanied by instructions on how to start building a
plan.

5)	Active Plan Control Panel: at the bottom right of the screen, this displays four control buttons only
when there is an active plan. "Options" allows the user to view options to select when creating or
editing a plan. "Explain" displays decisions impacting the active plan. Buttons allowing users to view
the equipment list and to save the active plan are also included in the Active Plan Control Panel.

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Navigation

The navigation bar at the top of the screen contains the following system navigation options: Dashboard,
Contents, Resources, Plan, and Help. It also includes the search bar and the option to log out of the Tool.

DASHBOARD CONTENTS - RESOURCES - PLAN - HELP - LOGOUT SEARCH

Figure 13: System navigation bar

Dashboard

Clicking the Dashboard item in the navigation bar returns the user to the main dashboard, allowing the
user to return to the home page at any time with just one click.

DASHBOARD! CONTENTS - RESOURCES

Contents

HELP - LOGOUT SEARCH

Figure 14: Dashboard menu item

The Contents menu includes the following three items: Support Goals, Equipment Types, and Recovery
Methods. Selecting each individual item will update the Subject Pane with corresponding content.

PLAN

Figure lb: Contents menu items

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Support Goals

Selecting Support Goals from the Contents menu displays the support goals in the Subject Pane.

Explore support Goals

Type Title	Action	Info

Mitigation of dose to early responders and critical infrastructure operations	©	m

Wastewater containment during the response and recovery phases	©	i

Solid waste management generated during recovery operations	©	®

@ Decontamination (gross and final) of buildings, vehicles, roadways, parks, and other surfaces	©	m

Survey and monitoring of the contaminated area during the recovery phase	©	i

Figure 16: Support Goals displayed in the Subject Pane

Equipment Types

Selecting Equipment Types from the Content menu displays all equipment types contained in the RRLT
knowledge base in the Subject Pane.

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Recovery Methods

Selecting Recovery Methods from the Content menu displays all recovery methods contained in the
RRLT knowledge base in the Subject Pane.

Equipment Recovery Methods

Type Title

Air Contamination Monitoring
3k Assay

fb* Automated Survey
?£* Beach Cleaning

Figure 18: Recovery methods displayed in the Subject Pane

Resources

The Resources menu includes four items. The first three link to external resources: FEMA's Incident
Resource Inventory System, the WebEOC login page, and the RadResponder system. The final item,
Model Basis Study, opens a 2018 document co-authored by DHS S&T NUSTL, the EPA's National
Homeland Security Research Center, and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). This document describes
much of the research and conclusions underpinning the functionality of the RRLT. Selecting any item
from the Resources menu opens that resource in a new browser tab or window.





DASHBOARD CONTENTS -

RESOURCES PLAN ~ HELP ~ LOGOUT SEARCH

Incident Resource Inventory System

WebEOC

RadResponder

Model Basis Study

Figure 19: Resources Menu

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Plan

The Plan menu presents options for users to work on their active plan and to learn more about their
equipment recommendations.

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Figure 20: Plan Menu

New Plan

Selecting the item New Plan will clear the Active Plan window (on right side of the home page) to start a
new plan. The user can then begin adding support goals, response scenarios, recovery methods,
observations, measurements, and equipment types to develop their new plan.

Equipment List

Selecting Equipment List displays the selected equipment from the active plan in the Subject Pane on the
left side of the screen.

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Explain

Selecting Explain populates the Subject Pane with an explanation of the decisions, observations, and
inferences that inform the active plan. This can be viewed at any point during the development of the
plan. An example of a plan explanation

Active Plan

THE ACTIVE PLAN

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Continuous Outdoor Area because,

o The Target Facility is a Discontinuous Outdoor Area

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Fleet because,

° The Target Facility is a Discontinuous Outdoor Area

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Vehicle because,

° The Target Facility is a Discontinuous Outdoor Area

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Living Population because,

o The Target Facility is a Discontinuous Outdoor Area

•	User decided this includes objective: Fire Hydrant Diffusers

•	User decided this includes objective: Bridges

•	User decided this includes objective: Treatment Of Walls With Ammonium Nitrate

•	User decided this includes objective: Turning Paving Slabs

Figure 21: Plan explanation shovsn in Subject Pane

Previous Plans

Selecting Previous Plans populates the Subject Pane on the left side of the screen with a list of plans the
user has previously created. If the user has not previously created any plans, a message to that effect
will be displayed.

