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A curated list of open source projects used in nuclear science and engineering
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# ☢ Awesome Nuclear ☢



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A curated list of open source projects used in nuclear science and engineering.



## Particle Transport



### Codes: Monte Carlo



- [ERGnrc](https://nrc-cnrc.github.io/EGSnrc/) — Monte Carlo photon/electron/positron transport code

- [FRENSIE](https://github.com/FRENSIE/FRENSIE) — Monte Carlo neutron/photon transport code

- [Geant4](https://geant4.web.cern.ch/) — High-energy Monte Carlo particle transport code

- [OpenMC](https://github.com/openmc-dev/openmc) — Monte Carlo neutron/photon transport code

- [SCONE](https://github.com/CambridgeNuclear/SCONE) — Monte Carlo neutron transport code

- [Warp](https://github.com/weft/warp) — Monte Carlo neutron transport code on GPUs



### Codes: Deterministic



- [BART](https://github.com/SlaybaughLab/BART) — Finite-element, discrete ordinates code developed by UC-Berkeley

- [Chi-Tech](https://github.com/chi-tech/chi-tech) — Parallel discrete ordinates code developed by Texas A&M

- [DRAGON](https://www.polymtl.ca/merlin/) — Lattice code developed by Polytechnique Montreal

- [FeenoX](https://www.seamplex.com/feenox) — Unstructured finite-element(ish) tool, diffusion and discrete ordinates

- [OpenMOC](https://github.com/mit-crpg/openmoc) — Method of characteristics code

- [THOR](https://github.com/NCSU-NCSG/THOR) — Discrete ordinates code using the AHOT-C method on unstructured meshes



### Codes: Event Generators



- [CGMF](https://github.com/lanl/CGMF) — Fission event generator

- [FREYA](https://nuclear.llnl.gov/simulation/main.html) — Fission event generator



### Related Tools



- [ACE Format](https://github.com/NuclearData/ACEFormat) — Documentation of the ACE format

- [csg2csg](https://github.com/makeclean/csg2csg) — Tool to translate between different CSG types

- [DAGMC](https://github.com/svalinn/DAGMC) — Direct accelerated geometry Monte Carlo toolkit

- [GeoUNED](https://github.com/GEOUNED-org/GEOUNED) — FreeCAD-based tool to convert from CAD to CSG and vice versa

- [KDSource](https://github.com/KDSource/KDSource) — A tool for generating KDE surface sources from Monte Carlo simulations

- [McCAD](https://github.com/inr-kit/McCAD-Library) — C++ Library for CAD (BRep) to Monte Carlo (CSG) Conversion

- [MCNPTools](https://github.com/lanl/mcnptools) — C++/Python interface and tools for MCNP

- [MCPL](https://github.com/mctools/mcpl) — Binary file format for storing particle state

- [MontePy](https://github.com/idaholab/montepy) — Python library to read, edit, and write MCNP files

- [serpentTools](https://github.com/CORE-GATECH-GROUP/serpent-tools) — Python-based tool suite for Serpent

- [t4_geom_convert](https://www.cea.fr/energies/tripoli-4/tripoli-4/pre_post_tools/t4_geom_convert) — Convert MCNP geometries to TRIPOLI-4



## Nuclear Data



- [ACEMAKER](https://github.com/iaea-nds/acemaker) — Code package to produce ACE files

- [EMPIRE](https://www-nds.iaea.org/empire/index.html) — Nuclear reaction model code

- [endf-python](https://github.com/paulromano/endf-python) — Python ENDF Parser

- [FRENDY](https://rpg.jaea.go.jp/main/en/program_frendy) — Nuclear data processing

- [FUDGE](https://github.com/LLNL/fudge) — Python-based nuclear data processing

- [JADE](https://github.com/dodu94/JADE) — Tool for nuclear data library V&V

- [mendeleev](https://github.com/lmmentel/mendeleev) — Python package for accessing properties of elements, ions, and isotopes

- [NJOY21](https://github.com/njoy/NJOY21) — Nuclear data processing

- [Nuclear Data Reader](https://github.com/php1ic/nuclear-data-reader) — C++ library for parsing NUBASE and AME data files

- [NucML](https://github.com/pedrojrv/nucml) — Machine-learning pipeline for nuclear data evaluation

- [PapillonNDL](https://github.com/HunterBelanger/papillon-ndl) — C++ / Python library for reading and sampling ACE files

- [PREPRO](https://www-nds.iaea.org/public/endf/prepro/) — Nuclear data processing

- [PyNjoy 2012](https://www.polymtl.ca/merlin/pynjoy2012.htm) — Nuclear data processing

