Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 12dd3f35-6baa-4f6a-8372-84c90ef96a91
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Test Documentation for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants + HISTORY - HISTORY 08/2012 – DG-1207 , Proposed Revision 1 08/1996 – DG-1056 , Proposed Revision 0 (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0833/ML083370243.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.170
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he qualifications, duties, responsibilities, and skills required of persons and organizations assigned to testing activities has been outlined in Clause 8, while further training may be required which can be supported by the Level Test Plan (LTP) documentation found under Clause 9.3.6. b. The refinement of test items, the approach taken by the testing program, and acceptance criteria is outlined in LTP, Clause 9.1.5. c. The additional information on environmental conditions and special controls, equipment, tools, and instrumentation needed for accomplishing the testing can also be supplemented under the LTP within Clause 9.3.2 and the Level Test Design (LTD), Clause 10.2.2. d. The documentation topics for system, software and hardware test instructions and procedures that incorporate the requirements and acceptance limits in applicable design documents has supporting information found in the LTD. The Level Test Case (LTC) outlines further the acceptance criteria under Clause 11.2.5/6, while the steps to be taken procedure documentation is part of the Level Test Procedure (LTPr), Clause 12.2.2. e. The additional information on test prerequisites and the criteria for meeting these requirements and acceptance limits is supplemented under LTPr, Clause 12.2.1. f. The Level Test Log (LTL), Clause 13.2.1 provides further details on test logs, test records that indicate the identity of the tester, the type of observation made, the results / acceptability, and the action taken in connection with any deficiencies. DG-1207, Page 8 g. Additional direction for documents such as test data, and interim reporting test results can be found in the Level Test Log (LTL), Clause 13. The life-cycle processes should demonstrate adequate testing and error resolution documentation with retesting, which is sustained by an Anomaly Report (AR), Clause 14. The licensee should incorporate the information items listed above with the normal outline provided in the MTP. The overall test