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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and Table 3 list “Identifying security issues (test)” as a required test effort task in the development life-cycle process and only as a minimum recommended test activity covered in the life-cycle areas of “Requirements”, “Design”, “Implementation, “Test”, “Installation/Checkout” and “Operation Test”. The identification of the security issues task should be included in the process activities of “Acquisition”, ”Supply”, “Planning” and “Concept” life-cycle phases in Table 3 and Clause 5. 10. Annexes IEEE Std. 829-2008 includes the eight informative annexes listed below. These annexes are listed here as sources of information; they have not received regulatory endorsement unless otherwise noted: (1) Annex A, “Bibliography,” lists IEEE and International Standardization Organization/ International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) standards that are useful in implementing and interpreting the test requirements in IEEE Std. 829-2008. Although the NRC does not endorse this annex, applicants and licensees may find it useful. (2) Annex B, “Example Integrity Level Scheme,” is endorsed by this regulatory guide, as described and with the exceptions noted in Staff Regulatory Guidance position 6. (3) Annex C, “Testing Tasks,” is endorsed by this regulatory guide, as described in Staff Regulatory Guidance positions 7. (4) Annex D, “Optional Testing Tasks,” describes additional testing tasks that may be performed. Although the NRC does not endorse this annex, applicants and licensees may find it useful. (5) Annex E, “Metrics from a Test Management Perspective,” describes briefly the concept of testing metrics and provides an outline for a metrics report. Although the NRC does not endorse this annex, applicants and licensees may find it useful. (6) Annex F, “Independence,” very briefly discusses the independence of testing groups from development groups. Although the NRC does not endorse this annex, applicants and