Version
System Requirements
Disclaimer
Intended Audience
Program Purpose
How To Use
Acknowledgments
Contact Us

Version

This is version Exercise Builder 2008, released on May 5, 2008.

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System Requirements

Exercise Builder is an application that must be installed to run on your personal computer (PC). You must install Exercise Builder before you can use it to develop exercise and drill packages. Exercise Builder was designed to run on the following platform:

System Requirements

Operating System

Windows NT®, Windows 2000®, or Windows XP®
Vista Users Click Here

Processor Speed

300 MHz or faster

Random-access Memory (RAM)

Minimum of 64 MB (128 MB recommended)

Available Disk Space

At least 1500 MB (1.5 GB)

Disk Drive

CD-ROM Drive

Other Applications

Word Processing Software*
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Web browser (I.E. or Netscape)

*Examples of word processing software are MS Word or WordPerfect®. Exercise Builder will create your Exercise Plan documents in a rich text format (RTF) and display these documents in whatever word processing software your computer has associated with RTF files.

Applications that come with the Windows-operating systems such as WordPad®and Notepad® can be used but will greatly limit your document-formatting capabilities.

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Disclaimer

Exercise Builder is developed and re-released each year using input from the users and direction of the Exercise Builder Task Group. It is our goal to produce a new and improved version of Exercise Builder each year based on user feedback. Accordingly, if you have ideas of how to improve Exercise Builder or if you identify any problems with function, content, etc., please contact us.

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Intended Audience

Exercise Builder 2008 is designed to be used by DOE and DOE contractor employees who develop emergency exercises and drills.

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Program Purpose

This program is intended to be an easy-to-use tool for persons developing DOE emergency exercises. Generic exercise components such as scenarios, objectives, and criteria are avaliable for downloading via the web. This is a PC-based application that sites can use to develop Exercise Plans. End products include scopes, objectives, scenario materials, and evaluator guides. Exercise Plans can be modified for future use once they have been developed.

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How To Use

For information on how to install, startup, navigate and use this program, see "How To Use - Exercise Builder."

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Acknowledgments

Sponsor (DOE Headquarters Office of Emergency Management and Policy, NA-41)

Jim Fairobent, Director

EMI SIG Exercise Drill Subcommittee Task Groups for Exercise Builder Content:

2007-2008 Exercise Builder Task Group:

  • Thomas Aloisi, B&W Y-12
  • Patricia Billy, LLNL
  • Charlie Brown, EOTA
  • Dorothy Cohen, ORISE
  • William Hawkins, DOE HQ
  • Gregory Horton, INL
  • Ken Keaton, TEPP
  • John Mitchell, DOE HQ
  • Gerald Moore, ORISE
  • Robert Murawski, MEI
  • James Noey, ORISE
  • Terry Nore, B&W Y-12
  • Monique Sanchez, LANL
  • David Stuhan, NTS

2006-2007 Exercise Builder Task Group:

  • Dorothy Cohen, ORISE
  • William Hawkins, DOE NA-41
  • John Mitchell, Knowledge Systems Solutions
  • Terry Nore, BWXT Y-12 NNSA Security Complex
  • Bob Murawski, Murawski Enterprises, Inc.
  • Charlie Brown, EOTA
  • Monique Sanchez, LANL
  • Tony Hass, Savannah River Site
  • Debra Harvey, Nevada Test Site

2005-2006 Exercise Builder Task Group:

  • Dorothy Cohen, ORISE
  • Diana dela Rosa, Sandia National Laboratories
  • William Hawkins, DOE NA-41
  • John Mitchell, Knowledge Systems Solutions
  • Terry Nore, BWXT Y-12 NNSA Security Complex
  • Bob Murawski, Murawski Enterprises, Inc.
  • Charlie Brown, EOTA

2004-2005 Exercise Builder Task Group:

  • Dorothy Cohen, ORISE
  • Diana dela Rosa, Sandia National Laboratories
  • William Hawkins, DOE NA-41
  • John Mitchell, Knowledge Systems Solutions
  • Terry Nore, BWXT Y-12 NNSA Security Complex
  • Manny Leyva, EG&G Technical Services
  • John Riley, Savannah River Site

2003-2004 Exercise Builder Task Group:

  • Dorothy Cohen, ORISE
  • Diana dela Rosa, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Nicki Freeman, Excalibur Associates
  • William Hawkins, DOE NA-41
  • Ruth Hunter, U.S. DOT
  • John Mitchell, Knowledge Systems Solutions
  • Ted Morales, Fluor Hanford
  • Bob Murawski, Murawski Enterprises, Inc.
  • Terry Nore, BWXT Y-12 NNSA Security Complex
  • John Overly, ORNL
  • John Riley, Savannah River Site
  • Nicole Zawadzki, Fluor Hanford

Design and Programming:

  • Gerald Moore, ORISE
  • Jim Noey, ORISE

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Contact Us

For assistance with installing or using this application, contact:

Jim Noey
Emergency Management Laboratory
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
P.O. Box 117
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-0117
Phone: (865) 576-7087
E-mail: Jim.Noey@orise.orau.gov

Send questions and comments about this application to:

Dorothy Cohen
EMI SIG Manager
Emergency Management Laboratory
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
P.O. Box 117
Oak Ridge, TN 37830-0117
Phone: (865) 576-2007
E-mail: Dorothy.Cohen@orise.orau.gov

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