The Shielding Integral Benchmark Archive and Database (SINBAD) contains compilations for experiments related to:
The work on SINBAD is jointly carried out by the United States’ Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC) and the NEA. At the NEA, the Expert Group on Physics of Reactor Systems (EGPRS) is mandated to monitor gaps and steer the development of SINBAD in collaboration with RSICC (see SINBAD Task Force below).
In 2023/2024, SINBAD has been successfully migrated to NEA GitLab and two versions have been established:
Members of an organisation from an NEA Data Bank member country can request the two volumes of SINBAD.V2 from the NEA Data Bank:
Members of other organisations can request SINBAD.V2 from RSICC.
SINBAD.v2 will be continuously updated and extended under the supervision of the SINBAD Task Force of the Expert Group on Physics of Reactor Systems (EGPRS). SINBAD.v1 will no longer be maintained and is available upon request from the WPRS Secretariat (wprs@oecd-nea.org).
SINBAD.v2 on NEA GitLab (access only for licensees)
A new SINBAD Task Force supervised by the Expert Group on Physics of Reactor Systems (EGPRS) has been operating since February 2022. A new maintenance process supported by the NEA GitLab has been defined and several maintenance subgroups have been formed. They are now working independently on new entries and exchange on needs in V&V of shielding calculations. The Task Force intends to create new benchmark entries, to improve the documentation of existing entries, and to supplement entries with additional data (e.g. model inputs, CAD).
| Chair of SINBAD Task Force | Thomas Miller (USA) |
| Members | All NEA member countries |
| Full participant | European Commission (under the NEA Statute) |
| Observer (international organisation) |
International Atomic Energy Agency (by agreement) |
Task Force members' working area on NEA SharePoint (password protected | reminder)
Task Force members' working area on NEA GitLab (password protected | reminder)
If you want to participate in the SINBAD Task Force or to report issues to be resolved, please send an email to wprs@oecd-nea.org.
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