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January 2, 2025

R5 and R6 Newsletter, No. 56, December 2024

Issued by the R5 and R6 Panels

This newsletter has historically been produced on a biannual basis to keep users informed of current developments in the R5 and R6 procedures.

This latest issue of the R5 & R6 Newsletter contains articles on:

  • Current R5 and R6 Panel membership;
  • Current status of the R5 procedures;
  • Current Status of the R6 procedures;
  • Future development of the R5 procedures;
  • Future development of the R6 procedures;
  • Sales process for the R5 and R6 procedures;
  • Information about a R5 introduction Course;
  • Information about a R6 introduction course;
  • Information about a structural integrity course;
  • Closure.

Click to read read the R5 and R6 Newsletter, No. 56, December 2024

We hope you have found this newsletter interesting and useful.

If you have any queries arising from the articles, or about other applications of R5 or R6, please let us know. Articles relevant to R5 and R6, for possible publication in this newsletter, are also welcome.

Please contact:

The Editor
R5/R6 Newsletter EDF Energy
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