I am Aware That Caesar is an American Package, aimed at the American market for American Projects.
However, Us Europeans who use Caesar are now being encouraged away from Asme/american codes, in favour of the harmonised BS EN 13480

This is an extremally comprehensive code
Which fundamentaly treats the Analysis of stress within a system differently to ASME.

My Question Is This.

Do 'Coade' Intent to PROPERLY tackle the issue of
PED and EN13480 within the Caesar enviroment?
And if so, When?

'We' have done some initial studies of EN 13480
and are in the process of 'Harmonizing'
ASME B31.3 with respect to EN13480.
one of the results of our studies is to evaluate the operating case with respect to the Exp.Sa
and to keep the stress levels down to 75%

Ultimatly, PED could result in the migration
away from Ceaser II, in favour of a package that
does deal with PED.

Does anybody else out there come across this problem? and if so do you know of any sources of information?

While it is true that CAESAR&nbspII is a U.S. developed package, half of or user base is outside the U.S. So I disagree with your statement that CAESAR&nbspII is "aimed at the American market for American Projects".

With regards to "EN 13480", addressing this code is our next big priority, since Version 4.50 has just been released. I can't advise timing, since we aren't far enough along to make this estimate.

Let me add that B31.3 does not conflict with the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED). In fact, over the last few years the B31.3 Code Committee has taken steps to "harmonize" the code with the PED. And none of these changes have caused us to modify CAESAR II to maintain compliance with B31.3.

My understanding of the PED is incomplete. But as I see it, the PED, as a unifying (and interim) document, allows the use of any one of several approved "national" codes until things settle down and new international norms such as EN 13480 take hold.

And B31.3 is not going away.