FRENDY

Download of nuclear data processing code FRENDY version 2

FRENDY: FRom Evaluated Nuclear Data librarY to any application

Latest version

• README
• Updatelist
• Manual of FRENDY (Simplified version)
• Manual of FRENDY Parallel (multitasking tool)


• FRENDY Version 2 (2024/10/30, Ver. 2.05.000)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2024/10/30, Ver. 2.05.000, source file only)

Old version

• FRENDY Version 2 (2024/05/08, Ver. 2.04.000)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2024/05/08, Ver. 2.04.000, source file only)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2024/01/18, Ver. 2.03.000)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2024/01/18, Ver. 2.03.000, source file only)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2023/08/22, Ver. 2.02.000)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2023/08/22, Ver. 2.02.000, source file only)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2022/11/04, Ver. 2.01.000)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2022/11/04, Ver. 2.01.000, source file only)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2022/01/26, Ver. 2.00.000)
• FRENDY Version 2 (2022/01/26, Ver. 2.00.000, source file only)


• FRENDY Version 1 (2020/12/03, Ver. 1.03.007)
• FRENDY Version 1 (2020/09/29, Ver. 1.03.003)
• FRENDY Version 1 (2019/11/26, Ver. 1.02.003)
• FRENDY Version 1 (2019/07/08, Ver. 1.01.001)
• FRENDY Version 1 (2019/03/14, Ver. 1.00.005)

Reference of FRENDY

K. Tada, A. Yamamoto, S. Kunieda, C. Konno, R. Kondo, T. Endo, G. Chiba, M. Ono, M. Tojo, "Development and verification of nuclear data processing code FRENDY version 2," J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 61, pp.830-839 (2024).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2023.2278600

A. Yamamoto, K. Tada, G. Chiba, T. Endo, "Multi-group neutron cross section generation capability for FRENDY nuclear data processing code," J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 58, pp.1165-1183 (2021).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2021.1921631

K. Tada, R. Kondo, T. Endo, A. Yamamoto, "Development of ACE file perturbation tool using FRENDY," J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 60, pp.624-631 (2023).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2022.2130463

Other papers

K. Tada, Y. Nagaya, S. Kunieda, K. Suyama, T. Fukahori, "Development and verification of a new nuclear data processing system FRENDY," J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 54, pp.806-817 (2017).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00223131.2017.1309306

N. Fujimoto, K. Tada. H. Q. Ho, S. Hamamoto, S. Nagasumi, E. Ishitsuka, "Nuclear data processing code FRENDY: A verification with HTTR criticality benchmark experiments," Ann. of Nucl. Energy, 158, 108270 (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108270

A. Yamamoto, T. Endo, K. Tada, "Adaptive setting of background cross sections for generation of effective multi-group cross sections in FRENDY nuclear data processing code," J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 58, pp.1343-1350 (2021).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2021.1944930

G. Chiba, A. Yamamoto, K. Tada, "ACE-FRENDY-CBZ; A New neutronics analysis sequence using multi-group neutron transport calculations," J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 60, pp.132-139 (2023).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2022.2087783

A. Yamamoto, T. Endo, G. Chiba, K. Tada, "Implementation of Resonance Upscattering Treatment in FRENDY Nuclear Data Processing Systems," Nucl. Sci. Eng., 196, pp.1267-1279 (2022).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00295639.2022.2087833

K. Tada, T. Endo, "Convergence behavior of statistical uncertainty in probability table for cross section in unresolved resonance region," J. Nucl. Sci. Technol., 60, pp.1397-1405 (2023).
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00223131.2023.2204102

License (2-clause BSD license) and Copyright

Copyright 2019, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) All rights reserved.

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What is FRENDY?

• Input instructions and overview of FRENDY
  • Nuclear data processing code FRENDY version 2 (JAEA-Data/Code 2022-009) https://doi.org/10.11484/jaea-data-code-2022-009
  
  
  • Nuclear data processing code FRENDY version 1 (JAEA-Data/Code 2018-014) https://doi.org/10.11484/jaea-data-code-2018-014


• Overview of FRENDY and nuclear data processing
  • FRENDY: A New Nuclear Data Processing Code being Developed at JAEA
  • Development of nuclear data processing code FRENDY
  • Generation of thermal neutron scattering cross section from evaluated nuclear data
  • Development of FRENDY Version 2
  • New capability of FRENDY for multi-group neutron cross section processing
  • Overview of FRENDY Version 2


• Flyer
  • FRENDY Version 1
  • FRENDY Version 2

FRENDY training course

01. Overview of Evaluated Nuclear Data and Processing

02. Input format of FRENDY

03. FRENDY installation

04. FRENDY exercise

A1. How to read and modify XSDIR file

A2. How to read ACE file

A3. ACE file perturbation tool

FRENDY exercise

• FRENDY exercise (Latest version)
• FRENDY exercise (2023/Apr./11)
• FRENDY exercise (2022/Mar./03)
• FRENDY exercise (2020/Dec./03)