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Help

The Help menu includes information about the RRLT and includes the following items: User Guide (which
accesses this document), Contact Us, Security and Privacy Notices, Legend, and About. Selecting Contact
Us, Legend or About displays the corresponding content in the Subject Pane. Depending on your browser
settings, the User Guide will either be displayed in a new tab or downloaded to your computer. Selecting
Security and Privacy Notices will display those respective notices from Argonne National Laboratory
(https://www.anl.gov/privacv-security-notice) in a new window or tab.

DASHBOARD CONTENTS - RESOURCES - PLAN -

LOG OUT SEARCH

User Guide
Contact Us

Security and Privacy Notices

Legend

About

Figure 22: Help Menu

User Logout

Logging out of the system is done by selecting Log Out from the menu.

DASHBOARD

CONTENTS - RESOURCES - PLAN - HELP -





| LOG OUT

SEARCH





Figure 23: User Menu and Logout

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Searching the Knowledge Base

Main Search

The search box in the Navigation Bar supports simple and advanced searching of the entire knowledge
base.



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Figure 24: Main Search in the Navigation Bar

Simple Term Search

To search for a single term, type the term into the search box. The search for recovery will return all
items with a field value containing the text "recovery."

Phrase Search

To search a phrase, type the phrase into the search box surrounded by quotes. For example, typing
"radiation dose" into the main search box will return matches for items with field containing the text
"radiation dose." It will not match items containing only one of those words or items where both appear
but not in that order.

Simple Term Search with AND

To use a simple term search with an AND operator, where multiple search conditions must be met for an
item to be included in the results, add the text AND or && between search terms. A search for recovery
AND method will return items containing both "recovery" and "method" in one of its fields. Another
way to express the same query is recovery && method.

Phrase Search with AND

Using quoted phrases with an AND operator will return all items containing both target phrases. For
example, "radiation dose" AND "recovery method" returns all items containing "radiation dose" in at
least one field that also have "recovery method" in at least one field.

Simple Term Search with OR

A simple term search using OR returns all items that contain any one of the conditions specific in the
query. This search uses the operators OR or 11 (vertical bars). An example search is active OR plan,
which can also be expressed as active 11 plan; both queries will return matches that contain either
"active" or "plan."

Searching multiple words not surrounded by quotes will also perform an OR search, where any entry
matching at least one of the words will be returned.

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Phrase Search with OR

Using quoted phrases with the OR operator returns results containing specific parameter. For the search
"radiation dose" OR "recovery method," items in the result list may contain either search phrase in one
of their fields.

Simple Term Search with NOT

A negation search identifies content that should not appear in the search results and uses the operator
NOT. For example, typing radiation AND NOT dose into the search will return all items matching
"radiation" that do not include the word "dose." A search for radiation OR NOT dose will return all items
with a field matching "radiation" as well as items that do not contain "dose" in any metadata field.

Phrase Search with NOT

Negation here works the same as it does with a simple search. Searching for "radiation dose" AND NOT
"recovery method" returns all items containing "radiation dose" in a field that also do not contain
"recovery method" in any field. A search for "radiation dose" OR NOT "recovery method" returns all
items that either have "radiation dose" in a field or do not have "recovery method" in a field.

Single Term Search Including Numbers

A single term search including numbers matches an alphanumeric term to an item's field. A search for
abcl23 would match items containing the text "abcl23".

Phrase Search Including Numbers

A phrase search including numbers is formatted the same as a normal phrase search. For example, "55
gallon" will return all items containing the text "55 gallon." Numeric values with decimals should also be
surrounded by quotes, e.g., "0.062".

Faceted Search

There is also a faceted field search available by clicking the down arrow to the right of the main search
box. This allows more targeted searches based on the fields presented: Name, Description, Alias, and
Advantages. Each entry typed into a field will function as a phrase search for that field; terms like AND,
OR, and NOT cannot be used in the faceted search. Each category and any combination of categories can
be searched. Results of a search will appear in the Subject Pane. The Reset clears the search fields for
the input of new criteria.

