DOE-STD-1073-2003, Configuration Management
Functional areas: Configuration Management, Supplementary Guidance, Hazard Category
The purpose of this standard is to define the objectives of a configuration management process for DOE nuclear facilities (including activities and operations), and to provide detailed examples and supplementary guidance on methods of achieving those objectives. Configuration management is a disciplined process that involves both management and technical direction to establish and document the design requirements and the physical configuration of the nuclear facility and to ensure that they remain consistent with each other and the documentation.
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Section 1
S NOT
MEASUREMENT
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DOE-STD-1073-2003
October 2003
DOE STANDARD
Configuration Management
U.S. Department of Energy AREA CMAN
Washington, D.C. 20585
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FOREWORD
This Department of Energy (DOE) Technical Standard is available for use by DOE
contractors and subcontractors and DOE operators responsible for DOE nuclear
activities. It was written to apply to DOE hazard category 1, 2, and 3 nuclear facilities,
but elements of this standard can be successfully applied to other types of facilities,
activities, and operations, both nuclear and non-nuclear.
This standard was developed using the consensus process of the DOE Technical
Standards Program. Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions, and
any pertinent data that may improve this document) should be sent to Mary Haughey at:
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
EH-22/270CC/GTN
Washington, D.C. 20585-0270
ATTN: Mary Haughey
Phone: (301) 903-2867
Facsimile: (301) 903-6172
Email: Mary.Haughey@eh.doe.gov
You may also use the pre-addressed Document Improvement Proposal Form, DOE F
1300.3, at the end of this standard to submit your comments.
This standard is part of the DOE Technical Standards Program and is issued to provide
supplemental information regarding the Department's expectations for configuration
management of DOE nuclear activities. It provides guidance to DOE personnel and
contractors for the development of a configuration management process for the design,
operational, or post-operational phase of a DOE nuclear facility or activity. The guidance
presented in this standard is based on configuration management guidance from various
non-government standards, nuclear utility configuration management practices, and
configuration management experience at DOE facilities. DOE contractors should refer to
the guidance in this standard when developing procedures and other work processes
involving configuration management. Appendix A lists the documents and standards that
are either referenced within this standard or were consulted during the development of
this standard.
Appendix B contains a glossary of terms used in this standard and Appendix C lists the
acronyms used in this standard.
The following DOE directives contain requirements directly or indirectly related to
configuration management of DOE nuclear activities and should be consulted regarding
requirements for configuration management:
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• 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 830, Nuclear Safety Management
• DOE O (Order) 413.3, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of
Capital Assets
• DOE O 420.1A, Nuclear Facility Safety
• DOE O 433.1, Maintenance Management Program for DOE Nuclear Facilities
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In addition the process safety management provisions of 29 CFR 1910.119 contain
requirements for management of change that can be addressed through the configuration
management process in this standard.
Contractors operate most DOE facilities. These facilities are referred to as government-
owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities. Consequently, most responsibilities for
configuration management identified in this standard are to be performed by contractors.
However, DOE personnel, not contractors, perform work at government-owned,
government-operated (GOGO) activities. Therefore, throughout this standard, wherever
an action is assigned to a contractor it should be assumed that the DOE operator should
perform the action for GOGO activities.
