FISPACT-II (currently at release version 5.0) is an enhancedmulti-physicsplatform providing a wide variety of advanced simulation methods andemploying the most up-to-date, TENDL-2019, ENDF/B-VIII.O, JENDL-4.0,JEFF-3.3, etc., enhanced nuclear data forms for neutron, proton, alpha,deuteronorgammaparticles interactions.FISPACT-IIhasapplicationsin:

• Magneticandinertialconfinementfusion• AdvancedfissionGenIVandbeyond• Advancedenergyandfuelsystems• Highenergyandacceleratorphysics• Medicalapplications,isotopeproduction• Earthexploration,astrophysics• Homelandsecurity,materialsscience• Uncertaintyquantificationandsensitivityanalysis• Andmore…

http://fispact.ukaea.uk/

Thisworkshopwillprovidestep-by-stepdemonstrationsofFISPACT-IIusage,backedupbyapplicationexamples.Forthefirsttime,wewillalsointroducethenewlydevelopedFISPACT-IIAPI(currentlyinbetareleasewithversion5),whichprovidesadvancedinterfaceoptions.

TentativeAgenda(centralEuropeantimezone)Day1:13:00-16:00

• IntroductiontoFISPACT-II:Anadvancedsimulationplatformfornuclearobservables

• Demo:constructionofbasicinputfile&useondifferentoperatingsystems

Day2:13:00-16:00• Usageexample:wasteassessmentofafusionpowerplant• Demo:introductiontoFISPACT-II-API&applicationtowastescopingstudies

Day3:13:00-16:00• Usageexample:decay-heatvalidationwithuncertainties• Demo:nucleardatasourceselection&applicationtoexperimentalcomparison;uncertaintyquantification

Day4:13:00-16:00• Casestudy:Self-shielding&spatialvariation–tungsteninfusion• Demo:self-shielding&transmutation

Day5:13:00-16:00• Seminar:Nucleardatasensitivityanduncertainty(S/U)calculationofneutronfluxrelatedquantities

• AnintroductiontotheSUSD3D/XSUN-2021S/Ucodesystem• ExamplesofS/Uanalyses

Day6:13:00-16:00• Advancedapplication:anintroductiontothecalculationofshutdowndoserates

• Demo:advancedoperationalscenariosusingpulsesDay7:13:00-16:00

• Advancedapplication:Activationcalculationsforspectrumunfoldingandneutrondiagnostics.

• Demo:PathwayanalysesDay8:13:00-16:00

• Discussionontheimportanceofnucleardataselection• Demo:multiplenucleardataselectionrevisited

Day9:13:00-16:00• Futureapplication:betaspectrometry• Closinganduserfeedbackdiscussionincludingsuggestionsonfutureneeds