Chair(s): |
Emmeric DUPONT, France |
Secretary: |
Michael FLEMING (michael.fleming@oecd-nea.org) |
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Member(s): | All NEA member countries* | ||
Russia (Suspended*) | |||
*Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. | |||
Full participant(s): |
European Commission Under the NEA Statute | ||
Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) By agreement | ||
Date of creation: | 30 May 1991 | ||
End of mandate: | 30 June 2020 |
Mandate (Document reference):
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document [NEA/SEN/NSC/WPEC(2018)4]
Background and scope
The concept of a nuclear data request list has a long history in applied nuclear science. The concept is that if requests from applied users of data are collected in a convenient location, it should provide a stimulus to measurers, modellers, and evaluators to undertake work that could lead to certain requests being satisfied.
A revised High Priority Request List (HPRL) for nuclear data needed for applications has been in existence under the auspices of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) for several years. This list provides a point of reference for nuclear data stakeholders and developers and has led to many new initiatives in nuclear data measurement, evaluation and validation. Its effectiveness in stimulating new measurements, evaluations and verification actions required to meet the expressed needs is well established.
Therefore, the Expert Group on the High Priority Request List for Nuclear Data (EGHPRL) was established to maintain the HPRL as a point of reference in nuclear data research and development. The HPRL will reflect the actions undertaken by the Working Party on International Nuclear Data Evaluation Co-operation (WPEC) in this field, and will help guiding future activities. The EGHPRL reports on its activities to the WPEC.
Objectives
The EGHPRL is responsible for managing the activities related to the HPRL, in particular for guaranteeing that the entries are up-to-date and well-motivated by current interests in the field of nuclear energy and other nuclear applications. The Expert Group is also responsible for stimulating follow-up to the entries and collecting the feedback provided by any of the related activities that may further the resolution of a request.
In order to achieve the EGHPRL objectives, representatives from co-operating nuclear data evaluation projects of NEA member countries (such as the Evaluated Nuclear Data File [ENDF], Joint Evaluated Fission and Fusion Nuclear Data Library [JEFF], Japanese Evaluated Nuclear Data Library [JENDL] and Russian Library of Evaluated Neutron Data Files [ROSFOND/BROND]) will be invited to attend the EGHPRL meetings, including:
The EGHPRL will also be co-operating with the IAEA (specifically, the IAEA Nuclear Data Section), which participates as an Observer.
Working methods
The EGHPRL will work mainly by electronic mail exchanges. Physical meetings will be held typically once a year.
The HPRL is organised as follows:
The request lists will be subjected to periodic review to monitor progress and determine whether each individual request should continue to be included in these lists.
Deliverables
The deliverables of the EGHPRL are the following: