IAEA coordinated activities on evaluation of atomic, molecular and plasma-surface interaction data for fusion applications

The Atomic and Molecular Data Unit of the International Atomic Energy Agency collaborates with an international network of data centres and fusion laboratories to support the production, compilation and evaluation of atomic, molecular and plasma-surface interaction (AM/PSI) data relevant to fusion energy research. In recent years, there have been increasing requests from the fusion community for the development of internationally recommended libraries of AM/PSI data for fusion and the Unit has increased its effort to promote the assessment of data quality by organizing a series of meetings on the relevant issues. Meeting participants from the AM/PSI data community developed plans for increased collaboration on the evaluation and recommendation of AM/PSI data. The discussions, conclusions and future plans are summarized here.