| Sponsoring Agency: | U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Office of Emergency and Remedial Response Washington, DC |
| Description of Services: | The Cost of Remedial Action (CORA) Model is a computerized expert advisor used to recommend remedial actions for Superfund hazardous waste sites and estimate their costs. The stand-alone PC-based system may also be used for RCRA corrective action sites. The model is designed for both current site-specific estimates and for program budgeting and planning. The system provides recommendations for remedial action technologies on a site-specific basis, and provides a method to estimate remedial action costs in the pre-feasibility stage of analysis. |
| Data: | The CORA Model is comprised
of two independent subsystems: Expert System allows a user to enter site information generally accessible at the remedial investigation stage and recommends a range of remedial response actions from among 44 technology descriptions contained in the system. It includes descriptions of innovative treatment technologies:
Cost System develops order of magnitude (+50/-30%) cost estimates for the technologies selected and may be used to independently assess remedy recommendations from other sources. |
| Access: | The model is available from the contact below for a cost of $280, which includes a run-time version of the system and 1 hour of technical assistance. |
| Hardware/Software: | The CORA Model is a
stand-alone application, not designed for LAN use. The
following are the hardware specifications: IBM-compatible
PC |
| Contact: | CORA Hotline: Jaya Zyman CH2M Hill 625 Herndon Parkway Herndon, VA 22070 (703) 478-3566 FAX (703) 481-0980 |
