Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: fea61ff0-f344-4101-adfb-590e3d9dfafe
Document Type: srp
Title: Draft Revision 6 – August 2015
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1515/ML15159A946.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7
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ted in project documentation. Procedures should exist to identify, track and resolve project conditions adverse to quality. The SQAP should ensure that traceability is maintained through all phases of the software life cycle. Required software quality factors (listed in Subsection B.3.3 below) should be identified. Software QA reports should be described. The software QA organization should participate in formal reviews and audits of the software development activity. Required reviews and audits should be listed in the SQAP, including review documentation requirements, evaluation criteria, anomaly reporting, and anomaly resolution procedures. RG 1.168, “Verification, Validation, Reviews and Audits for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,” which endorses IEEE Std 1028, “IEEE Standard for Software Reviews and Audits,” describes acceptable methods for QA software reviews and audits. BTP 7.14-22 Draft Revision 6 - August 2015 Record keeping concerns a description of the software QA record keeping requirements and procedures. A list of the documents subject to software quality assurance oversight should be included. The SQAP should describe storage, handling, retention and shipping procedures for these documents and for project quality records. Document structures (such as an annotated table of contents) should be provided. The document control mechanism should be specified. B.3.1.3.3 Resource Characteristics of the SQAP The resource characteristics that the SQAP should exhibit include methods/tools and standards. Methods/tools refer to a description of the means that will be used to accomplish the quality assurance function. The SQAP should identify suitable facilities, equipment, methods, techniques and tools to facilitate the performance of the QA work. Computer equipment and software used to perform the QA work should be specified. Standards involve a method to ensure that approved standards, methods and tools are applied