Encyclopedia
Development
6) "development," referred to in paragraph 5 of this article, means all stages preceding production, such as design, project research, analysis of project alternatives, formulation of design concepts, assembly and testing of prototypes, pilot production schemes, project and technical documentation, the process of implementing project data into a product, structural design, comprehensive design, and layout scheme;
Source: Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Japan on Cooperation in the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy