Program Management Element

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operational CM program appropriate for a high-hazard facility that is expected to operate for an

extended period. Section 1.4 describes the graded approach for applying these program criteria to

other facilities and situations.

The Glossary provides descriptions of key terms used in these program criteria and throughout this

Standard. Appendix I-B provides background material and concepts that establish the context in which

this Standard should be understood.

The objective of the program management element is to direct and monitor the development and

implementation of the overall CM program.

1.3.1.1 Program Planning

The CM program developed and Implemented by a contractor authorized to manage or operate a

DOE-owned facility should reflect appropriate consideration of the guidance contained in this Standard.

A graded approach (described in Section 1.4) should be used to determine the depth of detail

necessary and the magnitude of resources to be invested in each CM program function. Configuration

management program planning should include the following:

Issuance by the DOE prime contractor of a site/division-level CM policy directive that announces

top management support for the CM program, defines key roles and responsibilities, provides

criteria for the CM equipment scope, and establishes key terminology and definitions.

Initiation of immediate corrective actions for substantive weaknesses discovered during the initial

assessments (as described in criterion 1.3.5.1.a).

Development of the CM program plan, based on the graded approach and initial assessments,

that defines the appropriate level of implementation for specific facilities, describes those actions

already taken to develop and implement the CM program, and identifies the schedules and costs

associated with those actions. This plan should address each of the following topics: scope of the

structures, systems, and components (SSCs) to be included in the CM program; objectives of

each program activity; description of each program activity; basis for the technical content of each

program activity; organizational structure and staffing; interfaces; implementation priorities,

milestone deliverables, and implementation schedules; and cost estimates. The CM program

plan for the basic CM program elements should be provided for DOE review within 18 months

after program planning is initiated. The DR and MCA adjunct program plans may be provided

separately from the CM program plan, but they should be provided within an additional 6 months

after the CM program plan is provided, and they should be incorporated as a part the CM program

plan.

1.3.1.2 Equipment Scope Criteria

The types of equipment to be included in the CM program should be identified. The equipment scope

of the CM program should be based on the functions provided by the SSCs and should include those

SSCs involving safety design requirements (those necessary to protect off-site personnel, on-site

personnel, and facility workers from nuclear and other hazards), environmental design requirements

(those necessary to protect the environment from significant damage or to satisfy environmental

requirements or permits), and mission design requirements (those necessary to avoid substantial

interruptions of the programmatic mission or severe cost impacts).

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