NRCDOSE3 XOQDOQ CASE FILES READ ME:

You should move these files into your NRCDose3 subfolder, which is generated after code installation.

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INSTALLATION VERIFICATION:

If you are testing for confirmation of successful installation, you should open NRCDose3 GUI, XOQDOQ module, select file, open XN3 file, load, create input, and run the three included test case files.

You can then compare their results against NUREG/CR-2919 Appendix C (beginning on page 111 of 166) of the PDF file XOQDOQ.pdf included in your installation NRCDose3 folder, where the outputs from the original XOQDOQ are printed. Minor differences between the original NUREG and NRCDose3 v1.1.5 are  expected. The precision settings in the original compiler for XOQDOQ and the latest compiler for NRCDose3 1.1.5 are not identical.  There have also been changes over time to the NRCDose3 version of XOQDOQ beyond the original version documented in the NUREG.

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CODE TRAINING:

Although all case files are included, it is strongly recommended that you build at least one case file yourself from scratch while you learn XOQDOQ.

As a starting point, we recommend that you open NRCDose3 GUI, XOQDOQ module, select file, open XN3 file, select one of the test case files, hit create input, and then view input.

The option to view input opens your newly created XOQ_INP.DT3 file, where you may observe your XOQDOQ input deck. This input deck should be compared against Table 2.1 (beginning on page 17 of 166) of NUREG/CR-2919 XOQDOQ.pdf file. The XOQDOQ module allows you to change cards in this input deck before it is fed into the XOQDOQ application. In order to understand XOQDOQ: the relationships between the NRCDose3 user interface, the input deck, and the output results must first be understood.

Test case file results are included in NUREG/CR-2919 Appendix C (page 111 of 166) of the PDF file XOQDOQ.pdf.

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If you have any questions, email them to RAMP@NRC.gov or explore the NRCDose3 GitHub at https://github.com/NRC-RAMP/NRCDose3