Archetype Development Tutorial [Python]

In this tutorial, we will work through a number of steps for creating a Facility archetype for Cyclus. This tutorial assumes that the learner is already reasonably familiar with programming in Python and with the primary vocabulary of Cyclus. We also assume that the learner has a Github account.

Overview

Through this tutorial, we will develop an open source Cyclus archetype module that includes an archetype to simulate a very simple interim storage facility, named Storage. Ultimately, this facility will have the following characteristics, all definable by the user:

• a fixed rate at which it can transfer material

• a minimum time that material stays in storage

• a fixed storage capacity

This tutorial has the following steps:

• Setup a New Project
• Adding State Variables
• Adding Resource Buffers
• Adding a Test
• Making Input Files