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NESC0050 TEMPEST-2.

TEMPEST-2, Thermalization Program for Neutron Spectra and MultiGroup Cross-Sections

NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM, COMPUTER, DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM OR FUNCTION, METHOD OF SOLUTION, RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, TYPICAL RUNNING TIME, UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM, RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS, STATUS, REFERENCES, MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, LANGUAGE, OPERATING SYSTEM UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED, OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS, NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHOR, MATERIAL, CATEGORIES
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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM:  TEMPEST2
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2. COMPUTERS
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Program name Package id Status Status date
TEMPEST-2 NESC0050/02 Tested 01-AUG-1965
TEMPEST-2 NESC0050/04 Tested 24-MAY-1985

Machines used:

Package ID Orig. computer Test computer
NESC0050/02 CDC 3600 CDC 3600
NESC0050/04 IBM 360 series IBM 3081
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3. DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM OR FUNCTION

TEMPEST2 is a neutron thermalization program based upon the Wigner-Wilkins approximation for light moderators and the Wilkins approximation for heavy moderators. A Maxwellian distribution may also be used. The model used may be selected as a function of energy. The second-order differential equations are integrated directly rather than transformed to the Riccati equation. The program provides microscopic and macroscopic cross-section averages over the thermal  neutron spectrum.
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4. METHOD OF SOLUTION:
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5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM:
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6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME:  1 to 2 minutes are required.
NESC0050/04
NEA-DB compiled, linked and executed the test case included in the package on IBM 3081K in less than 10 CPU seconds.
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7. UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM:
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8. RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

SOFOCATE, KATE. The original IBM7090 version of TEMPEST2 was prepared by R.H. Shudde and J. Dyer  of Atomics International, Canoga Park, California.
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9. STATUS
Package ID Status date Status
NESC0050/02 01-AUG-1965 Tested at NEADB
NESC0050/04 24-MAY-1985 Tested at NEADB
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10. REFERENCES:
NESC0050/02, included references:
- R.H. Shudde:
  TEMPEST-II, NAA Program Description
  (1960) and Supplements 1-3 (1960-1961).
- R.H. Shudde and J. Dyer:
  TEMPEST II - A Neutron Thermalization Code
  AMTD-111 (June 1962).
- R.H. Shudde:
  TEMPEST - Conversion of a Decimal Cross Section Library to a
  Binary Cross Section Library
  AMTD-112 (November 1961).
- R.H. Shudde:
  TEMPEST - A Binary Cross-section Library Reader
  AMTD-113 (November 1961).
- R.H. Shudde:
  SOFOCATE Library to TEMPEST Library Converter
  AMTD-114 (November 1961).
- R.H. Shudde:
  Preparation of Cross-sections for the TEMPEST Decimal Library
  AMTD-115 (November 1961).
- TEMPEST-II, Note Concerning the Control Data Version.
NESC0050/04, included references:
- R.H. Shudde:
  TEMPEST-II, NAA Program Description
  (1960) and Supplements 1-3 (1960-1961).
- R.H. Shudde and J. Dyer:
  TEMPEST II - A Neutron Thermalization Code
  AMTD-111 (June 1962).
- R.H. Shudde:
  TEMPEST - Conversion of a Decimal Cross Section Library to a
  Binary Cross Section Library
  AMTD-112 (November 1961).
- R.H. Shudde:
  TEMPEST - A Binary Cross-section Library Reader
  AMTD-113 (November 1961).
- R.H. Shudde:
  SOFOCATE Library to TEMPEST Library Converter
  AMTD-114 (November 1961).
- R.H. Shudde:
  Preparation of Cross-sections for the TEMPEST Decimal Library
  AMTD-115 (November 1961).
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11. MACHINE REQUIREMENTS:
NESC0050/04
180K bytes of main storage on IBM 3081K.
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12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED
Package ID Computer language
NESC0050/02 FORTRAN+FAP
NESC0050/04 FORTRAN+ASSEMBLER
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13. OPERATING SYSTEM UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED:   OS/360.
NESC0050/04
MVS-SP (IBM 3081K).
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14. OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS:
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15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHOR

                 G. Gowins
                 Boeing Huntsville Simulation Center
                 The Boeing Company
                 P. O. Box 1680
                 Huntsville, Alabama  35807
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16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE
NESC0050/02
source program   mag tapesource program   mag tape                  SRCTP
test-case data   mag tapetest-case data   mag tape                  DATTP
test-case output mag tapetest-case output mag tape                  OUTTP
aux program      mag tapeaux program      mag tape                  AUXTP
report                   NAA program description (1960,1961)        REPPT
report                   AMTD-111 (June 1962)                       REPPT
report                   AMTD-112 (November 1961)                   REPPT
report                   AMTD-113 (November 1961)                   REPPT
report                   AMTD-114 (November 1961)                   REPPT
report                   AMTD-115 (November 1961)                   REPPT
user's guide             user's guide                               WRKPT
NESC0050/04
File name File description Records
NESC0050_04.003 INFORMATION FILE 54
NESC0050_04.004 TEMPEST-2 SOURCE PROGRAM (FORTRAN) 1275
NESC0050_04.005 JCL TO EXECUTE TEST CASE 17
NESC0050_04.006 CROSS SECTION LIBRARY (FORMATTED) 764
NESC0050_04.007 TEMPEST-2 TEST CASE INPUT DATA 17
NESC0050_04.008 TEMPEST-2 TEST CASE PRINTED OUTPUT 650
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17. CATEGORIES
  • B. Spectrum Calculations, Generation of Group Constants and Cell Problems

Keywords: Boltzmann statistics, Wigner-Wilkins model, Wilkins equation, moderators, thermalization.