Fast Reactors and Accelerator Driven Systems Knowledge Base

At the outset of the meeting, Member States interest in establishing Fast Reactor Knowledge Base was acknowledged by the participants. While the broader objective of the initiative was to develop a Knowledge Base into which the existing Knowledge Preservation Systems will fit, the specific objectives of the meeting were:

• Make recommendations on FRKP methodology and guidance
• Review the proposed structure of the Agency's FRKP Initiative
• Make recommendations on the role of the Agency and the Member States implementing the Agency's FRKP Initiative
• Develop an approach for the implementation of the structure of the Agency's RFKP Initiative

The meeting concluded covering many aspects of the initiative namely systematic method of data capturing, structuring and functions of FRKP System etc. and placed a strong emphasis on the continues role of IAEA's support and coordination in the data retrieval and knowledge preservation efforts.