Foreword - s1073pt10003

This DOE Standard provides guidance to DOE personnel and contractors on the development and

implementation of an operational Configuration Management (CM) program, including its two adjunct

programs, the Design Reconstitution program and the Material Condition and Aging Management

program. This Standard is intended to serve as guidance only and does not impose new requirements.

This guidance is based on principles successfully implemented at commercial nuclear plants and on

related experiences at DOE-owned facilities. This Standard is applicable to DOE nuclear facilities in the

operational phase. Although it was developed for application to DOE nuclear facilities, the concepts in

this Standard can be adapted and applied to DOE non-nuclear facilities. Portions of this Standard are

useful for other DOE processes, activities, and programs. The intent in using this Standard for other

applications is to prevent proliferation of additional and inconsistent guidance throughout the DOE

complex.

This guidance presents established practices and implementation methods that reflect technically

appropriate and feasible approaches. This guidance was written to address weaknesses known to exist

at DOE nuclear facilities, as confirmed by occurrence reports, Tiger Team assessments, and other

external reviews. This guidance was developed based on: review of configuration management

guidance from various industries; interviews with licensed commercial nuclear utilities and DOE

contractors; review of nuclear utility configuration management practices; and consideration of

configuration management experience at DOE facilities.

The CM program described in this Standard addresses the needs of an ongoing operation rather than the

design and construction of a finite project, and includes activities for reestablishing control of

configuration. Based on this guidance, contractors should evaluate the CM measures needed to

adequately maintain the facility and the actions needed to augment the existing controls related to

configuration management.

Part I of this Standard describes the program principles, including the objective, functional model,

program criteria, and graded approach. Part II of this Standard provides detailed guidance on the

development and implementation of an operational CM program, the Design Reconstitution adjunct

program, and the Material Condition and Aging Management adjunct program.

For information regarding the technical content, please contact:

M.J. Campagnone

U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Environment, Safety and Health (EH-63/GTN)

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20585

301-903-7053