Much of the material in the original version of this standard issued in November 1993
was provided to establish configuration management programs for existing facilities
where none existed. This involved a substantial effort including, in some cases,
reconstitution of the design bases. The intent of this version of the standard is to provide
guidance for continued management of the configuration of existing facilities and the
establishment of configuration management processes for new facilities. For this reason,
some of the material that addressed establishing a configuration management process for
an existing facility has been deleted. Other discussions, such as the process for
reconstituting a design basis, have been retained in the appendices as potentially useful
reference material, but not part of the main focus of this standard. We have deleted the
discussion on material condition and aging because it is a subject that is more
appropriately covered in DOE directives on maintenance. We have also deleted the
reference to configuration management “programs” to emphasize that configuration
management should be part of an integrated management scheme and not a separate,
isolated effort. We have added a section on work control, consistent with the work
control process in DOE O 433.1. Work control is an important part of the process of
managing the facility/activity configuration. Much of the content contained in the body
of the original standard has been relocated to appendices to make the information easier
to find and other information has been moved to chapters that address specific elements
of configuration management. Check the table of contents for the new location of this
information. We have also revised the scope of the standard to be applicable throughout
the lifecycle of the facility or activity. This is further discussed in Chapter 2.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE ......................................................................................................... 1-1
2 APPLICABILITY ............................................................................................................................. 2-1
2.1 SCOPE OF APPLICABILITY............................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 REFERENCE TO CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT IN DOE DIRECTIVES AND STANDARDS ............ 2-1
2.3 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT INTERFACES.............................................................................. 2-2
2.4 CHANGES TO THE SCOPE OF THIS STANDARD IN THIS REVISION................................................... 2-4
2.5 FACILITIES, ACTIVITIES, AND OPERATIONS.................................................................................. 2-4
Section 3
3 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1 GENERATING AND CONTROLLING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ......................................................... 3-1
3.1.1 New Facilities and New Construction ................................................................................. 3-1
3.1.2 Existing Facilities and Activities ......................................................................................... 3-2
3.2 DEFINING THE SCOPE OF CM SSCS.............................................................................................. 3-4
3.3 IDENTIFYING AND DOCUMENTING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS......................................................... 3-6
3.3.1 Design Process .................................................................................................................... 3-6
3.3.2 Design Output...................................................................................................................... 3-7
3.4 TAKING INTERIM MEASURES WHILE THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS ARE BEING DOCUMENTED ..... 3-8
3.5 ESTABLISHING A DESIGN AUTHORITY.......................................................................................... 3-9
3.6 REVIEWING DESIGN REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................ 3-9
3.7 USING SYSTEM DESIGN DESCRIPTIONS ...................................................................................... 3-12
3.8 ESTABLISHING EQUIPMENT DATABASES .................................................................................... 3-12
3.9 ASSURING A SMOOTH TURNOVER FROM DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION...................................... 3-14
3.10 GRADING.................................................................................................................................... 3-14
3.10.1 Grading Based on Facility Hazard Category.................................................................... 3-16
3.10.2 Grading Based on SSC Importance ................................................................................... 3-16
3.10.3 Grading Based on Facility Type and Technical Characteristics....................................... 3-17
3.10.4 Grading Based on Facility Remaining Lifetime ................................................................ 3-18
3.10.5 Grading Based on Facility Operational Status and Lifecycle Phase................................. 3-20
3.10.6 Grading Based on Programmatic and Technical Issues ................................................... 3-22
3.10.7 Grading Based on Existing Programs and Procedures..................................................... 3-22
3.11 MANAGING DESIGN CHANGES AND SAFETY BASES UNDER CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT.... 3-23
3.11.1 Design Changes................................................................................................................. 3-23
3.11.2 Safety Basis........................................................................................................................ 3-24
3.11.3 Design Basis versus Design Requirements ........................................................................ 3-24
3.12 USING COGNIZANT SYSTEM ENGINEERS IN THE PROCESS OF DOCUMENTING DESIGN
REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 3-25
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4 WORK CONTROL........................................................................................................................... 4-1
5 CHANGE CONTROL ...................................................................................................................... 5-1
5.1 IDENTIFYING CHANGES ................................................................................................................ 5-1
5.1.1 Identifying Change Mechanisms.......................................................................................... 5-1
5.1.2 Considering the Impact of Minor Changes.......................................................................... 5-4
5.1.3 Making Equivalent Changes................................................................................................ 5-4
5.1.4 Using a Consistent Configuration Management Process .................................................... 5-4
5.1.5 Developing Efficient Configuration Management Processes .............................................. 5-5
5.2 DOCUMENTING PROPOSED CHANGES ........................................................................................... 5-5
5.2.1 Documenting Proposed Changes......................................................................................... 5-5
5.2.2 Using Change Control Packages......................................................................................... 5-5
5.3 REVIEWING CHANGES .................................................................................................................. 5-6
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5.3.1 Performing Technical Reviews of Changes. ........................................................................ 5-6
5.3.2 Performing Management Reviews of Changes .................................................................. 5-11
5.3.3 Performing USQ Reviews .................................................................................................. 5-12
5.3.4 Performing Other Reviews ................................................................................................ 5-12
5.4 APPROVING CHANGES................................................................................................................ 5-13
5.5 IMPLEMENTING CHANGES .......................................................................................................... 5-13
5.5.1 Performing Work ............................................................................................................... 5-13
5.5.2 Developing Change Control Packages.............................................................................. 5-13
