Introduction/Purpose cont'd

DOE-STD-1073-2003

Configuration Management

with 10 CFR 830.122(b), personnel must be trained to establish and maintain proficiency

in meeting the configuration management process. Training should include:

instruction on the objectives of configuration management;

instruction on the implementation of configuration management, including

applicable procedures; and

update and refresher training (e.g., annually).

The DOE Safety Management System (SMS) or Integrated Safety Management System

(ISMS) is defined in DOE Policy (P) 450.4, Safety Management System Policy. DOE

contractors are expected to use ISMS to integrate safety into all aspects of work planning

and execution. All safety management systems and programs should be designed to fit

together to permit safe and efficient performance. Consistent with that goal,

configuration management should function as an integrated process that marries

seamlessly with other safety management processes at the facility or activity, not as a

separate and distinct program. In addition, the contractor must flow down the

configuration management process to subcontractors and suppliers as appropriate to the

work and ensure subcontractors and suppliers are implementing it appropriately.

Configuration management should be established as an integrated process to be used by

all personnel when performing activities that affect configuration of items within the

process, not as a separate program. If the contractor establishes a separate group with the

responsibility for configuration management, that group's role should be to develop and

maintain the configuration management procedures, maintain the required

documentation, and coordinate and facilitate the reviews of the various line

organizations. It may also assume related responsibilities, such as documentation control.

However, it should not be the sole group responsible for reviewing the proposed changes

to assess impacts on operation.

In addition to maintaining consistency among the design requirements, the physical

configuration, and the documentation for the activity, the configuration management

process must:

support the ISMS (reference DOE P 450.4, Safety Management System Policy; 48

CFR 970.5204-2, Laws, Regulations, and DOE Orders; and applicable DOE

contracts);

help to maintain the safety basis as required by Subpart B of 10 CFR Part 830;

meet the quality assurance requirements for work processes and assessments in

Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 830;

meet the configuration management requirements of DOE O 420.1A, Facility

Safety;

meet the configuration management and work control requirements of DOE Order

433.1, Maintenance Management Program for DOE Nuclear Facilities;

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