7.7. The documentation of the safety case should be introduced by a clear presentation of the purpose and context for the safety case in order to provide the reader with a clear understanding of the project, the decisions to be made and the decision making process, and of the various issues that are to be considered. In the introduction, the following main aspects should be outlined:@@- A brief description of the project that provides its specific objectives and background, the various stages involved and its current status;@@- The policy and regulatory contexts under which the safety case has been prepared and presented;@@- The roles and responsibilities of the various organizations involved in the decision making process, including the framework for public consultation and involvement;@@- clear guide to the decision making process;@@- A comparison with other similar projects;@@- A discussion of the status and maturity of the technologies that will be used;@@- A statement on the need for and importance of the project, in order to support and justify the safety case;@@- A discussion of alternatives that have been considered and reasons for the preferred alternative;@@- The key decisions that have been and will have to be made during the course of the proposed project;@@- A description of critical timing considerations associated with the project;@@- An overview of how compliance with regulatory requirements will be ensured by the operator and how compliance will be verified by the regulatory body;@@- An overview of the operator’s management system and its ability to address adequately the challenges associated with the project.