[DOE LETTERHEAD]
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board
Dear Mr. Chairman:
The purpose of this letter is to
report the status of two commitments in the Implementation Plan for Software
Quality Assurance (SQA) in response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
(DNFSB) Recommendation 2002-1. The
Department has completed the actions required by the following commitments:
Commitment 4.2.3.1
is to develop criteria and guidance for the identification, selection, and
assessment of safety system software and firmware at defense nuclear facilities.
Revision 3 of the criteria review and
approach document (CRAD) has been approved and is available on the Central
Registry web site.
Commitment 4.2.4.1
is to develop criteria and guidance to assess the processes that are in place
to ensure that safety software currently used to support the analysis and
design of defense nuclear facilities is adequate. Revision 3 of this CRAD has been approved and
is available on the Central Registry web site.
Copies of the above documents
have been sent to your staff. The
Central Registry web site address is httn://tis.eh.doe.nov/techstdsl/toolsframe.html.
Questions concerning these commitments may be directed to Chip Lagdon at (301)
903-4218 or me at (301) 903-8008.
Sincerely,
Frank B. Russo
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Corporate Performance
Assessment
cc: Beverly A. Cook, EH-1
Mark B. Whitaker, DR-1
Chip Lagdon, EH-31
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