5.5.3 Deviating from or Making Changes to the Change Control Package. .............................. 5-14
5.5.4 Tracking Changes to Completion ...................................................................................... 5-14
5.5.5 Reporting Implementation Progress. ................................................................................. 5-14
5.5.6 Paying Attention to Partially Implemented Changes......................................................... 5-15
5.5.7 Implementing Multiple Changes in Parallel...................................................................... 5-16
5.6 POST-MODIFICATION TESTING................................................................................................... 5-16
5.7 POST-MODIFICATION TRAINING................................................................................................. 5-17
5.8 DOCUMENTATION CHANGES ...................................................................................................... 5-17
Section 5
5.8.1 Updating Critical Documents Before Implementing Changes........................................... 5-17
5.8.2 Providing As-built Documentation .................................................................................... 5-17
5.9 GRADING CHANGE CONTROL..................................................................................................... 5-17
5.10 IMPROVEMENT ........................................................................................................................... 5-18
5.11 BASELINE CHANGE CONTROL .................................................................................................... 5-18
6 DOCUMENT CONTROL ................................................................................................................ 6-1
6.1 IDENTIFYING DOCUMENTS TO BE CONTROLLED........................................................................... 6-2
6.2 STORING DOCUMENTS.................................................................................................................. 6-3
6.3 CONTROLLING AND TRACKING DOCUMENTS ............................................................................... 6-4
6.3.1 Control Procedures ............................................................................................................. 6-4
6.3.2 Secure File........................................................................................................................... 6-4
6.3.3 Controlled Document Distribution List ............................................................................... 6-5
6.3.4 Identification of Proposed Changes .................................................................................... 6-5
6.3.5 Major Vs. Minor Document Changes .................................................................................. 6-5
6.3.6 Notification of Pending Changes......................................................................................... 6-5
6.3.7 Timely Incorporation of Changes ........................................................................................ 6-6
6.3.8 Distribution of Documents................................................................................................... 6-6
6.3.9 Control of Superseded or Canceled Documents .................................................................. 6-6
6.3.10 Document Database ............................................................................................................ 6-7
6.4 RETRIEVING DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................................ 6-7
6.5 CONTROLLING INTERFACES.......................................................................................................... 6-8
6.6 CONTROLLING THE PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTED SAFETY ANALYSIS .......................................... 6-9
7 ASSESSMENT................................................................................................................................... 7-1
7.1 ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................ 7-1
7.2 CONSTRUCTION ASSESSMENTS .................................................................................................... 7-2
7.3 PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION ASSESSMENTS .................................................................................. 7-2
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7.3.1 Walkdowns........................................................................................................................... 7-4
7.3.2 Resolution of Configuration and Documentation Discrepancies ........................................ 7-4
7.4 DESIGN ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................................................. 7-5
7.5 POST-CONSTRUCTION/ -MODIFICATION/ -INSTALLATION ASSESSMENTS..................................... 7-6
7.6 PERIODIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS...................................................................................... 7-6
7.7 RESOLUTION OF OPEN ITEMS ....................................................................................................... 7-7
APPENDIX A - REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 1
APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY....................................................................................................................... 1
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APPENDIX C - ACRONYMS..................................................................................................................... 1
APPENDIX D - REGENERATION/RECOVERY/DOCUMENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS,
BASES, AND ENGINEERING INFORMATION .................................................................................... 1
APPENDIX E – EXAMPLE CHANGE REQUEST ................................................................................. 1
APPENDIX F - EXAMPLE CHANGE CONTROL PACKAGES .......................................................... 1
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APPENDIX G - CONDUCT OF WALKDOWNS..................................................................................... 1
INDEX ............................................................................................................................................................ I
CONCLUDING MATERIAL PAGE .......................................................................................................... I
TABLE OF FIGURES
FIGURE 2-1 BASIC RELATIONSHIPS IN CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT ...................................................... 1-2
FIGURE 2-2 KEY CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT ELEMENTS ..................................................................... 1-2
FIGURE 3-1 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT INTERFACES .......................................................................... 2-3
FIGURE 4-1 RELATIONSHIP OF CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT TO DESIGN, SAFETY, AND AUTHORIZATION
BASES .................................................................................................................................................. 3-1
FIGURE 4-2 GATHERING THE BEST AVAILABLE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CM SSCS...................... 3-3
FIGURE 4-3 COMPILING THE SET OF CM SSCS ............................................................................................ 3-5
FIGURE 4-4 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................ 3-8
FIGURE 4-5 SAMPLE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT DATABASE ......................................... 3-13
FIGURE 4-6 DOCUMENTING THE CM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS................................................................... 3-25
FIGURE 5-1 WORK CONTROL PROCESS ........................................................................................................ 4-1
FIGURE 6-1 CHANGE CONTROL PROCESS..................................................................................................... 5-3
FIGURE 6-2 TECHNICAL REVIEW OF CHANGES............................................................................................. 5-7
FIGURE 7-1 DOCUMENT CONTROL FUNCTIONS............................................................................................ 6-1
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1 INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE
The purpose of this standard is to define the objectives of a configuration management
process for DOE nuclear facilities (including activities and operations), and to provide
detailed examples and supplementary guidance on methods of achieving those objectives.
