diff --git a/tools/example_case_reader.py b/tools/example_case_reader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9b5d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/example_case_reader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import argparse
+import yaml
+import numpy as np
+import alara_output_processing as aop
+import pandas as pd
+import script_template as script_temp
+
+'''
+Runs and tests the methods in script_template.py using a series of run dictionaries
+with various pulse numbers and duty cycles.
+'''
+
+def calc_time_params(active_burn_time, duty_cycle_list, num_pulses):
+    '''
+    Uses provided pulsing information to determine dwell time and total irradiation time.
+    Assumes that the active irradiation time per pulse and dwell time between pulses both remain constant in any given simulation.
+    Iterates over the number of pulses, and for each number, calculates dwell time.
+    The duty cycle is defined as the pulse length / (pulse length + dwell time).
+    inputs:
+        active_burn_time : total active irradiation time (float) in any chosen unit
+        duty_cycle_list : list of chosen duty cycles (float)
+        num_pulses : list of number of pulses (int) that the active irradiation period is divided into
+    '''
+    pulse_lengths = active_burn_time / num_pulses
+    rel_dwell_times = (1 - duty_cycle_list) / duty_cycle_list
+    abs_dwell_times = np.outer(rel_dwell_times, pulse_lengths)
+    t_irr_arr = active_burn_time + abs_dwell_times * (num_pulses - 1)
+    return t_irr_arr
+
+def write_to_adf(run_dicts):
+    adf_data = []
+    for run_dict in run_dicts:
+        lib = aop.DataLibrary()
+        adf = lib.make_entries(run_dicts[run_dict])
+        adf_data.append(adf)
+    adf = pd.concat(adf_data)  
+    return adf
+
+def assign_adf_tirr_arr_mod(adf, t_irr_arr, num_pulses, duty_cycles):
+    '''
+    Maps each of the number of pulses and duty cycle values from the run label to an iterator,
+    from which the corresponding value of the irradiation time is identified. The irradiation
+    time array is added to a new column in the adf by running the map_adf_flux_tirr() method from
+    script_template.py.
+    '''
+    pulse_num_dc = adf["run_lbl"].str.extract(r"_(\d+)p_(\d+)_").astype(int)
+    # Map num_pulses and duty_cycles to an index
+    pulse_idx = pulse_num_dc[0].map(
+        {pulse_num: i
+         for i, pulse_num in enumerate(num_pulses)})
+    duty_cycle_idx = (pulse_num_dc[1] / 100).map(
+        {duty_cycle: i
+         for i, duty_cycle in enumerate(duty_cycles)})
+    t_irr_arr_mod = t_irr_arr.T[pulse_idx.to_numpy(),
+                                duty_cycle_idx.to_numpy()]
+    adf["t_irr"] = t_irr_arr_mod
+    return adf
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diff --git a/tools/iter_dt_out.yaml b/tools/iter_dt_out.yaml
index 5799aab..9ae767c 100644
--- a/tools/iter_dt_out.yaml
+++ b/tools/iter_dt_out.yaml
@@ -11,5 +11,33 @@ num_pulses :
   - 4
   - 8
   - 32
-  - 64  
-flux_file : /filespace/a/asrajendra/research/activationDB/ref_flux_files/iter_dt_flux_2.0986E14
+  - 64
+
+run_dicts :
+    iter_dt_100_4y :
+        iter_dt_2p_100_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_100/output_100/iter_dt_2p_100_4y_out
+        iter_dt_4p_100_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_100/output_100/iter_dt_4p_100_4y_out
+        iter_dt_8p_100_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_100/output_100/iter_dt_8p_100_4y_out
+        iter_dt_32p_100_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_100/output_100/iter_dt_32p_100_4y_out
+        iter_dt_64p_100_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_100/output_100/iter_dt_64p_100_4y_out
+
+    iter_dt_90_4y :
+        iter_dt_2p_90_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_90/output_90/iter_dt_2p_90_4y_out
+        iter_dt_4p_90_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_90/output_90/iter_dt_4p_90_4y_out    
