OECD/NEA Data Bank

Computer Program Service (CPS) E-Newsletter

No. 20, September 2004

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: 

Note : All computer codes with documentation are now distributed exclusively in electronic form either on  CD-ROM or via FTP. No paper copies of manuals are provided.

For more details see weekly updated list (on Mondays)

• List of the programs by subject field  
• Searches by keywords can be made

Integral Experiments Data for Model and Code Validation:

• The International Fuel Performance Experiments Database ( IFPE ) was recently updated with new experiments (29 September 2004).
• The Shielding Benchmark Experiments Database (SINBAD) includes now 35 Reactor Shielding, 25 Fusion Neutronics Shielding and 8 Accelerator Shielding Experiments. (last update: 28 September 2004).
• 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 now available to organisations from OECD member countries and from the Russian Federation

Workshops, Training Courses & Tutorials planned for 2004/05:

• Schools / Courses
•  Training Courses for 2005

• TRIPOLI-4 Planned for Winter 2005.
• PENELOPE Spring 2005. Scope & Objectives and Syllabus. Registration Form.
  
• Workshop on Advances in Monte Carlo Criticality Calculations, Avignon, France, 11 September 2005.
  This workshop will focus on recent advances in methods, codes, and data for Monte Carlo criticality calculations, including: improvements to MCNP5 kcode calculations, source entropy as a convergence diagnostic, Weilandt acceleration, stochastic geometry for HTGRs, use of mesh tallies for reactor applications, pre-ENDF/B-VII data, Doppler broadening, material composition library, etc. Presenters will be Forrest Brown & Russell Mosteller from the MCNP development team at LANL (see also: http://mcavignon2005.cea.fr/ )
• Workshop on the Monte Carlo Code TRIPOLI-4, Avignon, France, 11 September 2005.   (see also: http://mcavignon2005.cea.fr/
• Further announcements for possible courses on MCNP5, MCNPX, SCALE5 and others will be made later. Future courses, tutorials etc. will be held depending on user interest and participation.

• Meetings Sponsored by the Nuclear Science Committee & Data Bank

• Meetings held

• 9-14 May 2004
  Presentations made at the Tenth International Conference on Radiation Shielding (ICRS-10) with ANS Topical Meeting on Radiation Protection & Shielding (RP&S), Madeira Island, Portugal, are now accessible on-line.

• 17-18 May 2004
  Seventh Workshop on Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities (SATIF-7) ITN, Lisbon, Portugal

• 19-24 September 2004
  The ANS LWR Fuel Performance Meeting
  Orlando, Fl. , USA
  
• 26 September - 1 October 2004
  International Conference on Nuclear Data for Science and Technology (ND-2004)
  Santa Fe, NM, USA
  

• Meetings scheduled
  
          2004

• 4-8 October 2004
  6th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-6)
  Nara-Ken New Public Hall, Nara, JAPAN
  
2005


• 16-18 February 2005
  Advanced Reactors with Innovative Fuels - ARWIF-2005
  Oak Ridge, USA
  http://www.oecd-nea.org/html/science/meetings/ARWIF2004/index.html
  
  
• 17-21 April 2005
  ANS International Conference “Monte Carlo 2005” -
  The Monte Carlo Method: Versatility Unbounded in a Dynamic Computing World,
  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
  http://meetingsandconferences.com/MonteCarlo2005/
  
  
• 8-13 May 2005
  The Twelfth International Symposium on Reactor Dosimetry
  Park Vista Resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA
  http://www.reactordosimetry.com/
  
  
• 15-19 May 2005
  2005 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP’05)
  Grand Inter-Continental Seoul, Korea
  
  
• 21-26 August 2005
  ICENES 2005 – 12th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems
  Metropole Hotel, Brussels, Belgium
  
  
• 28 August - 1 September 2005
  Accelerator Applications - AccApp’05
  San Servolo, Venice,  Italy
  http://accapp05.infm.it/
  
  
• 12-15 September 2005
  Topical Meeting Mathematics & Computation, Supercomputing, Reactor Physics and Nuclear and Biological Applications - M&C 2005
  Avignon, Palais des Papes, France
  http://mcavignon2005.cea.fr/
  
  
• 2-6 October 2005
  Nureth 11 - Nuclear Reactors Thermal-Hydraulics, Avignon
  SFEN et la SFANS (Section française de l'American Nuclear Society) en collaboration avec le CEA et avec l'assistance de la société
  http://nureth11.free.fr
  
  
• 9-13 October 2005
  7th International Conference GLOBAL 2005
  Tsukuba, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
  
  
2006


• 2-5 April 2006
  2006 Biennial Radiation and Shielding Topical Meeting (RPS 2006)
  Carlsbad, New Mexico
  
  
• 22-24 May 2006
  Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities - SATIF-8
  Pohang, Korea, Rep.
  
  
• 10-14 September 2006
  PHYSOR-2006
  Vancouver, Canada
  
  

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