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FOREWORD

This American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) SMR Roadmap was funded and developed by ASME. Advanced Systems Technology and Management, Inc. (AdSTM) engaged various stakeholders -- particularly Small Modular Reactor (SMR) vendors, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and ASME Code Committees -- to solicit information that would be used as a basis for the conclusions and recommendations in this SMR Roadmap.

ASME recognizes that critical SMR design information was provided by B&W mPower, NuScale, and Holtec to support the analysis of the ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards in this SMR Roadmap. Finally, ASME acknowledges the NRC staff for its informal input on how the existing Codes and Standards might present potential licensing issues for SMR designs and configurations.

The authors acknowledge, with deep appreciation, the activities of the Peer Review Group (PRG) that consist of Richard Porco, Ralph Hill and Rick Swayne, and the ASME staff and volunteers who have provided valuable technical input, advice and assistance with review of, commenting on, and editing of, this document.

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