\section{Towards the Reference Design Report and R\&D requirements}
\label{Sect:FuturePlans}

The IDS-NF baseline Neutrino Factory (2010/2.0) has been presented in
this Interim Design Report.
An internationally coodinated R\&D programme designed to address the
key technological issues that underpin the Neutrino Factory has been
underway for a number of years.
The details of this programme will not be repeated here.
However, the studies that have been carried out to prepare the
material presented in this report have led to the identification of a
number of issues that must be addressed through an R\&D programme.
In addition, the conceptual-design and engineering tasks that must be
carried out before the Reference Design Report (RDR) can be prepared
have also been identified.
The paragraphs which follow summarise the R\&D programme that is
required to reduce the technical risks that the Neutrino Factory
project presents and the steps that the IDS-NF collaboration plan to
take to deliver the RDR.

In parallel to the programme outlined below, work will continue on the
evaluation of alternatives to some of the systems that are presently
included in the baseline specification.
Examples of such considerations include the possibility that an FFAG
may be a cost-effective replacement for one or more of the RLAs.
The IDS-NF has established a ``change control'' process
\cite{IDS-NF-002} by which a baseline change will be considered if the
proposed alternative can be demonstrated to have substntially reduced
technical risk or give a performance, or a cost, advantage.
The work required to develop such alternatives to systems that are
presently included in the baseline is not presented in the paragraphs
that follow.

\input 04-RandD-plan/04-RandD-AccWG
\input 04-RandD-plan/04-RandD-DetWG
\input 04-RandD-plan/04-RandD-Costing
