Nuclear data activities in the International Atomic Energy Agency-Nuclear Data Section (IAEA-NDS)

As part of its function the IAEA-NDS coordinates and supports nuclear data activities in the fields of neutron and charged-particle reactions and nuclear structure and decay data, and disseminates the resulting reports and databases. The NDS coordinates two international nuclear networks (and one atomic and molecular) - the International Network of Nuclear Reaction Data Centres (NRDC) and the International Network of Nuclear Structure and Decay Data Evaluators (NSDD). The NDS staff are also involved in several compilations and evaluations of nuclear data. Main activities include compilation for NSR and EXFOR, evaluation for ENSDF and DDEP and evaluation of neutron and charged-particle reaction cross sections and covariances. Most of the NDS support for nuclear data activities is in the form of Coordinated Research Projects and Data Development Projects; a summary of past, present and future activities is presented.