Progress report on nuclear data research in the Federal Republic of Germany : for the period April 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999

As in previous years, this report has been prepared to promote exchange of nuclear data research information between the Federal Republic of Germany and other member states of OECDINEA and IAEA. It covers progress reports from the research centres at Karlsruhe and Jiilich, the universities of Dresden, Hannover, Koln, Mainz, Miinchen as well as from the PTB Braunschweig. The emphasis in the work reported here is on measurement, calculation, compilation and evaluation of nuclear data for applied science programmes, such as those relevant to reactor technology, transmutation concepts, accelerator shielding and development, astrophysics research, cosmogenic and meteoritic investigations, radiation therapy, production of medically important radioisotopes, etc. The coordination of nuclear data activities at the international level is done by two committees: the NEA-Nuclear Science Committee (NEA-NSC) and the IAEA-Intemational Nuclear Data Committee (INDC). The present Editor has the privilege and the responsibility of representing Germany in both the committees. This report should therefore also serve as a background information to some areas of work of those committees. Each contribution is presented under the laboratory heading from where the work is reported. The names of other participating laboratories are also mentioned. When the work.is relevant to the World Request List for Nuclear Data, WRENDA 93/94 (INDC(SEC)-1041U+G), the corresponding identification numbers are given