Codes Used in the VTB
The following table summarizes the codes used by the models in the VTB, including links for how to download or apply for them. Most of the codes used are either open-source or are licensed through the Nuclear Computational Resource Center (NCRC).
| Code | Physics Modeled | Link(s) | Open-source? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bison | Fuel performance and thermomechanics | NCRC | No |
| BlueCRAB | Multiphysics (Griffin, Bison, Pronghorn, SAM, TRACE, Sockeye) | NCRC | No |
| Cardinal | Multiphysics (OpenMC, NekRS) | repo, doc | Yes |
| DireWolf | Microreactor multiphysics (Griffin, Bison, Sockeye) | NCRC | No |
| Griffin | Deterministic radiation transport | NCRC | No |
| Grizzly | Component aging | NCRC | No |
| MASTODON | Seismic analysis | doc, repo | Yes |
| MOOSE | Framework and various physics modules | repo, doc | Yes |
| Nek5000/NekRS | CFD | doc, Nek5000 repo, NekRS repo | Yes |
| OpenMC | Monte-Carlo radiation transport | doc, repo | Yes |
| Pronghorn | Coarse-mesh thermal hydraulics | NCRC | No |
| RELAP-7 | Systems analysis | NCRC | No |
| SAM | Advanced reactor systems analysis | NCRC | No |
| Sabertooth | Multiphysics (Griffin, Bison, RELAP-7) | NCRC | No |
| Serpent | Monte-Carlo radiation transport | doc | No |
| Sockeye | Heat pipe analysis | NCRC | No |
| TMAP8 | Tritium migration | doc, repo | Yes |