Energia i regulacje · 2.08.2013

Software Unit Testing for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a revised regulatory guide (RG), revision 1 of RG 1.171, "Software Unit Testing for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants." This RG endorses American National Standards Institute/ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE) Standard (Std.) 1008-1987, "IEEE Standard for Software Unit Testing" with the clarifications and exceptions stated in Section C, "Staff Regulatory Position" in the RG. ANSI/IEEE Std. 1008-1987, which was reaffirmed in 2002, describes a method acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with NRC regulations for promoting high functional reliability and design quality in the software used in safety systems of nuclear power plants.