Report of the Working Group Specialist's meeting on methods and practices in the field of nuclear data covariance

This paper discusses the need for nuclear data covariance files in various fields. The particular fields discussed are: fission reactor core physics, fast reactor shielding, fission reactor fuel cycle, fission power reactor pressure vessel surveillance, delayed neutron parameters for fission, fusion reactor blanket and shielding and fusion reactor dosimetry. Also discussed are the availability of sensitivity and uncertainty analysis techniques to utilize evaluated covariance files, covariance file processing codes and methods for evaluating nuclear data covariance quantiti. Topics on international cooperation are also discussed