Write MCNP Material CardsΒΆ

Here we load a test reactor and write each component of one fuel block out as MCNP material cards.

Normally, code-specific utility code would belong in a code-specific ARMI plugin. But in this case, the need for MCNP materials cards is so pervasive that it made it into the framework.

Out:

m1
      40090 3.35498695e-03
      40091 7.31641456e-04
      40092 1.11832896e-03
      40094 1.13332690e-03
      40096 1.82584320e-04
      92234 1.00000000e-15
      92235 4.36147243e-03
      92236 1.00000000e-15
      92238 3.48425449e-02
      93237 1.00000000e-15
      93238 1.00000000e-15
      94236 1.00000000e-15
      94238 1.00000000e-15
      94239 1.00000000e-15
      94240 1.00000000e-15
      94241 1.00000000e-15
      94242 1.00000000e-15
      95241 1.00000000e-15
      95242 1.00000000e-15
      95243 1.00000000e-15
      96242 1.00000000e-15
      96243 1.00000000e-15
      96244 1.00000000e-15
      96245 1.00000000e-15
      96246 1.00000000e-15
      96247 1.00000000e-15

m2
       6000 7.67941747e-04
      14028 3.78629407e-04
      14029 1.92249968e-05
      14030 1.26729800e-05
      23000 2.71601526e-04
      24050 4.52833976e-04
      24052 8.73245259e-03
      24053 9.90190013e-04
      24054 2.46479253e-04
      25055 4.19738893e-04
      26054 4.09816265e-03
      26056 6.43323879e-02
      26057 1.48571542e-03
      26058 1.97721449e-04
      28058 2.94209415e-04
      28060 1.13328336e-04
      28061 4.92675527e-06
      28062 1.57051128e-05
      28064 4.00190823e-06
      42092 7.13437638e-05
      42094 4.44696641e-05
      42095 7.65358976e-05
      42096 8.01896213e-05
      42097 4.59119235e-05
      42098 1.16005724e-04
      42100 4.62965260e-05
      74182 3.66064130e-05
      74183 1.97674630e-05
      74184 4.23253002e-05
      74186 3.92724649e-05

m3
      11023 2.21665718e-02

m4
       6000 7.68566498e-04
      14028 3.78937437e-04
      14029 1.92406371e-05
      14030 1.26832899e-05
      23000 2.71822485e-04
      24050 4.53202374e-04
      24052 8.73955678e-03
      24053 9.90995571e-04
      24054 2.46679773e-04
      25055 4.20080367e-04
      26054 4.10149666e-03
      26056 6.43847248e-02
      26057 1.48692411e-03
      26058 1.97882303e-04
      28058 2.94448766e-04
      28060 1.13420533e-04
      28061 4.93076337e-06
      28062 1.57178896e-05
      28064 4.00516393e-06
      42092 7.14018048e-05
      42094 4.45058419e-05
      42095 7.65981625e-05
      42096 8.02548587e-05
      42097 4.59492746e-05
      42098 1.16100100e-04
      42100 4.63341900e-05
      74182 3.66361937e-05
      74183 1.97835446e-05
      74184 4.23597335e-05
      74186 3.93044146e-05

m5
      11023 2.21665718e-02

m6
       6000 7.68566498e-04
      14028 3.78937437e-04
      14029 1.92406371e-05
      14030 1.26832899e-05
      23000 2.71822485e-04
      24050 4.53202374e-04
      24052 8.73955678e-03
      24053 9.90995571e-04
      24054 2.46679773e-04
      25055 4.20080367e-04
      26054 4.10149666e-03
      26056 6.43847248e-02
      26057 1.48692411e-03
      26058 1.97882303e-04
      28058 2.94448766e-04
      28060 1.13420533e-04
      28061 4.93076337e-06
      28062 1.57178896e-05
      28064 4.00516393e-06
      42092 7.14018048e-05
      42094 4.45058419e-05
      42095 7.65981625e-05
      42096 8.02548587e-05
      42097 4.59492746e-05
      42098 1.16100100e-04
      42100 4.63341900e-05
      74182 3.66361937e-05
      74183 1.97835446e-05
      74184 4.23597335e-05
      74186 3.93044146e-05

m7
      11023 2.21665718e-02

# sphinx_gallery_thumbnail_path = '.static/armi-logo.png'

from armi.reactor.tests import test_reactors
from armi.reactor.flags import Flags
from armi.utils.densityTools import formatMaterialCard
from armi.nucDirectory import nuclideBases as nb
from armi import configure, runLog

# configure ARMI
configure(permissive=True)

_o, r = test_reactors.loadTestReactor()

bFuel = r.core.getBlocks(Flags.FUEL)[0]

for ci, component in enumerate(bFuel, start=1):
    ndens = component.getNumberDensities()
    # convert nucName (str) keys to nuclideBase keys
    ndensByBase = {nb.byName[nucName]: dens for nucName, dens in ndens.items()}
    print("".join(formatMaterialCard(ndensByBase, matNum=ci)))

Total running time of the script: ( 0 minutes 0.848 seconds)

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