Concepts and Terminology

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Specific criteria for design requirement types should be developed on the basis of input from the design

authority. These design requirement types should encompass safety, environmental, and mission

design requirements, and any other types deemed necessary.

1.3.1.3 Concepts and Terminology

Concepts, standard terminology, and standard definitions should be established and maintained for the

CM program. They should be based on the concepts, terms, and definitions provided in this Standard.

1.3.1.4 Interfaces

Configuration Management programmatic and organizational interfaces should be identified and

interface controls established. Appropriate interfaces should be established within the CM program

(i.e., among the CM elements and functions) and between the CM program and other programs that

have configuration management functions. Appropriate organizational interfaces should be

established, both internal and external to the contractor organization, and should include policy and

criteria for the control of vendor activities and information. Interface controls should include clear

assignments of key roles and responsibilities.

1.3.1.5 Databases

Databases for use in the identification, storage, control, and retrieval of information important to

configuration management should be established, and policy and criteria for their use should be

defined.

1.3.1.6 Procedures

After DOE review of the CM program plan, action plans and specific CM implementation procedures

consistent with the action plans should be developed. In addition, governing procedures that correlate

the implementing procedures with the CM program plan should be developed and maintained. The

CM program should include training on CM concepts, terminology, definitions, and procedures.

The objective of the design requirements element is to establish and maintain the design requirements

and the associated design basis.

1.3.2.1 Establishment of Design Requirements

The design requirements should be formally established, documented, and maintained.

For each SSC, the design requirements should be categorized into the types established by the

equipment scope criteria (see criterion 1.3.1.2).

A technical management review should be performed to determine the adequacy of the design

requirements. (The SAR upgrade program may provide useful information here.) If the design

requirements are not fully documented, not accurate, or not complete, the design requirements

should be reconstituted to the extent identified by the design reconstitution adjunct program.

The design requirements should be incorporated into an equipment database that correlates each

SSC with the SSC grade, the design requirements, technical topics involved, and associated

documentation.

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