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FOREWORD
The Roadmap has been developed as a guide to the RD and
Code development tasks that could be considered in developing rules
for High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGR). The primary focus
of the Roadmap is on the development of a complete set of rules for
the design and operating conditions that are being proposed for the
Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP). The near-term, Part I
activities focus on development of ASME III, Division 5 Code rules
based on the existing ASME II, Division 1, Subsection NH rules and
existing Code Cases. The Phase I activities also include
incorporation of the new graphite rules in Division 5. Intermediate
term activities are also covered in the Roadmap in Phase II. The
intermediate term activities focus on higher temperature service
and advanced design methods applicable to future HTGR designs. Very
long term activities, such as the development of risk-based or
system-based code rules for the HTGR are not covered in this
Roadmap.
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