Configuration management is a disciplined process that involves both management and
technical direction to establish and document the design requirements and the physical
configuration of the nuclear facility and to ensure that they remain consistent with each
other and the documentation.
The size, complexity, and missions of DOE nuclear facilities vary widely and
configuration management processes may need to be structured to individual facilities,
activities, and operations. It would generally be inappropriate to apply the same
configuration management standards to widely different activities, for example, a reactor
facility and a small, simple laboratory. The detailed examples and methodologies in this
standard are provided to aid those developing their configuration management processes;
however, they are provided for guidance only and may not be appropriate for application
to all DOE nuclear activities. The individuals defining the configuration management
process for a particular nuclear activity will need to apply judgment to determine if the
examples and methods presented in this standard are appropriate for the activity.
Nevertheless, the basic objectives and general principles of configuration management
are the same for all activities. The objectives of configuration management are to:
(1) establish consistency among design requirements, physical configuration, and
documentation (including analysis, drawings, and procedures) for the activity, and
(2) maintain this consistency throughout the life of the facility or activity, particularly
as changes are being made.
This objective and the relationship between design, documentation, and the actual
physical plant configuration of the facility, activity, or operation are illustrated in
Figure 1-1.
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Documentation
Design
Physical Configuration
Note: Arrows denote primary relationships and information flow
FIGURE 1-1 BASIC RELATIONSHIPS IN CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
Fulfilling the configuration management objective is accomplished through the key
configuration management elements as illustrated in Figure 1-2.
Key Configuration
Management Elements
•Design Requirements
•Work Control
•Change Control
•Document Control
•Assessments
FIGURE 1-2 KEY CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT ELEMENTS
The Chapters 3 through 7 in this standard address each of the key elements in Figure 1-2
and provide additional details on how they can be implemented.
The contractor must have a formal policy that endorses the use of configuration
management and defines key roles and responsibilities. The contractor must also ensure
that sufficient resources are provided to adequately implement the configuration
management process. The contractor should establish and document the configuration
management requirements at the earliest practical time prior to facility operation or
initiation of the activity. Configuration must be controlled for the life of the facility or
the duration of the activity. Prior to the end of life of the facility or activity, the
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contractor, in coordination with DOE, must determine if configuration management
should be applied to post-operation activities, such as decontamination and deactivation.
If there is a contractor change at the end of operation, the operating contractor should
work with the post-operation contractor to determine how the configuration management
effort should be relayed to the new contractor.
The contractor must formally document and implement the configuration management
process to be used for the activity in a configuration management plan. The
configuration management plan must address:
• how each of the key elements of configuration management will be implemented
(See Chapters 3 through 7);
• what are the systems, structures, and components to be included in the
configuration management process and what is the basis/justification for the
selection (See CM SSCs in Chapter 3);
• what configuration management training is provided;
• who is assigned key responsibilities and authorities for configuration
management;
• how interfaces are controlled (for control of interfaces for documentation, see
Section 6.5); and
• what programs and procedures must incorporate configuration management.
