PARCS Plug-in
Purdue Advanced Reactor Core Simulator for reactor kinetics simulation. The Purdue Advanced Reactor Core Simulator (PARCS) is a computer code that solves the time-dependent two-group neutron diffusion equation in three-dimensional Cartesian geometry using nodal methods to obtain the transient neutron flux distribution. The code may be used in the analysis of reactivity-initiated accidents in light water reactors where spatial effects may be important. It may be run in the stand-alone mode or coupled to other NRC thermal-hydraulic codes such as RELAP5 and TRACE. Through coupling with TRACE, the capabilities for RAMONA, NRC's legacy kinetics code are recovered.
Please note that the PARCS plug-in is included as an optional package in SNAP Version 0.27.0 and newer installations.
Change Log
Version 1.2.0 - Released 1/8/2010:
- The Calculation Server interaction logic was updated to support the new CAFEAN RPC communication package in SNAP 1.2.0.