SCALE/TRITON Plug-in Change Log

Version 3.2.0 - Released 3/4/2020:

• Updated to work with Java 11. Methods that have been deprecated in Java 11 have been refactored to use the appropriate Java 11 equivalent.

Version 3.0.1 - Released 12/2/2016:

• Support for the "Validation Window" has been moved to the SNAP core for use in other plug-ins.

Version 3.0.0 - Released 9/22/2016:

The SCALE plug-in has undergone a major overhaul for version 3.0.0 with the addition of new sequences and tighter integration with the SCALE analysis code. Many of these updates, such as the validation window and KENO support, are easily visible in the plug-in user interface. In addition to the obvious changes, there are many more updates hidden under the hood in preparation for more complete SCALE support in the future.

Please note that, as of version 3.0.0, the SCALE analysis code must be installed and configured in order to access the plug-in's Validation Window and ASCII Import features.

• The following TRITON sequences are now supported by the SCALE plug-in: CSAS6, NEWT, T-DEPL, T-NEWT, T-DEPL-1D, T6_DEPL, KENOVI.
• The SCALE Model Validation window was added to display the contents of the current model in SCALE ASCII input format along with the results of a direct call to the SCALE Input Validator (HIVE). Clicking on a HIVE error or warning message will select and highlight the corresponding section in the displayed SCALE input. Clicking the Open Editor button will open the GUI editor/dialog for the highlighted region of the model. This feature allows the user to get immediate feedback about their model directly from the SCALE analysis code. Refer to the SCALE plug-in users manual for more information.
• Support was added for the KENO-VI Monte Carlo transport module, including graphical editors, import/export routines, and integration with the new SCALE Validation Window.
• The Standard Composition Library data used by the SCALE plug-in to provide selection lists and default isotopic distributions was updated to match the compositions provided by SCALE version 6.2.
• The SCALE plug-in MIPLIB component was updated to include full support for the CENTRM package.
• The SCALE plug-in import routines were replaced with a more modular design that directly leverages the SCALE analysis code input processor (InputViewer.exe) to read each input file. The plug-in export routines were also rewritten to match the new design of the import routines. These changes will greatly reduce the overhead involved in adding support for new SCALE modules and updating to new SCALE analysis code versions.
• A generic module parameter system has been created to allow the definitions of normal sequence and block "parameters" to be loaded at run time. This will allow separate parameter definition files to be loaded based on the currently selected SCALE version (6.2 only, currently). This will allow generic editing, importing, and exporting, capabilities to be used by all supported SCALE modules rather than building custom UI elements for each parameter.
• A variety of small NEWT, TRITON, and MIPLIB, issues were resolved. This included the addition of the NEWT "polygon" geometry type and several FIDO-related import issues.

Version 1.1.1 - Released 3/24/2014:

• When opening the prompt to select a real, integer, or Boolean variable for a reference, a new <none> entry in the list will allow clearing existing references.

Version 1.1.0 - Released 10/17/2013:

• Enhanced support for the SCALE alias block was implemented. Aliases of MIPLIB mixtures can now be created as sets of materials that are exact duplicates of an existing mixture. These alias members can be referenced individually in the user interface, like other mixtures. They can also be selected as a set (alias) for the same properties that the SCALE alias block supports. This includes unit cells, depletion, branches, etc..
• TRITON depletion materials created by the ASSIGN feature are now treated separately from MIPLIB mixtures. These depletion materials can be depleted and used within NEWT but cannot be included in MIPLIB unit cells or compositions.
• Support for the NEWT property CMFD has been updated to more closely match the SCALE analysis code. This property is now exported as its integer value (0-4) rather than using the textual form of the value. The textual forms (no, old, rect, yes, and part) are now converted to the numerical form during import.
• The SCALE plug-in has been updated to support the TRITON TIMETABLE block. The "Time Tables" property has been added to the Depletion Options component to allow both density and temperature tables to be entered.

Version 1.0.3 - Released 8/9/2013:

• Support for the ALIAS block was added to the ASCII Import process. These aliases are handled as a pre-processing step of the import process and are not available in the user interface.
• The ASCII Import process was updated to support the legacy NEWT "simple material block format" used by older versions of SCALE.
• The ASCII Import process was updated to automatically convert the legacy MIPLIB ARBM and SOLN standard composition specifications to the more recent ATOM, WTPT, and SOLUTION, formats.
• The ASCII import process was updated to report an error when importing TRITON input files that use the parallel branch calculation feature.
• A validation check was added to indicate invalid MIPLIB Cross-section Library values during import and Check Model.
• Support was added for creating SOLUTION mixture entries that have no acid component.
• An issue was resolved that caused the SOLUTION density property to be exported even if it was set to Unknown.
• An issue was resolved that prevented the NEWT property "therms" (Thermal Upscattering Iterations) from being imported or exported.
• An issue was resolved that prevented the NEWT property "solntype" (Solution Mode Type) from being imported using the "soln" keyword.
• An issue was resolved that prevented 0 from being entered for the NEWT property "PN" (Scattering Order).
• An issue was resolved that prevented input file sections from being imported if the entire section was contained on one line of the input file. For example: read bounds all=refl end bounds
• The SCALE Mixture ASCII export logic has been updated to ensure that all identical material compositions are grouped together with at least one blank line before and after. This change will make it easier to clearly see blocks of identical materials with different ID numbers, rather than having to check the same material composition multiple times for different material ID numbers.
• An issue was resolved that caused the v7-238 library to be treated as 238 entries rather than 49 for use in collapse groups with the TRITON t-depl sequence.
• An issue was resolved that prevented the NEWT parameter CMFD from being correctly imported from an ASCII model when using numerical (0-3) rather than the text (no, rect, yes, part) values.
• An issue was resolved that prevented the following properties from appearing as "optional" in the main properties view: NEWT (prtbroad, prtmxsec, prtxsec, and sn), TRITON (addnux, and xslevel).

Version 1.0.2 - Released 9/5/2012:

• Several SCALE property editors were updated to reflect the CAFEAN core "Namelist" editors being renamed to "Optional".
• An issue was resolved that caused the NEWT "Sn Level Order" property to be assigned an initial value of 0 rather than the default of 6.

Version 1.0.1 - Released 6/18/2012:

• The SCALE/TRITON plug-in users manual was added to the plug-in using the SNAP help system.
• An issue was resolved in the MIPLIB Doublehet Grain window that prevented the "Thickness" column of the coating table from display values that accounted for the grain fuel radius.
• The TRITON depletion related properties found in the Model Options Navigator node were moved to a separate "Depletion Options" node.
• The NEWT ADF window was updated to hide options that are unavailable for the selected assembly type rather than disabling them.
• The ASCII import logic was updated to intialize the model description to the comment following the first line of ASCII input if there are no comments before the first line of input.

Version 1.0.0 - Released 4/30/12:

• Initial release.