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No.	Group	Timeframe	Score	Key Area	Criticality	Addressed, Monitoring	Addressed, Not Adequately	Not Addressed	Notes
1	Crosscut			Materials Compatibility
1.1	Crosscut	♦	20	Embrittlement	High		X
1.2	Crosscut	♦	20	Purity Effects	High		X
1.3	Crosscut	♦	20	Pressure Level	High		X
1.4	Crosscut	♦	20	Temperature Range	High		X
1.5	Crosscut	♦	40	Pressure and Temperature Interactions	High			X
1.6	Crosscut	♦	20	Testing Methods	High		X
1.7	Crosscut	♦	20	Higher Strengths	High		X
1.8	Crosscut	♦	40	Loss of Fatigue and Impact Strength	High			X
2	Pipeline			Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines Codes and Standards					A
3	Pipeline	◊	40	Class Locations	High			X
4	Pipeline	♦	40	Conversion to Service	High			X
5	Pipeline	◊	24	Customer Notification	Med			X
6	Pipeline	◊	24	Composite Reinforced Pipe	Med			X
7	Pipeline	♦	20	Pipe Design	High		X		A
8	Pipeline	♦	20	Pipeline Component Design	High		X
9	Pipeline	♦	20	Welding of Steel	High		X
10	Pipeline	♦	40	Joining Other than Welding	High			X
11	Pipeline	♦	20	Construction Requirements	High		X
12	Pipeline	◊	24	Customer Meters, Regulators, and Service Lines	Med			X
13	Pipeline	◊	40	Corrosion Control	High			X
14	Pipeline			Test Requirements
14.1	Pipeline	♦	10	ASTM F519 Hydrogen Embrittlement Test	High	X
14.2	Pipeline	♦	20	Tensile Tests	High		X
14.3	Pipeline	♦	20	K_IH and K_IC Stress Intensity Factors	High		X
14.4	Pipeline	♦	20	Fatigue Crack Growth	High		X
14.5	Pipeline	♦	20	Burst	High		X
14.6	Pipeline	◊	20	Composite Pipe	High			X
14.7	Pipeline	◊	40	Plastic Pipe	High			X
15	Pipeline	♦	40	Uprating	High			X
16	Pipeline			Operations
16.1	Pipeline	◊	20	Procedural Manual for Operations, Maintenance, and Emergencies	High		X
16.2	Pipeline	◊	40	Change in Class Location	High			X
16.3	Pipeline	◊	40	Continuing Surveillance	High			X
16.4	Pipeline	◊	40	Damage Prevention Program	High			X
16.5	Pipeline	♦	12	Emergency Plans	Med		X
16.6	Pipeline	◊	24	Public Education: Emergencies	Med			X
16.7	Pipeline	◊	40	Investigation of Failures	High			X
16.8	Pipeline	♦	20	Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure: Steel and Polyethylene Pipelines	High		X
16.9	Pipeline	♦	12	Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure: High Pressure Distribution Systems	Med		X
16.10	Pipeline	◊	12	Maximum And Minimum Allowable Operating Pressure: Low Pressure Distribution Systems	Med		X
16.11	Pipeline	♦	40	Odorization of Gas	High			X
16.12	Pipeline	♦	40	Tapping Pipelines Under Pressure	High			X
16.13	Pipeline	♦	40	Purging of Pipelines	High			X
17	Pipeline			Maintenance
17.1	Pipeline	◊	12	Transmission Lines: Patrolling	Med		X
17.2	Pipeline	♦	40	Transmission Lines: Leakage Surveys	High			X	B
17.3	Pipeline	♦	20	Transmission Lines: Repair of Leaks, Welds, etc.	High		X
17.4	Pipeline	◊	12	Distribution Systems: Patrolling	Med		X
17.5	Pipeline	♦	40	Distribution Systems: Leakage Surveys	High			X	B
17.6	Pipeline	♦	12	Test Requirements for Reinstating Service Lines	Med		X
17.7	Pipeline	◊	40	Abandonment or Deactivation of Facilities	High			X
17.8	Pipeline	♦	12	Compressor Stations: Reliefs and Combustible Storage	Med		X
17.9	Pipeline	♦	20	Compressor Stations: Gas Detection	High		X
