The working group (IUPAP WG.9 website) was formed by resolution of the Cape Town, SA 2005 General Assembly.
The Mandate of the group is:
» to provide a description of the landscape of key issues in Nuclear Physics research for the next 10 to 20 years;
» to produce (maintain) a compendium of facilities existing or under development worldwide;
» to establish a mapping of these facilities onto the scientific questions identified above;
» to identify missing components that would have to be developed to provide an optimized, comprehensive network of international facilities;
» to explore mechanisms and opportunities for enhancing international collaboration in nuclear science;
» to identify R/D projects that could benefit from international joint effort;
» to serve as a source of expert advice for governmental or inter- governmental organisations in connection with efforts to coordinate and promote nuclear science at the international level;
» to serve as a forum for the discussion of future directions of nuclear science in the broadest sense;
» to document the cross-disciplinary impact of Nuclear Physics and of nuclear facilities and to identify mechanisms for expanding (fostering) cross-disciplinary research.