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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umbers the V&V group, either the V&V effort will fall behind, or the V&V effort will not perform all the items required. Since there is no numeric requirement, this would be an indication to the staff reviewer to look closely at the outputs from the V&V team to see if the V&V quality is acceptable, or if some functions are not being performed. The quality of the V&V personnel is also important. If a V&V engineer is to judge the output of a software design engineer, the V&V engineer should be qualified to understand the process, the technology, and the software. If the V&V engineer is not qualified, the V&V effort may not be effective. The reviewer can either ask for the qualifications and resumes of the V&V personnel, or if sufficiently experienced, interview the V&V personnel to gauge their knowledge and experience. The reviewer should check that the SVVP requires the results of the V&V effort to be fully and carefully documented, and that each of the discrepancies be documented in a report, and those discrepancies be resolved, with the resolution documented, tested and accepted by the V&V organization. A significant contributor to problems found in final products has resulted from fixes to problems, where the fix itself did not go through the V&V process, was not properly tested, and therefore the additional problems created by the fix were not found. The SVVP should describe the V&V reporting requirements. It should require that reports document all V&V activities, including the personnel conducting the activities, procedures and results. This includes review documentation requirements, evaluation criteria, error reporting, and anomaly resolution procedures. V&V reports should summarize the positive practices and findings as well as negative practices and findings. The reports should summarize the actions performed and the methods and tools used. B.3.1.11 Software Configuration Management Plan (SCMP) RG 1.173 endorses IEEE Std 1074, subject to provisions listed.