The individuals implementing the configuration management process must be given
sufficient independence and authority. However, configuration management should not
be viewed as a program separate from other safety and management activities. The very
nature of configuration management is that it is an integrating activity. For this reason,
the individuals who implement configuration management must be knowledgeable about
the various activities being implemented for the facility or activity and the impact
proposed changes might have on that facility or activity. For example, it might be
inappropriate to store a chemical with noxious fumes in an area where new maintenance
activities would require frequent access for maintenance personnel. Another, less
frequently occupied area might be more appropriate. Individuals who are involved in the
day-to-day work of a facility or activity, such as operations and maintenance supervisors,
are likely to be more cognizant of the nearby activities and the impact of proposed
changes. Therefore, they should directly participate in the configuration management
process. In particular, where there is a Cognizant System Engineer for a system, the
Cognizant System Engineer should be involved in the configuration management process
for that system. In addition, as changes to a facility or activity impact the content of
training programs, the training organization should be involved in the configuration
management process.
The contractor must incorporate configuration management requirements into its
procedures and other work processes, and, consistent with 10 CFR 830.122(e), perform
work in accordance with those procedures and work processes. Furthermore, consistent
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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).
Section 9
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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• support the requirement for documentation, traceability, and accountability for
pressure vessels in DOE O 440.1A, Worker Protection Management for DOE
Federal and Contractor Employees; and
• ensure changes to the design requirements, physical configuration, or
documentation are reflected in procedures and training.
Where appropriate, a graded approach should be used to implement configuration
management. The configuration management plan should identify how the graded
approach will be applied. For example, if the contractor applies different schedules for
updating documents through the document control process based on the importance of the
document type to operations, the schedules should be documented in the configuration
management plan.
The verbs "should," "may," and "must" are used throughout this standard. While our
intent is that the purpose of this standard is to provide guidance, not requirements, some
organizations may agree to have this standard included in the contract or in other
commitments as a requirement. If this standard is listed as a requirement for a specific
facility or activity or set of facilities or activities, the DOE contractor or other
organization required to meet this standard must comply with all of the applicable
provisions that include the word "must." They are not required to meet the provisions that
use the word "should," although they are still recommended.
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The word "may" denotes permission to do something and does not impose a requirement.
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2 APPLICABILITY
2.1 Scope of Applicability
This standard provides guidance and information to be used for the development and
implementation of configuration management processes at DOE nuclear facilities. It was
written specifically to apply to hazard category 1, 2, and 3 nuclear facilities as determined
by DOE STD 1027, Hazard Categorization and Accident Analysis Techniques for
Compliance with DOE 5480.23, Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports, especially with respect
to the references to safety bases and 10 CFR Part 830. However, many of the principles
and methods provided in this standard may also be useful to manage changes to non-
nuclear activities or to nuclear facilities whose inventory of nuclear materials is below the
threshold for hazard category 3 nuclear facilities (e.g., radiological facilities and non-
nuclear facilities).
This standard is applicable to DOE and DOE contractor personnel, including National
Nuclear Security Administration personnel and their contractor personnel.
2.2 Reference to Configuration Management in DOE Directives and
Standards
A number of DOE directives reference or require configuration management,
configuration control, or a configuration management program. Some specifically
reference this standard. References to configuration management or configuration
control can be found in the following DOE directives and standards:
• DOE Order (O) 413.3, Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of
Capital Assets
• DOE O 420.1A, Facility Safety
• DOE O 430.1A, Life Cycle Asset Management
• DOE O 433.1, Maintenance Management Program for DOE Nuclear Facilities
• DOE O 452.2B, Safety of Nuclear Explosives Operations
• DOE O 5480.19, Conduct of Operations Requirements for DOE Facilities
• DOE O 5480.20A, Personnel Selection, Qualification, and Training
Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities
• DOE Manual (M) 435.1-1, Radioactive Waste Management Manual
• DOE Guide (G) 200.1-1, Software Engineering Methodology
• DOE G 423.1-1, Implementation Guide for Use in Developing Technical Safety
Requirements
• DOE G 430.1-5, Transition Implementation Guide
• DOE G 433.1-1, Nuclear Facility Maintenance Management Program Guide for
Use with DOE O 433.1
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• DOE G 435.1-1, Implementation Guide for use with DOE M 435.1-1
• DOE G 450.4-1B, Integrated Safety Management System Guide
• DOE STD 1051, DOE Standard Guideline to Good Practices for Maintenance
Organization and Administration at DOE Nuclear Facilities
• DOE STD 1065, DOE Standard Guideline to Good Practices For
Postmaintenance Testing at DOE Nuclear Facilities
• DOE STD 1121, Internal Dosimetry
• DOE STD 3003, Backup Power Sources for DOE Facilities
• DOE STD 3006, Planning and Conduct of Operational Readiness Reviews
• DOE STD 3011, DOE Standard Guidance For Preparation of DOE 5480.22
(TSR) and DOE 5480.23Implementation Plans
• DOE STD 3024, Content of System Design Descriptions
• DOE STD 6002, DOE Standard Safety of Magnetic Fusion Facilities:
Requirements
• DOE STD 6003, Safety of Magnetic Fusion Facilities: Guidance
• DOE Handbook (HDBK) 1101, Process Safety Management for Highly
Hazardous Chemicals
• DOE HDBK 3027, DOE Handbook Integrated Safety Management Systems
Section 11
(ISMS)
These Orders, Manuals, and Guides can be found on http://www.directives.doe.gov.
