Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 4f141c71-35ca-4353-9047-a13efe6d56b7
Document Type: srp
Title: Revision 6 - August 2016
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1601/ML16019A308.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 7
Section ID: 7
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for the SMP The purpose of the staff review of the SMP is to ensure that the management aspects of the software development project are such that high quality software will result. This necessitates a deliberate and careful development process. The staff will generally review the SMP at the initial stage of the software and hardware design implementation life cycle, however for reviewers of digital upgrades to existing reactors; the staff will generally review this plan after the software development is complete. There are several management characteristics that are of particular interest. Since the software development will generally be done by a vendor and not by the applicant or licensee, the interface between the applicant or licensee and vendor, and the method by which the quality of the vendor effort will be judged is critical. An important aspect of the SMP is the relationship between the software development group and the groups which check the quality of the software development process and the software itself. Generally, these are the quality assurance organization, the software safety organization and the software V&V organization. It is important that these groups maintain independence from the development organization, by both organization and function. It is important that oversight of the vendors exists and is effective. There should be oversight by the applicant or licensee. Software or system vendors may not be familiar with nuclear requirements or with specific plant requirements, and therefore one of the more important aspects is oversight by the applicant or licensee that is effective and meets 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B. BTP 7.14-19 Revision 6 - August 2016 When reviewing the duties of each member of the project’s management and technical teams, check to ensure that the personnel responsible for various items have the experience or training to perform those duties. When reviewing the SDOE guidance, the reviewer should determine that the