International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar1 INIS Training Seminar Subject Categories and Scope Description 23 – 27 November 2009 Vienna, Austria Alexander Nevyjel Head, Content Management Group

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar2 INIS – Subject Scope

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar3 Why Subject Scope ?  Quality of the Database  Comprehensiveness  Timeliness (Current)  Technical Content  What should go to the database ?  Select only those pieces of literature to which you can assign at least one valid subject category  The Subject Scope is defined by the Subject Categories

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar4 INIS Scope = IAEA Interests  Peaceful applications of nuclear technology  Nuclear Safeguards  Comparisons of nuclear with other energy sources

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar5 INIS Subject Classification  Core Scope Issues:  Nuclear Power and Research Reactors  Nuclear Technology/Non-Power Applications  Nuclear Science  Nuclear Safety  Peripheral Areas:  Economic, Political, Methodological, Legal and Sociological Aspects in Nuclear Context  Environmental and Economic Impact of Non-Nuclear Energy

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar6 INIS Subject Classification Nuclear Power and Research Reactors S11 Nuclear fuel cycle and fuel materials S12 Radioactive waste management S21 Specific nuclear reactors and associated plants S22 General studies of nuclear reactors

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar7 INIS Subject Classification Nuclear Technology / Non-Power Applications S07 Isotope and radiation sources S30 Direct energy conversion S32 Energy conservation and utilization S33 Advanced propulsion systems S36 Materials sciences S42 Engineering S43 Particle accelerators S46 Nuclear Instrumentation S47 Other Instrumentation S58 Geosciences S60 Applied life sciences S62 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar8 INIS Subject Classification Nuclear Science S37 Inorganic, Organic, Physical and Analytical Chemistry S38 Radiation Chemistry, Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry S70 Plasma Physics and Fusion Technology S71 Classical and Quantum Mechanics S72 Physics of Elementary Particles and Fields S73 Nuclear Physics including Radiation Physics S74 Atomic and Molecular Physics S75 Condensed Matter Physics, Superconductivity and Superfluidity S77 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology S79 Astrophysics, Cosmology and Astronomy

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar9 INIS Subject Classification Nuclear Safety and Security S54 Environmental sciences S61 Radiation Protection and Dosimetry S63 Radiation, thermal, and other environmental pollutant effects on living organisms and biological materials S98 Nuclear disarmament, Safeguards and Physical Protection

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar10 INIS Subject Classification Economic, Political, Methodological, Legal and Sociological Aspects in Nuclear Context S29 Energy planning, policy and economy S96 Knowledge Management and Preservation S97 Mathematical Methods and Computing S99 General and Miscellaneous

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar11 INIS Subject Classification Environmental and Economic Impact of Non-Nuclear Energy S01 Coal, Lignite and Peat S09 Biomass fuels S02 Petroleum S10 Synthetic fuels S03 Natural gas S13 Hydro energy S04 Oil shales and Tar sands S14 Solar energy S08 Hydrogen S15 Geothermal energy S16 Tidal and wave power S17 Wind energy S20 Fossil-fuelled power plants S24 Power transmission and distribution S25 Energy storage

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar12 INIS Subject Categories S01 Coal, Lignite and Peat S02 Petroleum S03 Natural gas S04 Oil shales and Tar sands S07 Isotope and radiation sources S08 Hydrogen S09 Biomass fuels S10 Synthetic fuels S11 Nuclear fuel cycle and fuel materials S12 Radioactive waste management S13 Hydro energy S14 Solar energy S15 Geothermal energy S16 Tidal and wave power S17 Wind energy S20 Fossil-fuelled power plants S21 Specific nuclear reactors S22 General studies of nuclear reactors S24 Power transmission and distribution S25 Energy storage S29 Energy planning, policy and economy S30 Direct energy conversion S32 Energy conservation and utilization S33 Advanced propulsion systems S36 Materials sciences S37 Inorganic, Organic, Physical and Analytical Chemistry S38 Radiation Chemistry, Radiochemistry and Nuclear Chemistry S42 Engineering S43 Particle accelerators S46 Nuclear Instrumentation S47 Other Instrumentation S54 Environmental sciences S58 Geosciences S60 Basic and applied life sciences S61 Radiation Protection and Dosimetry S62 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine S63 Radiation, thermal, and other environmental pollutant effects on living organisms and biological materials S70 Plasma Physics and Fusion Technology S71 Classical and Quantum Mechanics S72 Physics of Elementary Particles and Fields S73 Nuclear Physics including Radiation Physics S74 Atomic and Molecular Physics S75 Condensed Matter Physics, Superconductivity andSuperfluidity S77 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology S79 Astrophysics, Cosmology and Astronomy S96 Knowledge Management and Preservation S97 Mathematical Methods and Computing S98 Nuclear disarmament, Safeguards and Physical Protection S99 General and Miscellaneous