These Technical Standards and Handbooks can be found on http://tis.eh.doe.gov/techstds.
2.3 Configuration Management Interfaces
Configuration management supports a number of contractor organizations and initiatives
by ensuring conformance with the established design requirements. Figure 2-1 illustrates
some of these interfaces.
While the provisions in this standard necessarily overlap other provisions such as those
illustrated in Figure 2-1, these are viewed as complementary, not conflicting
requirements. The use of this standard does not preclude the use of other standards that
address particular aspects of configuration management in greater detail, such as the
application of configuration management during construction or control of equipment
status. Contractors should use the ISMS process to integrate the work performed to meet
the provisions in the configuration management process, as well as other processes. In
particular, although some elements of the safety basis requirements can be met through
configuration management processes, this standard is not intended to provide definitive
guidance on the safety analysis or design basis processes.
The following discussions illustrate some of the interfaces between configuration
management and other DOE requirements and guidance.
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The Contractor Requirements Document (CRD) in DOE O 413.3 states for project
management systems for acquisition of capital assets:
A configuration management process must be established that controls changes to the
physical configuration of project facilities, structures, systems, and components in
compliance with ANSI/EIA-649, National Consensus Standard for Configuration
Management. This process must also ensure that the configuration is in agreement with
the performance objectives in the technical baseline.
DOE O 413.3 requires contractors to use ANSI/EIA-649 for configuration management.
Wherever the provisions of DOE O 413.3 apply, DOE and the contractor should
determine whether to use ANSI/EIA-649 in lieu of this standard or to use this standard to
supplement ANSI/EIA-649. In addition, Chapter II of DOE O 413.3 contains specific
requirements for Baseline Change Control that may apply (See Chapter 5).
Authorization
Agreement
• DSA (including hazard &
accident analysis)
• TSRs
• USQ Process
• Environmental compliance
• Contract terms and
conditions
Operations &
Maintenance
• Work planning & control
• Procedures
• Limits & setpoints
• ISM
• Safety reviews & critiques
• QA
• Drawings, vendor manuals,
& SDDs
• Parts & materials
substitutions
Engineering
• Design
• Modifications
• Reviews
Procurement
• Specifications
(including design
requirements)
• Material/parts lists
Training
• Manuals
• Lesson Plans
Configuration Management
• Design Requirements
• Change Control
• Work Control
• Document Control
• Assessments
Design
Requirements Maintaining consistency among the
facility/activity configuration, the design
requirements, and the documentation
throughout the lifetime of the facility/activity
will help to maintain conformance with the
Authorization Agreement and the design basis.
It will also help to avoid operational and safety
problems caused by changes or maintenance
Activities that are not properly designed,
reviewed, approved, installed tested or
operated consistent with design requirements.
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FIGURE 2-1 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT INTERFACES
Section 4.5.1.2 of DOE O 420.1 states specific requirements for configuration
management for DOE hazard category 1, 2, and 3 nuclear facilities and references this
standard for further guidance.
