9 Annual Report 2017 9 INL has expanded efforts to release open source software (OSS), which is freely available to the public and open to collaboration directly with researchers and engineers outside of the laboratory. Fostering widespread distribution of this software can accelerate adoption within industry and fuel innovation in other research organizations. INL’s Technology Deployment group is defining and refining an overarching strategy around open source and commercial releases to capitalize on the strengths of each. INL’s open-source software can be acquired cost- free at https://github.com/idaholab. MASTODON (Multi-hazard Analysis for STOchastic time-DOmaiN phenomena) This code helps scientists and engineers design buildings and other structures to better withstand seismic events. MASTODON is a finite element application that calculates the realistic response of soil and structures to earthquakes in three dimensions.With capabilities to simulate “source-to-site” earthquake energy release, the software tool enables detailed analyses of earthquake fault rupture, nonlinear seismic wave propagation, and nonlinear soil-structure interactions. MASTODON is also the MOOSE-based master application for dynamic probabilistic risk assessment of external hazards. Continuous Integration,Verification, Enhancement andTesting tool (CIVET) Each step in software development is time-consuming and error-prone, which keeps software developers from doing what they are particularly good at: solving problems and authoring solutions. Civet automates the process of making changes to software, allowing developers to work on less menial tasks and supporting quality at every stage. Originally designed to be used with INL’s MOOSE modeling and simulation platform, the tool can be used for any software development. Risk Analysis andVirtual Environment (RAVEN) framework RAVEN is a unique and powerful tool for risk analysis, offering capabilities not currently available in other software. It provides a graphical user interface for the pre- and post-processing of input and output from INL’s Reactor Excursion and Leak Analysis Program-7 (RELAP-7). RAVEN offers a fully integrated working environment, providing everything engineers and scientists need to tackle challenging problems in an efficient and user-friendly fashion.The flexible and multipurpose statistical analysis framework allows users to conveniently perform a variety of analysis, data mining and model optimization tasks. Water Energy SimulationToolset (WEST) WEST is a computer modeling platform that tracks water availability throughout a system to estimate ecological and economic impacts from power generation, agriculture, flood control, and environmental protection.The “drag and drop” software enables a user to create and test customized basin configurations. Data sets from different times of the year can be used to analyze alternative management strategies and suggest changes in the distribution of resources. Landscape Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF) LEAF is a software program designed to estimate soil, soil carbon, and nitrogen losses from wind and water erosion and other environmental factors. It offers site-specific landscape performance assessments that allow land managers to decide which plants to grow on what land for food, feed, fiber and fuel. It can be used to evaluate how much stover and other crop residue farmers can remove from a specific field without harming soil health or the environment. Decision-support for Digester-Algae IntegRation for Improved Environmental and Economic Sustainability (DAIRIEES) DAIRIEES was developed in collaboration with the University of Idaho and Boise State University to create value-added products from manure, including bioplastics, electricity, fertilizer and animal bedding.This novel treatment system mitigates many current environmental concerns of manure management. DAIRIEES allows users to enter characteristics about a dairy farm’s manure, manure management plan and regional market. Based on these inputs, the options are analyzed in detail using data from laboratory research to determine the most efficient use of this material. Open Source Software Release Highlights RAVEN (development team above) and LEAF (right) are two tools released as OSS in FY 2017.