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DASHBOARD CONTENTS - RESOURCES - PLAN - HELP - LOGOUT SEARCH

1

Description
Alias

Advantages

Reset

Search

Figure 25: Faceted Search Fields

Exploring the Knowledge Base

In addition to menu-based navigation, the Tool supports users directly exploring the underlying
knowledge base. Clicking the Dashboard menu option (Figure 17) returns users to the default dashboard
view, which displays four tabs: Support Goals, Response Scenarios, Recovery Methods, and Equipment
Types. Clicking on each tab will display associated entries and/or information for that aspect of the
knowledge base. Each item that appears in the panel is hyperlinked, allowing the user to explore further
details for that item and its hierarchy.

Explore the Knowledge Base

Figure 26: Dashboard Tabs

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Exploring a Support Goal

Clicking a hyperlinked Support Goal will display its definition and the list of Response Scenarios
associated with it.

Decontamination {gross and final) of buildings, vehicles, roadways, parks, and other surfaces









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Decontamination includes actions that physically remove the contamination from the area. Note that "gross decontamination" is a type

of decontamination that is conducted with the goal of reducing contamination levels. This reduction may not meet "final" cleanup levels

but may be useful to mitigate some public hazard or contain contamination. See also "Mitigation of received dose to first responders."

Response Scenarios



Type

Title

Action

Info

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Discontinuous Plots

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Near Coast

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Figure 27: Exploring a Support Goal

Exploring a Response Scenario

Clicking a hyperlinked Response Scenario will display its definition, the Support Goal it belongs to, and
the list of Recovery Methods associated with it.

Decontamination Continuous Green Space

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EPA studies identified that soil is a major source of contaminated material in decontamination efforts in an urban environ-ment. Prior
research and experience suggest that nearly all contamination can be removed by removing less than 5 cm {2 inches) of soil. This equipment
would be useful in removing a very shallow layer of soil from large urban green spaces such as playgrounds and open grass fields.

Support Goal	Decontamination (gross and final) of buildings, vehicles, roadways, parks, and other surfaces

Facility Type	Continuous Outdoor Area

Recovery Methods

Type Title

^ © Assay

Automated Survey
Beach Cleaning
Collection Of Leaves
Figure 28: Exploring a Response Scenario

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Exploring a Recovery Method

Clicking a hyperlinked Recovery Method will display its definition, the Equipment Types associated with
it, and the Response Scenarios with which it is associated.

Continuous

Collection Of Leaves

Collect leaves by manual or mechanical means.
Equipment Types

Scenarios

Type



Title



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Crop duster or mobile spray for defoliation







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Current city resources for fallen tree removal







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Hand Sweeping/Raking



©

Lawn sweeper vacuum



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Vacuum trucks

Type	Title

©	Continuous Green Space

©	Debris

©	Discontinuous Plots

Figure 29: Exploring a Recovery Method

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Exploring an Equipment Type

Clicking a hyperlinked Equipment Type will display its definition, the Recovery Methods with which it is
associated, and details specific to using this equipment for recovery operations. Those details may
include:

•	Identifier

•	Name

•	Alias

•	Description

•	Guidance

•	Advantages

•	Limitations

•	Target

•	Counter Indications

•	FEMA Resource Type ID

•	Availability

•	Cost Rating

•	Cover Material Distribution

•	Coverage Rate (ft2/h)

•	Depth Control

•	Material Transfer Capacity

•	Reduction in Contamination on the Surface

•	Reduction in Resuspension

•	Reduction in Surface Dose Rates

•	Required Skill Rating

•	Scale of Application (square miles)

•	Waste Material Containment Capacity

•	Water Control

•	Applications

•	Applicable Surface

•	Photographs

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Bulldozer

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Large engine powered wheel or tractor system with lift arms and blade attachment for flattening the ground by moving dirt, sod, and debris usually



for larger area and volume applications.





Advantages

Larger coverage with less-precise control than smaller shovel trucks.



Limitations

Depth control. Less effective at removing shallow layers than smaller diggers,



Target

Grass, soil, shrubs, small trees, medium trees, large trees



FEMA Resource Type ID

7-508-1087



Cost Rating

$$$



Depth Control





Reduction In Contamination on the Surface

95.00%



Reduction In Resuspension

0.00%



Reduction In Surface Dose Rates

95.00%



Required Skill Rating

000



Scale of Application (square miles)

1



Applications

Type Title





3 Q Cover Contamination





® O Debris Collection
® O Dig And Haul



Images



Figure 30: Exploring an Equipment Type

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Active Plan Controls

Active plan controls are used to manage and view information about entries in the Active Plan. Some
controls only appear on the left of the of the page in the Subject Pane, while others appear in both the
Subject Pane on the left and the Active Plan Pane on the right side of the page.