This standard recognizes the need for configuration management of software used to
perform functions or analysis related to safe operations, but it does not provide detail on
the special considerations related to software configuration management. For example,
DOE STD 1121 states that dosimetry codes should be subject to configuration
management including records of the version of the code, the user’s manual, instructions
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for running the code, limitations of the code, hardware requirements, acceptance testing
records, and a copy of the code itself. Contractors should refer to DOE G 200.1-1,
Software Engineering Methodology, or other standards on software configuration
management to supplement the guidance in this standard for software.
DOE O 5480.19 and DOE O 433.1 provide additional detail that compliments the work
control section of this standard. In particular, DOE O 5480.19 provides requirements for
the control of equipment and system status and DOE O 433.1 provides the work control
process.
DOE O 430.1A requires a configuration management process to ensure the integrity of
physical assets and systems and configuration integrity in designs and acquisitions.
DOE G 430.1-5, Transition Implementation Guide, encourages the use of configuration
management and configuration control during transition from the operational to the
disposition phase of a facility/activity life to ensure accurate and up-to-date drawings are
used in the transition process.
2.4 Changes to the Scope of this Standard in this Revision
This standard was originally issued in 1993 to address configuration management for the
operating phase of facilities and activities. This revised standard is applicable to the
design and post-operational (deactivation, decontaminations, and decommissioning)
phases as well. Where possible, configuration management should be applied throughout
the life cycle of critical structures, systems, and components. In fact, the earlier design
requirements, work control, document control, and change control processes are
established for a facility or activity, the easier they will be to establish and maintain. It is
generally more cost effective to establish and maintain accurate records during the design
stage when memories are fresh and design documentation is still available, than to
attempt to reconstruct them at a later date.
2.5 Facilities, Activities, and Operations
Where the term "nuclear facility" is used in this standard it is used consistent with the
definition for "nuclear facility" in 10 CFR 830.3. That definition states that activities and
operations are included in the definition, as well as "facilities." Consequently, wherever
the term "nuclear facility" is used in this standard, it is intended to include nuclear
activities, facilities, and operations. In addition, throughout this document, wherever the
term “activity” appears (in the singular or in the plural “activities”) without the terms
“facility” or “operation,” it is meant to apply to activities, facilities, and operations. The
term “activity” as it is used in this standard is intended to apply in a broad sense to major
activities, such as deactivation and decontamination, and not to small actions, such as
repacking a valve.
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3 DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
The objective of the design requirements element of configuration management is to
document the design requirements. The design requirements define the constraints and
objectives placed on the physical and functional configuration. The design requirements
to be controlled under configuration management will envelope the safety basis and,
typically, the authorization basis. Consequently, proper application of the configuration
management process should facilitate the contractor’s efforts to maintain the safety basis
and the authorization basis. Contractors must establish procedures and controls to assess
new facilities and activities and modifications to facilities and activities to identify and
document design requirements.
Facility Operations
The operations, maintenance and
surveillance of facility systems and
equipment and the implementation
of safety management programs.
Authorization Basis
Configuration
Management
Design Basis
Safety Basis
Figure 3-1 Relationship of Configuration Management to Design, Safety, and Authorization Bases
3.1 Generating and Controlling Design Requirements
3.1.1 New Facilities and New Construction
For new construction or activities for which the configuration is not currently being
managed, DOE and the contractor must formally agree on the point in time when the
contractor will initiate formal control of the configuration. The schedule may contain a
series of milestones tied to specific dates or activities. This will allow the contractor to
phase-in configuration management as design requirements are established or
construction activities are completed and turned over. Generally, when the design is
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completed prior to construction the design is “frozen.” This is an opportune time to
initiate the configuration management process to control future changes.
DOE G 420.1-1 states:
Document and change control for project design documents and supporting
documentation must be provided by the design activity during the design. By the start of
construction, document and change control must be provided by an appropriate QA
configuration management program. Subsequent changes to project design and
supporting documents must be made by means of a formal change control program in
accordance with 10 CFR 830.120 [10 CFR 830, Appendix A].
For new construction, (i.e., new facilities and major modifications to existing facilities),
the design requirements must be identified and documented as part of the design process
and incorporated into a formal configuration management process before start of
construction. The contract with the architect engineer and/or construction contractor
should specify the expected actions related to configuration management for the design
and construction activities, as well as for construction turnover to the operating
contractor.
