A EUROPEAN NUCLEAR DATA PROGRAMME FOR ACCELERATOR-DRIVEN SYSTEMS

In the HINDAS programme, nuclear data in the 20-2 000 MeV range are evaluated by means of a combination of nuclear models and well-selected intermediate- and high-energy experiments. A panoply of European accelerators is utilised to provide complete sets of experimental data for iron, lead and uranium over a large energy range. Nuclear model codes are being improved and validated against these new experimental data. This should result in enhanced ENDF-formatted data libraries up to 200 MeV, and cross-sections for high-energy transport codes above 200 MeV. The impact of the new data libraries and high-energy models will be directly tested on some important parameters of an accelerator-driven system (ADS). Here, we report the recent progress of the various experimental and theoretical activities in HINDAS.