OECD/NEA Data Bank

Computer Program Service (CPS) E-Newsletter

No. 33, May 2007

1. New computer codes & related information
2. Integral Experiments  
3. Workshops, training courses & tutorials, meetings

The most recently acquired or tested computer codes and data libraries are:

For more details see daily updated list

• List of the programs by subject field
  
• Searches by keywords can be made
• Graphs with statistical service data for 2006
  

Integral Experiments Data for Model and Code Validation:

• The 2006 edition of the International Criticality Safety Benchmark Evaluation Project (ICSBEP) has been released in September. It contains now experimental data for 3955 critical configurations. The next Edition is scheduled for September 2007.
  


• The International Fuel Performance Experiments Database (IFPE) contains 1209 cases (22 May 2007). Since then new experiments were released in particular relative to MOX fuels which are in process of being compiled and evaluated. They shall be integrated into IFPE during 2007.
  


• The Shielding Benchmark Experiments Database (SINBAD) includes 42 Reactor Shielding, 27 Fusion Neutronics Shielding, and 15 Accelerator Shielding Experiments (last update: 21 May 2007).



• The second edition of the  International Handbook of Evaluated Reactor Physics Benchmark Experiments Handbook (IRPhE) was published in March 2007 and contains reactor physics benchmark specifications that have been derived from experiments that were performed at various nuclear experimental facilities around the world.
  


• The experimental data and reports from recent projects operated under the auspices of the Committee on the Safety of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) have been added to the Data Bank. (These comprise the CABRI REPNa series , the SETH Project and the PSB-VVER Project). These data are subject to restrictions for their distribution at this stage. The reports and data from the RASPLAV project are available to organisations from OECD member countries and from the Russian Federation. Additional experimental data from the OECD/NEA Melt Coolability and Concrete Interaction (MCCI) Project and the OECD/NEA MASCA Project have been released and are available to authorised users.
  

Workshops, training courses & tutorials planned for 2007-2008:

• Schools / Courses / Workshops
  

•   2007-2008
  

•  16 July 2007
  Advanced class on the Visual Editor, CAD to MCNP conversion and data Visualization using Excel,
  Please contact Randy Schwarz for more information: randyschwarz@mcnpvised.com or http://www.mcnpvised.com
  
  
• 3-7 September 2007
  MCNPX Intermediate Class,   OECD NEA Data Bank - co-sponsored by ORNL/RSICC, Issy les Moulineaux, France, Registration Form
  
  
• 10-13 September 2007
  SCALE TRITON - Multidimensional Transport and Depletion Course, OECD NEA Data Bank - co-sponsored by ORNL/RSICC, Issy les Moulineaux, France.
  
  
• 30 September - 3 October 2007
  CMPWG-II ” Computational Medical Physics Working Group Workshop II, University of Florida (UF),
  Hilton Hotel and Conference Center Gainesville, Florida USA
  

• 30 January 1 February 2008
  
Course on "radiation transport analytical benchmarks and methods" using the Handbook (including computer codes) to be published on "Analytical Benchmarks for Nuclear Engineering Applications (Case Studies in Neutron Transport Theory)".  Teacher: Prof. Barry D. Ganapol.

• 25-29 February 2008
  SCALE TSUNAMI Training course using Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Tools.
  

• 7-10 April 2008
  A training course on the Monte Carlo computer code TRIPOLI-4 will be held  at OECD/NEA Headquarters. The new version that is being released contains cross section libraries from the latest evaluations. It contains also an interactive pre-processor for preparing of geometries.
  
  
• 12-16 May 2008
  Joint MCNP/MCNPX training course, Lisbon, Portugal

• Summer 2008
  Training course on Penelope-2008.
  
  

• Courses / Workshops held in 2006 and 2007
  

• 7 May 2007
  Introduction to MCNP using the Visual Editor, in Richland, Washington, USA.
• 12-16 March 2007
  MCNP5 Introductory Class, with additional topics in advanced geometry & criticality, University of Pisa, Italy, OECD NEA Data Bank - co-sponsored by ORNL/RSICC (Information on accommodation and transportation). (Registration closed now)
  
• 22 January - 9 February 2007
  Seminar and Training on Scaling, Uncertainty and 3D Coupled Code Calculations in Nuclear Technology, (3D.S.UNCOP-2007), Department of Nuclear Engineering of Texas A&M, College Station, Texas, USA
• 28-29 November 2006
  Journées "codes de calcul en radioprotection, radiophyisque et dosimétrie", INSTN, Saclay
• 20 November 2006
  NJOY users group meeting, NEA Headquarters, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (Link contains Proceedings)
• 15-17 November 2006
  Training Course on Montecarlo Simulation, Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, Baeza (Jaén), Spain
• 15-17 September 2006
  Workshop on Use of Monte Carlo Techniques for Design and Analysis of Radiation Detectors, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
• 28-31 August 2006
  The OECD Halden Reactor Projects organises every year an International Summer School. The next one is called OECD - HRP Summer School on Water Chemistry of Nuclear Reactor Systems, held at Halden, Norway. The deadline for registration is June 30., (Programme)
• 23 August - 1 September 2006
  Frédéric Joliot/Otto Hahn Summer School on Nuclear Reactors: Physics, Fuels, and Systems, CEA Cadarache, France
• 17-21 July 2006
  Intermediate Workshop on MCNPX, ENEA, Bologna, Italy.
  
• 4-7 July 2006
  PENELOPE-2006, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Scope & Objectives and Syllabus.
  
• 15-17 May 2006
  TOUGH Symposium 2006, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, USA
• 7-8 April 2006
  Training Course on Neutron Spectra Unfolding, Cape Town, South Africa: UMG software package provided by PTB (UMG: Unfolding with GRAVEL and MAXED)

• Meetings Sponsored by the Nuclear Science Committee & Data Bank

2007

• 15-19 April 2007
  SNA-2007 + M&C-2007, Joint International Topical Meeting on Mathematics & Computation and Supercomputing in Nuclear Applications
  Monterey Marriott, Monterey, California, USA
  General Chair: Tomas Diaz de la Rubia and Brian Wirth  (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
  Technical Program Chair: Jasmina Vujic  (University of California, Berkeley)
  Monterey, California, USA
  

• 22-27 Avril 2007
  Nuclear Data Conference ND-2007
  Nice, France
  Contact:  nd2007@cea.fr

• 28 May - 1st June 2007
  Eighth International Conference on Nuclear Criticality Safety - ICNC-2007
  "Pribaltiyskaya" Hotel, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
  Contact: Y. Rugama

• 9-13 September 2007
  GLOBAL-2007
  Boise, Idaho, USA
  Contact: Teri Ehresman

2008

• 13-17 April  2008
  Eleventh International Conference on Radiation Shielding (ICRS11) and Fifteenth Topical on Radiation Protection and Shielding (RPS15). Organiser: Georgia Institute of Technology, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia, USA
  
  
  
• 21-23 April 2009
  SATIF-9, Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities -
  Spallation Neutron Source, SNS, 701 Scarboro Road, OAK RIDGE, TN, USA

• 25-30 May 2008
  13th International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry
  Akersloot, Netherlands

• 14-18 September 2008
  PHYSOR-2008-Nuclear Power: A Sustainable Energy Resource
  Interlaken, Switzerland
  

2009

• 3-7 May 2009
  M&C-2009, ANS Mathematics and Computation Division
  Saratoga Springs, NY. USA
  Contact: Tom Sutton

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