User licences
The recommended route to obtain FISPACT-II for non-commercial research purposes is either through the OECD-NEA or RSICC:
The OECD-NEA Data Bank offers a licencing and distribution service to various members states. Version 4.0 is available as NEA-1890:
NEA-1890 FISPACT-II: Inventory Simulation Platform for Nuclear Observables and Materials Science
The Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC) also offers version 4.0 to eligible persons. See [1].
Please note that the distributions provided by these organisations come with specific licence agreements which include many limitations, for example forbidding use in commercial applications.
If you require a commerical licence for FISPACT-II or are otherwise unable to use the OECD-NEA or RSICC routes then FISPACT-II can also be obtained directly through the UKAEA. Enquiries can be made through the FISPACT-II contact form on the project site or by finding the relevant staff member contact on the CCFE researchers page.
The table below gives a break down of the licences available directly from UKAEA. Note that most research-only licences come at a cost, so NEA/RSICC licencing is strongly recommended (there is almost no direct cost for those options).
Please be aware that: (1) research licences are only for academic or public sector research establishments, (2) research licences at a nominal fee are available for UK universities and close collaborators and (3) research licenses specifically forbid use in contract work.
| FISPACT-II Item | Licence | |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial | Research | |
| - Executable and all data sets
- One year maintenance and upgrades |
£30k | £15k |
| - Annual maintenance and upgrades | £4.5k | £2.25k |
| - Source code (+50% of Exec. licence) | £15k | £7.5k |
| - Training | Price on Application | |
All of the licences costs listed above are one-off charges, giving organisations perpetual access to a particular version of FISPACT-II. However, recently, in response to user demand, UKAEA has also developed a FISPACT-II variant that allows time-limited licencing for small, short-term projects at a significantly reduced cost compared to the prices shown above
