2016:25 Licensing of safety critical software for nuclear reactors

175 Pages·2016·1.99 MB·English

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Licensing of safety critical software
for nuclear reactors
Common position of international nuclear regulators and
authorised technical support organisations – Revision 2015
Report number: 2016:25 ISSN: 2000-0456
Available at www.stralsakerhetsmyndigheten.se
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SSM perspective
Background
This report is the 6th revision of the report.
The task force was formed in 1994 as a group of experts on safety critical
software. The members come from regulatory authorities and/or their
technical support organization.
The report, without the SSM cover and this page, will be published by
or available at the websites of the other participating organizations.
Effect on SSM supervisory and regulatory task
The effect of the report is high as it presents a common view on
impor-tant issues by experts from international regulatory
organizations, even though the report is not a regulation or guide.
For further information contact :
Stefan Persson
Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten (SSM)
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority
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Authors: The members of the Task Force on Safety Critical Software.
For full information of members, and corresponding organizations,
of the Task Force see page 18 in the report
2016:25
Licensing of safety critical software
for nuclear reactors
Common position of international nuclear regulators and
authorised technical support organisations – Revision 2015
Date: Oktober2016
Report number: 2016:25 ISSN: 2000-0456
Available at www.stralsakerhetsmyndigheten.se
This report concerns a study which has been conducted for the
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, SSM. The conclusions and view-
points presented in the report are those of the author/authors and
do not necessarily coincide with those of the SSM.
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Licensing of safety critical software
for nuclear reactors
Common position of
international nuclear regulators and
authorised technical support organisations
Bel V, Belgium
BfS, Germany
CNSC, Canada
CSN, Spain
ISTec, Germany
ONR, United Kingdom
SSM, Sweden
STUK, Finland
REVISION
2015
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Foreword
This consensus document has been revised and improved by the Regulator Task Force on
Safety Critical Software (TF SCS) several times since its original publication in 2000, in order
to provide up-to-date practical guidance and consistent standards of quality in the regulatory
review of safety critical software. TF SCS member organisations routinely use the document
and recommend it to nuclear regulators and licensees throughout the world, for their reference
and use.
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Disclaimer
Neither the organisations nor any person acting on their behalf is responsible for the use which
might be made of the information contained in this report.

The report can be obtained from the following organisations or downloaded from their
websites:
Bel V, Subsidiary of the Federal Agency for Institut für Sicherheitstechnologie (ISTec)
Nuclear Control GmbH
Rue Walcourt, 148 Forschungsgelände
B-1070 Brussels, Belgium D-85748 Garching b. München, Germany
http://www.belv.be/ http://www.istec-gmbh.de/
Federal Office for Radiation Protection Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
(BfS) Redgrave Court, Merton Road,
P.O. Box 100149 Bootle, Merseyside, L20 7HS
D-38201 Salzgitter, Germany United Kingdom
http://www.bfs.de/en/kerntechnik http://www.onr.org.uk
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten (SSM)
(CNSC) Swedish Radiation Safety Authority
P.O. Box 1046, Station B, 280 Slater Stree t SE-17116 Stockholm
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1P 5S9 Sweden
http://www.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/ http://www.ssm.se
Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (CSN) STUK  Radiation and Nuclear Safety
C/ Justo Dorado 11 Authority
28040 Madrid Laippatie 4, P.O. Box 14
Spain FIN-00881 Helsinki, Finland
http://www.csn.es/ http://www.stuk.fi/

© 2015 Bel V, BfS, CNSC, CSN, ISTec, ONR, SSM, STUK
Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged.
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