+        iter_dt_8p_90_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_90/output_90/iter_dt_8p_90_4y_out
+        iter_dt_32p_90_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_90/output_90/iter_dt_32p_90_4y_out
+        iter_dt_64p_90_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_90/output_90/iter_dt_64p_90_4y_out
+
+    iter_dt_50_4y :
+        iter_dt_2p_50_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_50/output_50/iter_dt_2p_50_4y_out
+        iter_dt_4p_50_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_50/output_50/iter_dt_4p_50_4y_out
+        iter_dt_8p_50_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_50/output_50/iter_dt_8p_50_4y_out  
+        iter_dt_32p_50_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_50/output_50/iter_dt_32p_50_4y_out  
+        iter_dt_64p_50_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_50/output_50/iter_dt_64p_50_4y_out
+
+    iter_dt_25_4y :
+        iter_dt_2p_25_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_25/output_25/iter_dt_2p_25_4y_out
+        iter_dt_4p_25_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_25/output_25/iter_dt_4p_25_4y_out    
+        iter_dt_8p_25_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_25/output_25/iter_dt_8p_25_4y_out
+        iter_dt_32p_25_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_25/output_25/iter_dt_32p_25_4y_out
+        iter_dt_64p_25_4y : ../calc_dwell_dir/iter/duty_cycle_25/output_25/iter_dt_64p_25_4y_out
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diff --git a/tools/test_example_case_reader.py b/tools/test_example_case_reader.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9359907
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+++ b/tools/test_example_case_reader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import argparse
+import yaml
+import numpy as np
+import example_case_reader as ecr
+
+'''
+Runs and tests the methods in script_template.py using a series of run dictionaries
+with various pulse numbers and duty cycles.
+'''
+def test_write_to_adf(adf, run_dicts):
+    '''
+    Ensure that entries from all cases have been written into the adf.
+    '''
+    assert len(adf['run_lbl'].unique()) == sum([len(run_lbl) for _, run_lbl in run_dicts.items()])
+
+def test_assign_adf_tirr_arr_mod(adf):
+    '''
+    Ensure that two of the run labels are associated with the correct irradiation time.
+    '''
+    assert not ((adf["run_lbl"] == "iter_dt_2p_100_4y")
+                & (adf["t_irr"] != 4)).any()
+    assert not ((adf["run_lbl"] == "iter_dt_64p_25_4y")
+                & (adf["t_irr"] != 15.8125)).any()
+    
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--db_yaml",
+        default="iter_dt_out.yaml",
+        help="Path (str) to YAML containing inputs",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    return args
+
+
+def read_yaml(yaml_arg):
+    """
+    input:
+        yaml_arg : output of parse_args() corresponding to args.db_yaml
+    """
+    with open(yaml_arg, "r") as yaml_file:
+        inputs = yaml.safe_load(yaml_file)
+    return inputs
+
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+    inputs = read_yaml(args.db_yaml)
+
+    active_burn_time = np.asarray(inputs["active_burn_time"])
+    duty_cycle_list = np.asarray(inputs["duty_cycles"])
+    num_pulses = np.asarray(inputs["num_pulses"])
+    t_irr_arr = ecr.calc_time_params(active_burn_time, duty_cycle_list,
+                                             num_pulses)
+
+    run_dicts = inputs["run_dicts"]
+    adf = ecr.write_to_adf(run_dicts)
+    test_write_to_adf(adf, run_dicts)
+
+    num_pulses = inputs["num_pulses"]
+    duty_cycles = inputs["duty_cycles"]
+
+    adf = ecr.assign_adf_tirr_arr_mod(adf, t_irr_arr, num_pulses,
+                            duty_cycles)
+    test_assign_adf_tirr_arr_mod(adf)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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