NEA Mandates and Structures
MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, APPLICATION AND VALIDATION OF NUCLEAR DATA AND CODES (MBDAV)
| Chair(s): |
Gert VAN DEN EYNDE, Belgium
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Secretary: |
Michael FLEMING
(michael.fleming@oecd-nea.org)
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| Vice-Chair(s): |
Raul Oscar BARRACHINA TEJADA, Argentina
Jaakko LEPPANEN, Finland
Robert JACQMIN, France
Osamu IWAMOTO, Japan
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| Member(s): |
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep. of), Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Suspended*), Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye, United Kingdom |
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| *Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. |
| Full participant(s): |
European Commission
Under the NEA Statute
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| Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
By agreement
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| Date of creation: | 01 January 1978 |
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| End of mandate: | 31 December 2028 |
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Mandate (Document reference):
- Organisation, Initial Programme and Transitional Arrangements for the NEA Data Bank [SEN/DATA(77)2]
- Proposal for the Setting up of an NEA Data Bank [NE(77)28]
- Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Steering Committee held on 7th December 1977 [NE/M(77)3] setting up the NEA Data Bank as from 1st January 1978
- Terms of Reference for the Committee and an Executive Group [NEA/SEN/NSC(91)1]
- Minutes of the 83rd Session of the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy [NEA/NE/M(91)2]
- Recommendation of the Task Force on the Future Programme of the NEA Data Bank, Appendix 1: Proposed Initial Mandate [NEA/NE(2015)9/REV1]
- Summary of Decisions Taken at the 132nd Session of the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy [NEA/SUM(2016)1]
- Review of the Mandates of NEA Bodies Reporting Directly to the Steering Committee [NEA/NE(2016)5]
- Summary Record of the 133rd Session of the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy [NEA/SUM(2016)2]
- Summary Record of the First Meeting of the Management Board for the Development, Application and Validation of Nuclear Data and Codes (MBDAV) [NEA/SEN/MBDAV(2016)6]
- Mandate approved under the written procedure by the MBDAV members [NEA/SEN/MBDAV(2022)1/FINAL]
- Review of Mandates of the NEA Standing Technical Committees and the Management Board for the Development, Application and Validation of Nuclear Data and Codes (MBDAV) [NEA/NE(2022)20]
- Summary of Decisions Taken at the 144th Session of the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy (Item 10) [NEA/SUM/DEC(2022)2]
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract from document NEA/NE(2022)20
Mandate:
The Data Bank acts as an international centre of reference for participating countries with respect to basic nuclear tools, such as computer codes and nuclear data, for the analysis and prediction of phenomena in the nuclear field. It offers a direct service to its users by providing the means to develop, improve and validate these tools and make them available upon request.
The Data Bank will continue to adapt its programme of work in response to changing technical developments, in particular to the needs arising from the broadening application of large-scale modelling and computation capabilities.
By gathering representatives from Data Bank participating countries, the MBDAV shall steer the activities of the Data Bank by establishing a work programme and endorsing related budgets. The MBDAV reports to the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy.
The Data Bank will:
- develop, compile, validate and disseminate bibliographic and numerical information, including but not limited to, nuclear, atomic and chemical thermodynamic data (such as experimental, evaluated and integral data) and computer programs for nuclear science and technology;
- support and maintain knowledge management and expertise in computing methods and associated information systems; and
- collaborate as appropriate on the above work with other relevant data and information centres.
To fulfil its mandate, the MBDAV will interact with NEA standing technical committees and other internal bodies on matters of common interest, as well as other international organisations (International Atomic Energy Agency, etc.) as appropriate.
