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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sis shows that the alternative would be less safe. Standards refers to a list the international, national, industry, and company standards and guidelines (including RGs) to be followed in the project. This should include software requirements standards, software design standards and software coding standards and internal standards and engineering and physical standards that form the basis for the plant safety analysis. The RGs listed in SRP Table 7-1 provide an acceptable list of standards. B.3.1.2.4 Review Guidance for the SDP The staff review of the software development is primarily intended to determine that use of the SDP results in a careful and deliberate development process which will result in high quality software, suitable for use in safety-related systems in nuclear power plants. The details on how this will be done may be found in other plans, such as the SVVP, SCMP, and so forth. The important aspect of the software development plan is the method to be used to make sure these other plans are being applied. This would generally include a provision for effective oversight, where the strategy for managing the technical development is specified. The reviewer should determine if the software development plan allows the applicant or licensee or vendor to adequately monitor the software development process, and that any deviations from the software development process will be discovered in time to take corrective action. Risks that should be specifically reviewed are those associated with risks due to size and complexity of the product, and those associated with the use of pre-developed software. BTP 7.14-20 Draft Revision 6 - August 2015 Complexity of the product should be addressed by vendors. The reviewer should determine that the applicant or licensee also considered this risk. The use of commercial software and hardware may be attractive due to cost, schedule and availability, but there is some risk that a commercial grade dedication process will show the