Subject Pane
Add©

Adds an item to the active plan. This action is only available in the Subject Pane for items not currently
part of the active plan. Clicking this icon will add that item to the Active Plan Pane and will refresh the
list of options displayed in the Subject Pane to account for the latest addition.

Edit

The Edit icon allows the user to enter or edit measurement values. It appears when the user is presented
with options in the Subject Pane. After the value is saved, that measurement is added to the active plan.

Reject ©

The Reject icon is displayed for options presented in the Subject Pane. Clicking this icon next to an
option that is in the Active tab moves it to the Rejected tab, which only appears if at least one option has
been rejected. Rejecting items not applicable to the active plan streamlines the options presented,
removing not only the rejected option but any of its associated suggestions and inferences.

Defer J

The Defer icon appears when a user is presented with options in the Subject Pane. Clicking the defer icon
next to an option in the Active tab moves it to the Deferred tab, which only appears if at least one option
has been deferred. Like Reject above, using Defer reduces the options presented, but can also be used
set aside specific items to revisit later in the plan's development.

Reinstate L

The Reinstate icon is displayed for those options a user has rejected or deferred. Clicking this icon moves
the associated option back to the Active tab.

Subject and Active Plan Panes
Delete ©

Only available for items in an active plan, clicking this icon in either the Subject or the Active Plan Pane
removes an item from the active plan and refreshes the list of options displayed in the Subject Pane to
account for the deletion. The Active Plan Pane is also refreshed to reflect the change.

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Information 1

The Information icon displays additional details for associated items when the user hovers over it with
the mouse. Additionally, when plan options are presented to the user in the Subject Pane, clicking an
information icon will open a new window that explains why the associated item appears in the options
list.

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Recommendation -

A light bulb with an exclamation mark appears next to options recommended by the system based on
inference. The degree of the icon's opacity corresponds to the system's certainty of the
recommendation with a darker icon indicating a stronger recommendation. Recommendations in the
Options view are ordered by default from highest certainty to lowest.

Creating an Active Plan

Active Plan Pane

The RRLT allows users to create an active plan to arrive at a list of recommended equipment based on
the support goal(s), response scenario(s), recovery method(s), and other options selected by the user.
The Active Plan Pane appears on the right-hand side of the screen and is continually refreshed as options
are added and removed from the plan.

The starting Active Plan window (shown in Figure 34) is displayed when first logging in to the Tool or
when a user selects Plan/New Plan from the navigation bar. This starting view of an active plan displays
brief instructions for getting started and all five support goals from which to choose to begin creating the
plan.

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Active Plan

Start building the active plan by adding one of the following support goals. To add a support goal click on
the @ button in the goal's Action column.



Type Title

Action Info

Containment of wastewater and other waste generated during the response and

(gj

recovery phases

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_ Decontamination (gross and final) of buildings, vehicles, roadways, parks, and other
surfaces

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(U Mitigation of received dose to first responders

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% Sun/ey and monitoring of the contaminated area

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% Waste management of solid waste generated during recovery operations

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Figure 31: Active Plan Parte starting view

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Active Plan Control Panel

The Active Plan Control Panel is displayed whenever an active plan is open. This control panel, comprised
of four buttons, is displayed on the right side of the page below the Active Plan Pane.

Type

Title

Actions

Info

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Collection Of Leaves

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Mitigation of dose to early responders and critical

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infrastructure operations



Rake

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Pressure washer

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Move Contaminated Debris

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Vacuum Cleaning

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The Target Facility is an Area

©



A Options

Explain State

Equipment List

Save

Figure 32: Active Plan Control Panel

Active plan options are displayed in the Subject Pane on the left side of the screen. These options are
continually updated as the plan is built, as the user's cumulative selections guide the system to identify,
filter, and present relevant options and inferences. Any time an active plan is open, the Options button
in the Active Plan Control Panel at the bottom right of the page will load that plan's options on the left
side of the screen.

