Nuclear Reaction Data Working Group
The US Nuclear Reaction Data Working Group helps to
coordinate nuclear reaction cross section work being performed under the
DOE-Energy Research's U.S. Nuclear Data Program (USNDP). It is comprised of
researchers from US national laboratories and universities. Some of
the principal focusses are:
- Compilation and archiving of experimental and evaluated reaction data
- Dissemination of nuclear reaction data on the internet
- Compilation, evaluation, and calculation of astrophysical data
for understanding nucleosynthesis
- Providing nuclear data needed for the design of new radioactive
ion beam (RIB) facilities, for studying nuclei far from stability
- Providing nuclear data for the medical community for research into
fast neutron and proton radiotherapy
- Maintaining and developing nuclear reaction modeling codes needed
to predict nuclear cross sections
- Updating nuclear standards data when necessary
- Collaborating with experimentalists to interpret nuclear reaction
cross section measurements
- Interacting with the international community, via IAEA and NEA
working groups, to keep abreast of important developments
around the world
- Utilizing leverage with other nuclear reaction data work being supported
within the US, such as Science-Based Stockpile Stewardship research, and
data for accelerator-driven spallation systems