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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rements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50. RG 1.152, “Criteria for use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,” which endorses IEEE Std 7-4.3.2, “IEEE Standard Criteria for Digital Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Generating Stations,” with a few noted exceptions, provides guidance for complying with requirements for safety systems that use digital computer systems. Additional guidance on the application of IEEE Std 7-4.3.2 is provided in SRP Appendix 7.1-D. RG 1.168 endorses IEEE Std 1012, “IEEE Standard for Software Verification and Validation,” as providing methods acceptable to the NRC for meeting the regulatory requirements as they apply to verification and validation (V&V) of safety system software, subject to the exceptions listed. Further, it also endorses IEEE Std 1028, “IEEE Standard for Software Reviews and Audits,” as providing an approach acceptable to the staff for carrying out software reviews, inspections, walkthroughs, and audits, subject to the exceptions listed. RG 1.169, “Configuration Management Plans for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,” endorses IEEE Std 828, “IEEE Standard for Configuration Management Plans,” as providing an acceptable approach for planning configuration management, subject to specific provisions identified in the RG. BTP 7.14-4 Draft Revision 6 - August 2015 RG 1.170, “Software Test Documentation for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,” which endorses IEEE Std 829, “IEEE Standard for Software Test Documentation,” subject to the provisions and exceptions identified in the RG, identifies an acceptable method for satisfying test documentation requirements. RG 1.171, “Software Unit Testing for Digital Computer Software used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,” which endorses the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/IEEE Std 1008, “IEEE Standard for Software Unit Testing,”