A Options

Explain

Equipment List



Save

I

Figure 33: Options button in the Active Plan Control Panel

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Figure 37 shows the options presented after the support goal "Solid waste management generated
during recovery operations" is added to the plan. In this case, three types of items are displayed:
"Observations," "Response Scenarios" and "Support Goals."

•	Clicking the green plus sign © adds that option to the plan

•	Clicking the red "Reject" icon © moves the option to a "Rejected" tab in the "Options" pane

•	Clicking the "Defer" icon moves the option to a "Deferred" tab in the "Options" pane.

Rejecting and deferring unneeded items keeps the Options view uncluttered and provides additional
information to the system for presenting relevant content.

Explore | OptiOflS

SUGGESTED

Type

Title

Actions

Info



The Target Facility is a Residence

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The Target Facility is an Outdoor Area

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Local Staging

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Decontamination (gross and final) of buildings, vehicles, roadways, parks, and other surfaces

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Mitigation of dose to early responders and critical infrastructure operations



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Survey and monitoring of the contaminated area during the recovety phase

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Figure 34: Active plan options are displayed right after a Support Goal is selected

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Only when using the Options view does the Information icon work in two different ways: hovering the
mouse over the icon shows details about the option and clicking the icon displays an explanation for why
the system presented this option.

If accumulated radioactively contaminated waste is being collected at staging locations {e.g., parks and common grounds), what
types of containers can be used to collect the waste receptacles and protect the public from transport of contaminated particles
(e.g., through resuspension of breached receptacles)?

0 Local Staging	©* 0

Figure 35: Hovering over Information Icon

Options

Active Plan

OPTION

• Wizard inferred this is an Option because,

o The Active Plan includes Waste management of solid waste generated during recovery operations
o Local Staging Support Goal is Waste management of solid waste generated during recovery operations

Figure 36: Clicking Information icon

Adding Additional Items to the Plan

In addition to selecting from amongst options presented by the Tool, the user may explore the
knowledge base independently and add content as needed by clicking the green plus icon next to any
options presented.

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Viewing Plan Details

Figure 40 is a sample of a final active plan. Various options were added from the Options pane, as described
above.

Active Plan:

Type Title

jfL Pressure And Fire Hosing
f Mobile spray truck

Decontamination {gross and final) of buildings, vehicles, roadways, parks,
and other surfaces

Decon Building Exterior

Existing high-pressure hoses {e.g., firefighting hoses) and personnel

The Target Facility is an Area

The Target Facility is a Composite Area

The Target Facility Estimated Number of Commercial Units is 20

The Target Facility is a Building Exterior

Actions Info
©

©

©

©

©

©
©

A Options

Explain State

Equipment List

Save

Figure 37: Sample Final Active Plan

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Viewing the Plan Explanation

The Explain button on the Active Plan Control Panel allows a user to view the plan explanation in the Subject
Pane on the left side of the screen.

1





A Options

Explain



Equipment List

Save

Figure 38: The Explain button

Active Plan

PLAN

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Discontinuous Outdoor Area because,

° The Target Facility is a Building Exterior

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Fleet because,

o The Target Facility is an Area

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Vehicle because,

o The Target Facility is an Area

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is an Outdoor Area because,

o The Target Facility is a Building Exterior

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Continuous Outdoor Area because,

o The Target Facility is a Building Exterior

•	Wizard inferred this rejects option: The Target Facility is a Living Population because,

o The Target Facility is an Area

•	User decided this includes objective: Pressure And Fire Hosing

•	User decided this includes objective: Mobile spray truck

•	User decided this includes objective: Decontamination (gross and final) of buildings, vehicles,
roadways, parks, and other surfaces

•	User decided this includes objective: Decon Building Exterior

•	User decided this includes objective: Existing hoses (e.g., firefighting hoses) and personnel

THE TARGET FACILITY

•	Wizard inferred this is an Area because,

o The Target Facility is a Composite Area
o Composite Area is a kind of Area
o Area is a kind of Facility

•	Wizard inferred this is a Composite Area because,

o The Target Facility is a Building Exterior
° Building Exterior is a kind of Composite Area
° Composite Area is a kind of Facility

Figure 39: Plan Explanation

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Viewing the Equipment List

The Equipment List button below the Active Plan allows a user to view the final equipment list in the Subject
Pane on the left side of the screen.