17.10	Pipeline	♦	12	Pressure Limiting and Regulating Stations: Inspection, Testing, Reliefs, etc.	Med		X
17.11	Pipeline	♦	12	Valve Maintenance: Transmission and Distribution Lines	Med		X
17.12	Pipeline	◊	12	Vault Maintenance	Med		X
17.13	Pipeline	♦	40	Prevention of Accidental Ignition	High			X
17.14	Pipeline	♦	40	Qualification of Pipeline Personnel	High			X
17.15	Pipeline	♦	40	Pipeline Integrity Management	High			X
18	Transport			Hazard and Packaging Class for Hydrides, Cryogas, Physisorption, Reactives
18.1	Transport	♦	12	Tests for Appropriate Class Determination	Med		X		C
18.2	Transport	♦	40	Packaging Instructions for Micro Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage Systems	High			X
18.3	Transport	♦	40	Packaging Instructions for Portable Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage Systems	High			X
18.4	Transport	♦	20	Reactive Hydrogen Storage May Be Mixtures	High		X
19	Transport			Emergency Response
19.1	Transport	♦	10	Emergency Response Information: High Pressure Gas, Steel	High	X
19.2	Transport	♦	20	Emergency Response Information: High Pressure Gas, Composite	High		X
19.3	Transport	♦	20	Emergency Response Information: Cryogenic	High		X
19.4	Transport	♦	20	Emergency Response Information: Metal Hydride	High		X
19.5	Transport	◊	20	Emergency Response Information: Cryogas	High		X
19.6	Transport	◊	20	Emergency Response Information: Physisorption	High		X
19.7	Transport	◊	20	Emergency Response Information: Complex Hydrides	High		X
19.8	Transport	♦	20	Emergency Response Information: Reactive (Including Methanol)	High		X
20	Transport	♦	20	Training	High		X
21	Transport	♦	12	Security Plans	Med		X
22	Transport	◊	24	Filling and Purging Requirements for Advanced Media	Med			X
23	Transport	♦	24	Filling and Purging Requirements for High Pressure Containers	Med			X
24	Transport	♦	24	Loading and Unloading Requirements for Composite Containers	Med			X
25	Transport			Container Specifications
25.1	Transport	♦	40	Container Specifications for Composite Storage	High			X	C
25.2	Transport	♦	40	Container Specifications For Metal Hydride Based Storage	High			X	C
25.3	Transport	♦	24	Container Specifications For Reactive Type Storage	Med			X	C
26	Transport	♦	20	Composite/Novel Media Tube Trailer Specifications	High		X
27	Transport	◊	12	Composite/Novel Media Portable Tank Specifications	Med		X
28	Transport	◊	4	Continuing Qualification and Maintenance	Low		X
29	Transport	♦	40	Mobile Fuelers, Treatment of Gas Storage Containers	High			X
30	Transport			Aircraft Carriage
30.1	Transport	♦	40	Aircraft Carriage: Hydride Systems	High			X
30.2	Transport	♦	40	Aircraft Carriage: Hydride Systems in Appliances	High			X
31	Transport	♦	20	Pressure Relief Devices: High Pressure	High		X
32	Transport	♦	20	Pressure Relief Valves: High Pressure	High		X
33	Transport	♦	20	Valves: High Pressure	High		X
34	Transport	♦	20	Welding	High		X
35	Transport	♦	20	Tubing and Fittings: High Pressure	High		X

♦ Near term: 0 to 5 years

◊ Long term: 5 to 15 years

A Higher order--work in other areas will define requirements

B Sensor technology will influence leak survey requirements

C System-level consideration/requirements