From 066885ddec08641df638aad322810e48a3844dca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Johnson Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 16:53:12 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document openmc-make-depletion-chain[-casl] scripts --- docs/source/usersguide/scripts.rst | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/usersguide/scripts.rst b/docs/source/usersguide/scripts.rst index 76c7c2f222..d64632683e 100644 --- a/docs/source/usersguide/scripts.rst +++ b/docs/source/usersguide/scripts.rst @@ -106,6 +106,36 @@ Compton profile data using an existing data library from `Geant4 `_. Note that OpenMC includes this data file by default so it should not be necessary in practice to generate it yourself. + +.. _scripts_depletion_chain: + +------------------------------- +``openmc-make-depletion-chain`` +------------------------------- + +This script generates a depletion chain file called ``chain_endfb71.xml`` +using ENDF/B 7.1 nuclear data. If the :envvar:`OPENMC_ENDF_DATA` variable +is not set, and ``"neutron"``, ``"decay"``, ``"nfy"`` directories +to not exist, then ENDF/B 7.1 293 K data will be downloaded. + +.. _scripts_depletion_chain_casl: + +------------------------------------ +``openmc-make-depletion-chain-casl`` +------------------------------------ + +This script generates a depletion chain called ``chain_casl.xml`` +using a ENDF/B 7.1 nuclear data for a simplified chain. +The nuclides were chosen by CASL-ORIGEN, which can be found in +Appendix A of Kang Seog Kim, "Specification for the VERA Depletion +Benchmark Suite", CASL-U-2015-1014-000, Rev. 0, ORNL/TM-2016/53, 2016. +``Te129`` has been added into this chain due to it's link to +``I129`` production. + +If the :envvar:`OPENMC_ENDF_DATA` variable is not set, +and ``"neutron"``, ``"decay"``, ``"nfy"`` directories +to not exist, then ENDF/B 7.1 293 K data will be downloaded. + .. _scripts_stopping: -------------------------------