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Process Section -- CAI Block Descriptor -- NDEP Model Review & Input The flow and contaminant transport model will be reviewed by DOE and presented to NDEP for review and evaluation. Both DOE and NDEP will evaluate the flow and contaminant transport model to determine if it is acceptable for defining the contaminant boundary. Acceptance will only be granted for a fully calibrated and verified model. Calibration and verification are steps in the model validation process. Calibration refers to the process of refining the model representation of the hydrogeologic framework, hydraulic properties, and boundary conditions to achieve a desired degree of correspondence between the model simulation and observations of the ground-water flow system. Verification is using the set of parameter values and boundary conditions from a calibrated model to approximate acceptably a second set of data measured under similar hydrologic conditions. |