- [SANDY](https://github.com/luca-fiorito-11/sandy) — Sampling tool for nuclear data

- [SCALE](https://code.ornl.gov/scale/code/scale-public) — Public components of SCALE (AMPX, SAMMY)

- [TALYS](https://nds.iaea.org/talys) — Nuclear Reaction Simulator Code



## Depletion / Transmutation / Decay



- [ADDER](https://github.com/anl-rtr/adder) — Python-based fuel management and depletion tool

- [ALARA](https://github.com/svalinn/ALARA) — Activation code widely used for fusion

- [ONIX](https://github.com/jlanversin/ONIX) — Python-based burnup code

- [OpenMC](https://github.com/openmc-dev/openmc) — Depetion solver integrated in OpenMC

- [radioactivedecay](https://github.com/radioactivedecay/radioactivedecay) — Radioactive decay solver



## Kinetics



- [KOMODO](https://github.com/imronuke/KOMODO) — Nuclear reactor simulator that solves 3-D diffusion using nodal methods

- [PyRK](https://github.com/pyrk/pyrk) — Neutronic and thermal hydraulic reactor transient analysis in 0-D

- [Research Reactor Simulator](https://github.com/ijs-f8/Research-Reactor-Simulator) — Real-time GUI research reactor simulator based on point kinetics



## Fuel Cycle



- [Cyclus](https://github.com/cyclus/cyclus) — Nuclear fuel cycle simulator

- [OpenMCyclus](https://github.com/arfc/openmcyclus) — Depletable reactor archetype using OpenMC's `IndependentOperator` for fuel cycle simulations in Cyclus



## Thermal Hydraulics



- [DASSH](https://github.com/dassh-dev/dassh) — Subchannel thermal fluids code for hexagonal assemblies

- [Nek5000](https://github.com/Nek5000/Nek5000) — Spectral-element CFD code

- [nekRS](https://github.com/Nek5000/nekRS) — Spectral-element CFD code targeting modern processors and accelerators

- [OpenFOAM](https://www.openfoam.com/) — Finite volume CFD code

- [TrioCFD](https://github.com/cea-trust-platform/TrioCFD-code) — A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code based on the TRUST platform.



## Multiphysics



- [Aurora](https://github.com/aurora-multiphysics/aurora) — OpenMC wrapped as a MOOSE app

- [Cardinal](https://github.com/neams-th-coe/cardinal) — OpenMC and nekRS wrapped as MOOSE apps

- [ENRICO](https://github.com/enrico-dev/enrico) — Monte Carlo + CFD coupling application

- [GeN-Foam](https://gitlab.com/foam-for-nuclear/GeN-Foam) — OpenFOAM based multi-physics solver for reactor analysis

- [MOOSE](https://github.com/idaholab/moose) — Finite-element, multiphysics framework

- [SALOME](https://www.salome-platform.org) — Interoperability between CAD and multiphysics software

- [TRUST](https://github.com/cea-trust-platform/trust-code) — A software platform upon which CFD codes can be built



## Molten Salt Reactor



- [Moltres](https://github.com/arfc/moltres) — A molten salt reactor simulator code

- [MSRE](https://github.com/openmsr/msre) — Detailed CAD model of the MSRE

- [SaltProc](https://github.com/arfc/saltproc) — Fuel reprocessing simulation tool



## Other



- [ARMI](https://github.com/terrapower/armi) — Reactor analysis automation framework

- [NRIC Virtual Test Bed](https://github.com/idaholab/virtual_test_bed) — Repository of example challenge problems

- [PyNE](https://github.com/pyne/pyne) — Python/C++ nuclear engineering toolkit

- [RAVEN](https://github.com/idaholab/raven) — UQ, regression, PRA, data analysis, and model optimization framework

- [WATTS](https://github.com/watts-dev/watts) — Python-based tool for templated simulations

- [LaTeX classes and BibTeX style for ANS publications](https://github.com/paulromano/ans-latex-class)



## Research Groups Invested in Open Source Tools for Nuclear Science and Engineering



- [ARFC](https://arfc.github.io) (UIUC) — Advanced Reactors and Fuel Cycles

- [CNERG](https://cnerg.github.io) (UW-Madison) — Computational Nuclear Engineering Research Group

- [CRPG](https://crpg.mit.edu) (MIT) — Computational Reactor Physics Group

- [ONCORE](https://nucleus.iaea.org/sites/oncore/) (IAEA) — an IAEA-facilitated

  international collaboration framework for the development and application of

  open-source multi-physics simulation tools to support research, education and

  training for the analysis of advanced nuclear power reactors.