Quality Assurance Software Quality Assurance Implementation Plans

1. Quality AssuranceSoftware Quality AssuranceImplementation Plans October 16, 2003 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Beverly Cook Assistant Secretary Office of Environment, Safety and Health

2. 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

3. Software Quality Assurance October 16, 2003 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Chip Lagdon Director, Office of Quality Assurance Programs Environment, Safety and Health

4. SQA IP – Completed Activities • DOE Notice 411.1 Issued • Office or Quality Assurance Programs Established • Industry & Federal Standards Report Issued • Design Code Survey Issued

5. 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

6. 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 Purpose of the Central Registry

7. 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 Central Registry

8. Current Toolbox Codes

9. 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 What is Coming Up?

10. SQA IP Commitments