Technical Content Guidance

DOE-STD-3024-98

Technical Content Guidance

1.4 Definitions/Glossary

This section shall define or explain key terms and

Chapter 1

phrases necessary for the reader to understand the

Introduction of an SDD

SDD.

The purpose of this section of the SDD is to provide

1.5 Acronyms

limited preliminary information related to the

specific SDD such that the SDD can be understood,

This section shall define the acronyms used in the

and can be used effectively and efficiently.

SDD.

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1.1 System Identification

General Overview

This section shall identify the scope of the system

being described in the particular SDD. This section

The SDD shall include an overview of the system

shall identify the boundaries of the system concisely

that includes: (1) statements of the safety functions

and only to the extent necessary to explain the

and other functions assigned to the system; (2) the

physical scope of the system that is covered by this

overall classification of the system; and (3) a basic

SDD and shall identify the interfacing systems that

operational overview of the system, including a

are not covered by this SDD. This subsection is

simplified system diagram. This general overview

anticipated to be only about one paragraph or so

section should be limited to that information

long.

necessary to establish a foundation for

understanding the requirements and bases

1.2 Limitations of this SDD

information that follows in the SDD. This is a

preliminary section; details on the system will be

This section shall explain any limitations that may

provided later.

exist on the SDD (i.e., on this latest version). If the

scope of the SDD is limited in some way, the reader

2.1 System Functions

needs to be made aware of that limitation. For

example, the current version may be preliminary and

The SDD shall state the functions that the system

provide basis information for only the safety

needs to be capable of performing in order to

requirements. Similarly, if certain sections of the

accomplish its intended purpose in the facility. To

SDD have not been fully addressed or developed

the extent applicable to the system being described,

completely at this time, the reader should be

the system's function statements shall address the

informed of this limitation.

areas of safety (protection of onsite and offsite

personnel from radiological and other type hazards),

1.3 Ownership of this SDD

environmental protection, programmatic mission,

and general functions. Statements of the functions

This section shall identify the owner of the SDD and

of the system shall be sufficiently specific to the

state that the owner is responsible for the technical

system as to be distinctively different from the

content of, and for reviewing changes to, the SDD.

functions of other systems. When taken collectively,

The owner is expected in most cases to be the

the functions of all the systems should describe

system engineer, but this could vary in different

comprehensively how those systems contribute to

organizational structures. The owner should not be

the overall operation of the facility.

identified by name, because assignments could

change. Rather, the SDD should point the reader to

Statements of safety function serve as the key link

a place or document that would identify the specific

between the authorization basis documents and

individual assigned as SDD owner.

supporting documents. As discussed in Reference

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