A Options Explain

Equipment List

Save

Figure 40: The Equipment List button

Active

Active Plan





MOBILE SPRAY TRUCK

Alias
Applications

Description

Guidance

truck-mounted fogging units, fogging truck, truck-mounted sprayer, mosquito
control spray truck, insect fogger, Spray truck, mosquito truck, insecticide fogger

Pressure And Fire Hosing

Truck mounted spray system can be modified to spray defoliation agents to
promote dropping of contaminated leaves.

Use the mobile spray trucks to spray defoliation agents/chemical sprays to
induce leaf falls prior to them being collected UK 146). Use polythene
sheeting/netting under tress to isolate falling leaves from the ground and air in
the collection of leaves (UK 146).

Foliage

(Above Average

( Basic Skill





HEimo)

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short training se



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[ Moderate



$$$)

^ $1 K-$10K J

EXISTING HIGH-PRESSURE HOSES (E.G., FIREFIGHTING HOSES) AND
PERSONNEL

Applications

Pressure And Fire Hosing



Existing firefighting equipment (e.g.. hoses, pumps, nozzles, and monitors) and

Figure 41: RRLT-generated Equipment List

Exporting the Equipment List

Two icons displayed in the upper right corner of the equipment list allow a user to:

•	export the equipment list to Excel

•	create a PDF version of the equipment list

X A

Figure 42: Equipment List
export option icons

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Plan Management

There are several options for managing plans within the Tool, including the ability to save, rename,
delete, reload, and search plans.

Saving a Plan

The Tool allows plans to be saved for later
viewing and editing. When an active plan is
loaded and can be saved, a Save button is
displayed in the Active Plan Control Panel on the
bottom right side of the screen.

A saved plan's default title is the date (year first) and time that plan was first saved, followed by the
word "Plan," for example "2022-01-21 13:53 Plan." Saved plans are not visible to other tool users and
remain in the tool until deleted by the plan's creator.

Renaming a Plan

For untitled plans, a pencil icon is displayed next to the Active Plan in the panel header.

A Options

Explain

Equipment List

Save

Figure 46: Active Plan Save button

Type Title

Actions Info

Figure 43: Icon for editing Active Plan title

Clicking the Pencil icon displays an edit box, allowing the user to enter a plan title. For the new plan title
to persist, users must click the Save button at the bottom of the screen.

To rename a plan that already has a name, clicking the existing title in the panel header will enable the
user to update it. As before, the Save button must be clicked to save the change.

Active Plan: DEJ Decon Plan

Figure 44: A plan's existing title displayed in the panel header

Active Plan:|DEJ Decon Pla

Figure 45: Editing a plan's existing title in the panel header

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Viewing Previous Plans

By selecting the Plan menu, then Previous Plans on the Navigation Bar, a user can see
list of their previously saved plans, which shows their most recent modification dates
by hovering over the Information icon associated with each plan. This list is displayed
in the Subject Pane on the left side of the screen.

Previous Plans

PLAN - HELP

New Plan

Equipment List

Explain

Previous Plans

Type Title Action Info

£ 2022-01-21 13:53 Plan i

t DEJ Decon Plan
DEJ Washing Plan

Figure 46: Previous Plans
in the Navigation menu

Last Saved 2022-01 -21 12:17

Figure 47: A list of previously saved plans

Loading a Previous Plan

Clicking the hyperlinked title of a saved plan in the Previous Plans list (above) displays that
plan's Equipment List in the Subject Pane. Additionally, a series of icons are displayed in
the upper right corner of the pane. The Delete (trash bin) and Open (folder) icons are
always displayed, and the Excel and PDF icons are displayed if the plan contains at least
one equipment type.

A user can click the "Open" icon to continue refining a plan. A confirmation dialog will
appear, warning that the current active plan would be replaced. After clicking through,
the Tool will load the selected plan into the Active Plan Pane on the right side of the page.

Deleting a Previous Plan

To delete a previous plan, click its hyperlinked title in the Previous Plans list, then click
the Delete icon. The system will present a dialog box for the user to confirm their choice
before then deleting the plan.

Searching for Previous Plans

Previously saved plans can be found by title using the search features in the Navigation Bar.

Figure 48: Plan
options icons

X A

Figure 49: Icon to
Open a saved plan

Figure 50: Icon to
Delete a saved
plan

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