IAEA Nuclear Data Section: provision of atomic and nuclear databases for user applications

The Nuclear Data Section (NDS) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides a wide range of atomic and nuclear data services to scientists worldwide, with particular emphasis placed on the needs of developing countries. Highly focused Co-ordinated Research Projects and multinational data networks are sponsored under the auspices of the IAEA for the development and assembly of databases through the organised participation of specialists from Member States. More than 100 data libraries are readily available cost-free through the Internet, CD-ROM and other media. These databases are used in a wide range of applications, including fission- and fusion-energy, non-energy applications and basic research studies. Further information concerning the various services can be found through the web address of the IAEA Nuclear Data Section: http://www-nds.iaea.org and a mirror site at IPEN, Brazil that is maintained by NDS staff: http://www-nds.ipen.br/. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.