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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ftware tools, thereby making other review determinations easier. B.3.1.8 Software Operations Plan (SOP) The SOP should exhibit the management, implementation and resource characteristics listed below. B.3.1.8.1 Management Characteristics of the SOP The management characteristics that the SOP should exhibit include purpose, organization, responsibilities and security. Purpose refers to a general description of the operation of the software. The SOP should include a general description of the functions that the software is to perform, and a general discussion of the means of carrying out those functions. Organization involves a description of the organizational structure necessary to control the software operation. The SOP should specify operator interface stations and actions required to support operation. Responsibilities concern a description of the responsibilities and authority of the operators. Security involves a description of the appropriate controls to operate the software system. The SOP should identify the physical, logical, and administrative controls needed over operation activities to prevent unauthorized changes to hardware, software and system parameters per RG 1.152. B.3.1.8.2 Implementation Characteristics of the SOP The implementation characteristics that the SOP should exhibit include measurement and procedures. Measurement concerns a set of indicators used to determine the success or failure of the operating procedures. The error rate found during operation activities should be measured, recorded, analyzed and reported. BTP 7.14-31 Draft Revision 6 - August 2015 Procedures involve a description of the procedures necessary to start, operate and stop the software system. The SOP should require a description of procedures for executing the software in all operating modes, and procedures for ensuring that the software state is consistent with the plant operating mode at all times. The SOP should require a description of backup procedures for data and