Changes to the Scope of this Standard in this Revision

DOE-STD-1073-2003

Configuration Management

for running the code, limitations of the code, hardware requirements, acceptance testing

records, and a copy of the code itself. Contractors should refer to DOE G 200.1-1,

Software Engineering Methodology, or other standards on software configuration

management to supplement the guidance in this standard for software.

DOE O 5480.19 and DOE O 433.1 provide additional detail that compliments the work

control section of this standard. In particular, DOE O 5480.19 provides requirements for

the control of equipment and system status and DOE O 433.1 provides the work control

process.

DOE O 430.1A requires a configuration management process to ensure the integrity of

physical assets and systems and configuration integrity in designs and acquisitions.

DOE G 430.1-5, Transition Implementation Guide, encourages the use of configuration

management and configuration control during transition from the operational to the

disposition phase of a facility/activity life to ensure accurate and up-to-date drawings are

used in the transition process.

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Changes to the Scope of this Standard in this Revision

This standard was originally issued in 1993 to address configuration management for the

operating phase of facilities and activities. This revised standard is applicable to the

design and post-operational (deactivation, decontaminations, and decommissioning)

phases as well. Where possible, configuration management should be applied throughout

the life cycle of critical structures, systems, and components. In fact, the earlier design

requirements, work control, document control, and change control processes are

established for a facility or activity, the easier they will be to establish and maintain. It is

generally more cost effective to establish and maintain accurate records during the design

stage when memories are fresh and design documentation is still available, than to

attempt to reconstruct them at a later date.

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Facilities, Activities, and Operations

Where the term "nuclear facility" is used in this standard it is used consistent with the

definition for "nuclear facility" in 10 CFR 830.3. That definition states that activities and

operations are included in the definition, as well as "facilities." Consequently, wherever

the term "nuclear facility" is used in this standard, it is intended to include nuclear

activities, facilities, and operations. In addition, throughout this document, wherever the

term "activity" appears (in the singular or in the plural "activities") without the terms

"facility" or "operation," it is meant to apply to activities, facilities, and operations. The

term "activity" as it is used in this standard is intended to apply in a broad sense to major

activities, such as deactivation and decontamination, and not to small actions, such as

repacking a valve.

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