Concept Development and Evaluation

Other organizations and writers have also developed engineering design process flowcharts. Most of these flowcharts have similar characteristics. ITEAs 12 components are explained in three stages concept, development, and evaluation. Each stage contains four design steps. 

The development of the AHTR requires three overlapping steps leading to a full scale demonstration plant or first-of-a-kind plant concept development and evaluation, research and development, and integrated demonstration test. These are described in more detail below in thecontext of AHTR deplo5mient. 

Concept development and evaluation requires the establishment of a point design with sufficient detail to understand key performance features and uncertainties, technical viability, and testing requirements. Also, a detailed economic analysis should be performed to assess commercial viability. 

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