Interfaces with Other Facility Life-Cycle Phases

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The CM program assigns SSC grades based upon the most important design requirements

applicable to the SSC. SSCs to be included in the CM program encompass safety class Items.

In addition to interfaces with DOE Orders, there may be interfaces with established Department-level

programs. For example, existing programs and activities to address DNFSB Recommendation 90-2,

Codes and Standards, may interface with the development of the CM program. Some of the existing

efforts are directed toward identifying the codes and standards used for facility designs, evaluating their

adequacy, and reestablishing appropriate codes and standards where necessary. This effort may

contribute to formal design establishment and reconstitution activities necessary for a successful CM

program. If, however, design reconstitution is pursued first, the CM/DR activities may be used to

respond to this DNFSB recommendation. The primary interface is with the design requirements

element, including the DR adjunct program.

Interfaces with Other Facility Life-Cycle Phases. Some form of configuration management should be

provided for each phase of a facility's life, beginning with the design of the facility, continuing throughout

the operating phase of the facility, and extending into deactivation. Figure IA1 depicts how the CM

program described in this Standard relates over the life of a facility. The CM program described in this

Standard applies directly to the operational life-cycle phase, with interfaces with the phases before and

after. Configuration management during design and construction is vital to having adequate design and

as-built information for the operational phase. The interface with the design and construction phase is

discussed previously in relation to DOE 4700.1, Project Management System.

The need for configuration management also extends beyond the operational phase. Even when a site

is undergoing deactivation, some facilities on that site can be in different life-cycle phases, including

design and operation. Site deactivation often includes design and operation of select or new facilities

and facility processes to effect cleanup and remediation, such as verification facilities; these should be

treated as being in the design and operational phases regarding the extent of CM needed. Further, for

facilities being deactivated, the design requirements and documents necessary will be different from

those that were appropriate during the operational phase. For example, design requirements and as-

built drawings related to waste storage and leak detection and mitigation would likely be maintained

during cleanup, whereas items related to process operations might no longer be needed. The

information that will be needed for environmental restoration and remediation of the site, such as

radiation survey maps and disposal records, should also be identified and controlled. Thus, to support

configuration management during deactivation, a review of the design requirements and other

documents should be performed to determine which need to be maintained within the CM program. In

general, many configuration management processes and controls during facility deactivation are similar

to those used during operation, although the scope of design requirements and documents may be

greatly reduced. The deactivation plan should address configuration management needs and identify

the applicable CM program criteria in establishing an appropriate CM program for deactivation,

decontamination and decommissioning, and environmental restoration and remediation.

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