Quality Assurance Software Quality Assurance Implementation Plans

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Quality AssuranceSoftware Quality
AssuranceImplementation Plans

• October 16, 2003
• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Beverly Cook Assistant Secretary Office of
Environment, Safety and Health
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Accomplishments

• Quality Assurance Improvement Plan
• EM 14 of 16 commitments completed
• NNSA 4 of 8 commitments completed
• SQA Improvement Plan
• - EH 7 of 26 commitments completed

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Software Quality Assurance

• October 16, 2003
• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

Chip Lagdon Director, Office of Quality Assurance
Programs Environment, Safety and Health
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SQA IP Completed Activities

• DOE Notice 411.1 Issued
• Office or Quality Assurance Programs Established
• Industry Federal Standards Report Issued
• Design Code Survey Issued

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SQA IP Completed Activities (Cont.)

• SQA Criteria Established
• Interim Code Specific Guidance Reports Issued
• Central Registry Established
• Revision 1 of the Safety Software Assessment
  CRADs Issued

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Purpose of the Central Registry

• Coordinate use of toolbox codes
• Assist code users in configuration control
• POC for resolving user issues
• Work with code owners to ensure technical support
  and training are available
• Communication Functions
• - SQA problem reports
• - Lessons Learned Best Practices
• - Sharing assessment results

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Central Registry

• Central Registry is Part of TSP
• Web Site Contains
• Toolbox Code Information (6)
• SQA Criteria
• Code Specific Guidance Reports
• Industry Federal Standards Report
• Design Code Survey Form

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Current Toolbox Codes
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What is Coming Up?

• Identification of Federal SQA Positions October
• Functional Area Qualification Standard November
• Schedule Established for Conducting Safety
  Software Assessments October
• Design Code Survey Report Issued December
• Relationship Established with Outside SQA Groups
  and POC identified December
• SQA Information Sharing Mechanism October
• Schedule Established for Developing/Revising
  Directives October

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SQA IP Commitments