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DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 

HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE MATEIUALS 

J. J. Ferrada 
R D. Michelhaugh 

R R Raw1 
Oak Ridge National Laboratory* 
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6495 

For presentation and publication at the "Spectrum '94: International Nuclear and 
Hazardous Waste Management meeting in Atlanta, Georgia 

August 14 - 18,1994 

*Managed by Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc,, for the U. S. Department of Energy 
under contract DE-ACO5-84OR21400. 

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DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION OF 
HAZARDOUS AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS 

J. J. Fayac& R. D. Mi&lhaugh R. R Raw1 
Oak Kidgc Natwnal i..abarator)rs 
F. 0. Box 2008, MS-6495 
Oak Riduc. Tennessee 3783 1 

Oak R i d s  Nauonsl Laboratory+ Oak Ridge National Laboratory 
P. 0. Box 2008, MS6495 
Oak Ricfne. Tamessee 3783 1 

P. 0. BOX 2008, MS-6495 
oak Ridae, T~~ 3783 1 

(615) 574-4998 (615) ~ 4 - 6 8 1 9  

L INTRODUCTION 

IL DEVELOPMENT 

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The iniaai prototype to dunonmate the feasibility of 
dcvtloph the .expat systan was based on a mwiufe for 
&-g and pdcagmg radioactive material. Later, 

devciopbd 

feasibility stage inciuded ( I )  andysia of 
comm&d software related to regulation ~ ~ c e s 9 .  
(2) lcnourlsd~c q u i d t i o n ,  and (3) d e v c l o p m t  of the 

la#a subtask WM to (a) develop m 4 d s  La cap- the 
howldgc of Ciifl-1 of kamprt&tim and 
p s d a p g  and (b) nrUIyLt the fessibility of e p p d h g  
these diEcrcnt moduItJ as onrr frnal full program. Two 
i d h i d u d  modula arc Usat. anc for esnspadng and 
pdcpgtng of radiosctivc materials and Motha for 
trmspedng and packaghg hazardous chemical 
matcrsls. The final product will integrate &me two 
m d r r  into an o v d l  hazardous and radioaclivc 
m m d s  system. 

B ~nodulc ha! kludai hetar&= c h d o d s  W ~ S  

c!4pat systam prototype. ne strattgy to develop the 

*Managed by Martin Mmena Energy Systans, Inc. for the U.S. Dcpawtnt of Energy under contract 
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2 Kmmkdge rcqubtthn. The dcvtinpmhlt 
of an expert system rn any developmcntsl stage requva 
R dose relahonhp between the developer and he 
subjcct expert. Awniingly, lhr knuwidge muvr flow 
from llle expert to the dcvclopcrl in a marina such that 
the latter CM visuake the "branches and Ilunk" of tiu 
tequucd knowledge "m." Typicaily, &e initirl 
prototype IS caoccmd with oniy a particular poruon of 
tho problcm and do03 uot providc tho fulI rangc of 
uttimatt solurions. 

2 

b w d  an he value ofthis f r d ~ a  snd will dctonnrnc the 
path for the following stages of the tc?gic diagram 



Fig. 1. R 

STAGE 1 
...... e....-.- 

STAGE 2 -.--___. 

ST4GE 3 

... - 

P. Q4 

....._....___.... . .......--/--. . 
DOES~JOTOUAUFY 

wherein n de-bescd system thu repme& the 
applicstion of regulations CM be implcmcntcd 

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May =PI 1994 Q3:QBPM FROM ec-a s e c t . i o n  

Rrh@ ulf lhtst critaia sugpskd that V i d  
Basic WM the best cllwoLuLLcIt in wh& to rrwtr thc 
expert mcm. Although a Prolog-bastd codc had 
already been created during the proof-ofanccpt stage, 
nnd it was cicar that putung the Proiog v m o n  tog& 
mqukcd littlo additional etfwt, rnulrimcdi. f e w  w e n  

option was abandoned The solu~on fatmd for the 
pmtotyping stagc was to ltadslate the Pmlog cadc into 
Visual Basic code, which is a Windows application. 

diftlcdt to obtain using ody Prolag. Coqueady, this 

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matenal q d i f i u  as any of thee PSNs. Ifnat. chnr the 
functiddcscr~puons p u p  IS c k k d  to sec if the 
fimcti00 a€ the matenal is h s t d  lfthe nwmrl does not 
fit any of& p m ~ u  PSNs, thcn thc bpprqlnrtcr h c u  
h m  the ~ c r d  hatard dass, n.o.s. IS d x t d  If& 
matend Qcs not mctt the d&iuon of any of the DOT 
hazard clssecs it sull might be regulated 89 i.u&(al by 
it9 appemmg rn the HMT appendmx F d y .  if the 
matsnai i9 c l d e d  ns an EPA wRstc but doem't meet 
the dehitian of my DOT hazard dass or haznrdous 
substance, thcn the PSN af h&us waste, n.0.a is 
selected 

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IV. CCINCLUSION 

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Fig. 2. Chemlcal hazardow m&lcrirl hgk diagram. 

p ~ ~ p ~ s c d  in HM+ 169A'. T t h  watlc WM pcrfarmcd 
anticipation o f t h e  pubIication of thc Final Ruie MM- 
169A tbis ytat. 

REFERENCES 

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R. Mic&lha* Portwrouth aiaermw Diffusion 
Plant. pasanal canmunicatim to 2.1. Ferrads. Oak 
Ridge National L h r a t q y ,  Oak Ridge. Tenncsscc, 
Fe?)nmy 1992. 

J J. Fnrsda V. M. Green. and R R Rawl, 
"FesrbdhyS- . AppiicatiCn ofthe 
Hazardous Material Regulations. 
O m -  I 2 14 1, Oak Ridge Nationrl I.-, 
Oak Ridge, T c m ~ a c ~ ,  Sepl~mbs, 1992. 

HM-169A. Fadaal Register, Vd. 54, NO. 218, p. 
47454. Novcrnh. 1987. 

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