Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: c90016c6-e03f-4224-8ff3-87a6f7d3ca42
Document Type: srp
Title: Appendix 7-A
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0525/ML052500547.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7
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ion and content for this plan. Management Characteristics The management characteristics that the software V&V plan should exhibit include organization, oversight, responsibilities, and risks. Purpose requires a definition of the purpose and scope of the software V&V activities. The plan should include a general description of the software V&V process. Organization requires a description of the V&V organization. The plan should describe the boundaries and interfaces between the V&V organization and other company organizations. Reporting channels should be described. The relationship among the different V&V tasks should be specified. The plan should require that the V&V organization be independent of the development organization. It should require that formal communication between the V&V and design organizations be documented. Responsibilities requires a definition of the responsibilities and authority of the software V&V organization. The plan should specify the person or group responsible for the successful completion of each V&V task. It should specify the person with authority to approve the successful completion of each V&V task. It should specify the person with authority to approve the release of the reviewed and tested software design outputs. Risks requires a specification of the methods used to identify and manage risks associated with the V&V process. The plan should specify a method for evaluating the risk to safety associated with each software item. It should describe a method for identifying the risk associated with each V&V task. A contingency Appendix 7-A Rev. 4 — June 1997 BTP HICB-14-23 plan should be included to identify risk factors that may cause the V&V task to fail to perform its functions, and to recover from any such failure. Implementation Characteristics The implementation characteristics that the software V&V plan should exhibit include measurement and procedures. Measurement requires a set of indicators used to determine the success