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TRIPOLI-4

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Published on 24 November 2025
TRIPOLI-4® is the fourth generation of the continuous-energy radiation transport Monte Carlo code developed by the Service d'Études des Réacteurs et de Mathématiques Appliquées (SERMA) at CEA/Saclay [1]. 

TRIPOLI-4® is devoted to shielding, reactor physics with depletion, criticality safety and nuclear instrumentation for both fission and fusion systems.

The code has been under development at CEA since the mid-60s, at the Fontenay-aux-Roses center first, then at the Saclay center. Version 4 has been developed starting from the mid 90s in C++, with a few parts in C and Fortran [2, 3, 4].

A concise description of the key features of the code is provided in the menu on the left.

References

[1] E. Brun, et al., Ann. Nucl. Energy 82, 151-160 (2015); see also: F.-X. Hugot et al., EPJ - Nuclear Sciences & Technologies 10, 17 (2024).

[2] J.P. Both, H. Derriennic, B. Morillon, J.C. Nimal, in Proc. 8th Intl. Conf. Radiation Shielding, Arlington, USA, p. 373-380 (1994).

[3] J.P. Both, Y. Peneliau, in Proc. of Physor96, Mito, Ibaraki, Japan (1996).

[4] J.P. Both, Y. Pénéliau, In Proc. of the M&C99 Conference, Madrid, Spain (1999).