Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs
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diff -u -r77ae070cdceab659705f8e3e9d4a9788d7af7334 -re1714dc7e1c63c28c493be6dcb06b38bf1e1cb0e
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs	(.../ConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision 77ae070cdceab659705f8e3e9d4a9788d7af7334)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Readers/ConfigurationReader.cs	(.../ConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision e1714dc7e1c63c28c493be6dcb06b38bf1e1cb0e)
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
 using Core.Common.IO.Exceptions;
 using Core.Common.Utils;
 using Core.Common.Utils.Builders;
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@
     /// <typeparam name="TCalculationItem">The type of calculation items read from XML.</typeparam>
     public abstract class ConfigurationReader<TCalculationItem>
     {
+        protected readonly XDocument xmlDocument;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="ConfigurationReader{TCalculationItem}"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@
             IOUtils.ValidateFilePath(xmlFilePath);
 
             ValidateFileExists(xmlFilePath);
+
+            xmlDocument = LoadDocument(xmlFilePath);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -68,5 +74,28 @@
                 throw new CriticalFileReadException(message);
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Loads an XML document from the provided <see cref="xmlFilePath"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="xmlFilePath">The file path to load the XML document from.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="CriticalFileReadException">Thrown when the XML document cannot be loaded.</exception>
+        private static XDocument LoadDocument(string xmlFilePath)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                return XDocument.Load(xmlFilePath, LoadOptions.PreserveWhitespace | LoadOptions.SetLineInfo | LoadOptions.SetBaseUri);
+            }
+            catch (Exception exception)
+                when (exception is InvalidOperationException
+                      || exception is XmlException
+                      || exception is IOException)
+            {
+                string message = new FileReaderErrorMessageBuilder(xmlFilePath)
+                    .Build(CoreCommonUtilsResources.Error_General_IO_Import_ErrorMessage);
+
+                throw new CriticalFileReadException(message, exception);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
Index: Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Ringtoets.Common.IO.csproj
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diff -u -r77ae070cdceab659705f8e3e9d4a9788d7af7334 -re1714dc7e1c63c28c493be6dcb06b38bf1e1cb0e
--- Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Ringtoets.Common.IO.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Common.IO.csproj)	(revision 77ae070cdceab659705f8e3e9d4a9788d7af7334)
+++ Ringtoets/Common/src/Ringtoets.Common.IO/Ringtoets.Common.IO.csproj	(.../Ringtoets.Common.IO.csproj)	(revision e1714dc7e1c63c28c493be6dcb06b38bf1e1cb0e)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
       <Private>True</Private>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\..\..\..\Core\Common\src\Core.Common.Version\GlobalAssembly.cs">
Index: Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/Readers/PipingConfigurationReader.cs
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diff -u -r77ae070cdceab659705f8e3e9d4a9788d7af7334 -re1714dc7e1c63c28c493be6dcb06b38bf1e1cb0e
--- Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/Readers/PipingConfigurationReader.cs	(.../PipingConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision 77ae070cdceab659705f8e3e9d4a9788d7af7334)
+++ Ringtoets/Piping/src/Ringtoets.Piping.IO/Readers/PipingConfigurationReader.cs	(.../PipingConfigurationReader.cs)	(revision e1714dc7e1c63c28c493be6dcb06b38bf1e1cb0e)
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
     /// </summary>
     internal class PipingConfigurationReader : ConfigurationReader<IReadPipingCalculationItem>
     {
-        private readonly XDocument xmlDocument;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new instance of <see cref="PipingConfigurationReader"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@
         /// </exception>
         internal PipingConfigurationReader(string xmlFilePath) : base(xmlFilePath)
         {
-            xmlDocument = LoadDocument(xmlFilePath);
-
             ValidateToSchema(xmlDocument, xmlFilePath);
 
             ValidateNotEmpty(xmlDocument, xmlFilePath);
@@ -74,29 +70,6 @@
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Loads an XML document from the provided <see cref="xmlFilePath"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="xmlFilePath">The file path to load the XML document from.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="CriticalFileReadException">Thrown when the XML document cannot be loaded.</exception>
-        private static XDocument LoadDocument(string xmlFilePath)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                return XDocument.Load(xmlFilePath, LoadOptions.PreserveWhitespace | LoadOptions.SetLineInfo | LoadOptions.SetBaseUri);
-            }
-            catch (Exception exception)
-                when (exception is InvalidOperationException
-                      || exception is XmlException
-                      || exception is IOException)
-            {
-                string message = new FileReaderErrorMessageBuilder(xmlFilePath)
-                    .Build(CoreCommonUtilsResources.Error_General_IO_Import_ErrorMessage);
-
-                throw new CriticalFileReadException(message, exception);
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
         /// Validates the provided XML document based on a predefined XML Schema Definition (XSD).
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="document">The XML document to validate.</param>