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar13 JTC Working Group on Subject Categories Members ETDE Germany INIS Japan Switzerland Objective Review and improve Subject categories Make “ETDE only” categories available for INIS Consider new categories

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar14 JTC Working Group on Subject Categories Mandate Review Subject Categories and Scope Description IAEA-ETDE/INIS-2, IAEA, Vienna July 2002 Review categories to include new areas of research and development Update, amend, expand scope descriptions Integrate “ETDE only” categories in INIS Introduce new categories (scope description, definitions, cross references) Draft new release of Subject Categories and Scope Description IAEA-ETDE/INIS-2

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar15 JTC Working Group NEW Subject Categories S77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY All aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology, which encompasses both the control of matter and the fabrication of devices with critical dimensions in the nanometer size range. Theoretical and experimental studies as well as applications are included. All applications of radiation in nanoscience and nanotechnology S79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY Application of physical theories and methods to study solar, stellar and galactic origin, structures and evolution, stellar objects and galaxies; and related problems in cosmology Note: Only if it is of nuclear interest or if it is associated with cosmic radiation, nuclear and high-energy physics.

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar16 JTC Working Group NEW Subject Categories S96 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION Knowledge Management to be of use in all sectors of nuclear science and technology, methods and tools that have been used to implement knowledge management and preservation programmes, terminology, concepts, and techniques associated with knowledge management, human resources planning and knowledge transfer, nuclear education and training S97 MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING Mathematical methods and models, simulations and computer codes, programming, computer architecture, supercomputers and supercomputing for applications in nuclear science and technology.

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar17 JTC Working Group UPDATED Subject Categories S71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS Aspects of classical mechanics of interest for nuclear science and technology; general aspects of quantum mechanics (formalism, theory of measurement, mathematical models, non-relativistic scattering theory, semiclassical theories), qubits, quantum information, quantum entanglement, quantum computers, quantum teleportation, etc., not applied to a specific field; general theory of scattering; Cryogenics: methods and equipment for low temperature …. Particle beam production and handling, …. For: quantum field theory, or quantum chromodynamics, or quantum electrodynamics, or relativistic scattering theory, or S-matrix theory, or scattering of elementary particles… use S72 quantum dots……………………………………………………………...……………use S77 general relativity and gravitation in astrophysics, quantum gravity………….use S79

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar18 JTC Working Group UPDATED Subject Categories S72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS Theory of fields and strings (axiomatic, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches, renormalization, field theories in higher dimensions, such as Kaluza-Klein theories, Schwinger source theory, Bethe- Salpeter equations, relativistic wave equations, lattice gauge theory, techniques employed in field theory studies, such as strong-coupling expansions, theories of strings and other extended objects in the context of elementary particles – branes, M-theory (membrane theory), de Sitter space, anti de Sitter space, etc., superstring theory, theory of quantized fields, etc.) ….. For: general quantum mechanics use S71 general theory of scattering use S71 high-energy physics instrumentation use S46 nucleon-nucleon interactions in nuclei use S73 elementary particle processes in astrophysics…………………………………use S79

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar19 JTC Working Group UPDATED Subject Categories S99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Organization and administration of nuclear activities: general relevant documents dealing with organization, administration, financing and general description of nuclear institutes and programs …… Miscellaneous: historical, philosophical, educational aspects of relevance to nuclear science and technology, progress reports covering several scientific disciplines of relevance to nuclear science and technology, if bibliographic subdivision is not possible or warranted For: non-legal aspects of emergency planning see category for installation mathematical methods, models and computing…………………………………use S97 knowledge management and preservation……………………………………….use S96 nuclear documentation, data and literature handling…………………………..use S96

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar20 JTC Working Group UPDATED Subject Categories S01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT ETDE S07 ISOTOPES AND RADIATION SOURCES INIS and ETDE S08 HYDROGEN ETDE S09 BIOMASS FUELS ETDE S11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALSINIS and ETDE S12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTESETDE S13 HYDRO ENERGY ETDE S14 SOLAR ENERGY ETDE S15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ETDE S16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER ETDE S17 WIND ENERGY ETDE S21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS ETDE S22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS ETDE S24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION ETDE S25 ENERGY STORAGE ETDE S32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION ETDE, new INIS S33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS ETDE, new INIS S36MATERIALS SCIENCEINIS and ETDE S38RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRYINIS S43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS INIS S47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION new for INIS S60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCESINIS S70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY INIS S71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS INIS S72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS INIS S73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS INIS S75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICSINIS and ETDE S98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDSINIS

International Atomic Energy Agency November 2009INIS Training Seminar21 INIS Members Area