The objective of this effort is to develop a set of methodologies and algorithms, and a computer model for the comparison and ranking of different spill scenarios to determine which one has the greater potential for damage to the environment or result in other significant impacts, and should be classified as the worst case discharge scenario.
The project was awarded to NETL in August 2014. The project officially began on October 1, 2014
-The model enhancement and testing for simulating various oil discharge scenarios are complete. The project team has completed all Gulf of Mexico simulations on the various NETL, Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL), and NOAA models to verify functionality. Simulations for Gulf of Alaska, Puget Sound, and Southern California are on-going. Efforts continue to apply additional datasets and user inputs to transition the software from a blowout model to a response planning tool.