3.1.2 Existing Facilities and Activities
The contractor should have identified the design requirements for safety systems,
structures, and components (SSCs) for existing, hazard category 1, 2, and 3 nuclear
facilities during the development of the documented safety analysis (DSA) to meet
10 CFR Part 830, Subpart B. For facilities that lack thorough documentation of the
design basis, or for SSCs other than safety SSCs, the requirements for previously
installed SSCs may not be documented or available. In these cases, it may not make
sense from a cost versus benefit perspective to immediately reconstruct the design
requirements.
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The contractor should document the new or revised design requirements as maintenance
and modifications are performed at the facility or activity. In these cases, the contractor
must:
• ensure that the DSA demonstrates that the functional requirements for the safety
SSCs are sufficient, and
• validate that the safety SSCs will perform their safety functions as assumed in the
analysis.
If the information is not sufficient to adequately document the configuration management
baseline to validate proper operation of the safety SSCs, then the contractor should
determine if additional action is necessary to complete the available information on the
design requirements for the nuclear activity so that changes can be adequately assessed.
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One way to do this is by using engineering data recovery techniques. Data recovery
techniques include searching for and reviewing existing files, archived records, and other
sources that might contain the information, and validating the accuracy of the information
before it is used.
If the contractor determines that the data recovery techniques are still not sufficient to
adequately complete the design requirements, the contractor should consider whether the
information should be regenerated (e.g., performing analysis and/or calculations, or
interviewing technical experts who are knowledgeable about the particular equipment or
situation). If the contractor decides to pursue regeneration of the information, it should
take maximum advantage of pertinent existing safety analyses and design information
(i.e., requirements and their bases) that are immediately available or can be retrieved
through reasonable efforts. Appendix D provides general information that may be used
to regenerate documentation. The regeneration process can be expensive and should only
be pursued when it is essential to manage the configuration of the nuclear activity safely
and efficiently.
When changes are performed, the contractor must document the design requirements
associated with the change. By doing this, contractors can incrementally enhance the
information on design requirements in a cost-effective manner.
Once the design requirements are established, the configuration management process
should be used to control changes because recovery of design information at a later date
can be time consuming and costly. Figure 3-2 illustrates the potential sources for
gathering the best available design requirements for SSCs under the configuration
management process, which will be referred to as the CM SSCs throughout this standard.
Best Available
Design
Requirements
Best Available
Design
Requirements
CM
Database
for Design
Requirements
CM
Database
for Design
Requirements
Existing Design
Requirements
New/Revised
Design Requirements
Design
Reconstitution
FIGURE 3-2 GATHERING THE BEST AVAILABLE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CM SSCS
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3.2 Defining the Scope of CM SSCs
In order to assess the impact a change will have to an activity, the contractor must first
understand the design requirements of the activity. These design requirements must be
identified and documented, and changes to them must be controlled.
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However, configuration management requires resources to implement and, therefore,
should not be applied indiscriminately. Some changes, such as plumbing upgrades to a
restroom or the relocation of a storage shed for yard maintenance that do not impact
safety or mission-required SSCs may not need the more stringent controls required for
systems necessary to ensure safety. The contractor should identify and document the set
of SSCs for an activity that will be managed through the configuration management
process. This set is referred to as the CM SSCs throughout this standard. The CM SSCs
are compiled from several sets of SSCs. These sets may overlap.
The first set of SSCs that must be included in the CM SSCs for hazard category 1, 2, and
3 nuclear facilities is the set of Safety SSCs identified in the DSA as required by
10 CFR 830.204(b)(1). Safety SSCs are defined as the combination of Safety-Class
SSCs and Safety-Significant SSCs, and they include those SSCs whose preventive or
mitigative functions are considered to be major contributors to defense-in-depth and
worker safety. "Defense-in-depth" refers to the various layers of protection provided to
ensure public safety, worker safety, and protection of the environment. The safety SSCs
identified in the DSA constitute the baseline set of SSCs that must be included in the
configuration management process.
In addition, contractors should include in the set of CM SSCs the SSCs whose functions
are considered to be important to defense-in-depth or worker safety, but are not already
included in the Safety SSCs. The combination of the Safety SSCs and the other defense-
in-depth SSCs should encompass the “vital safety systems.” The vital safety systems
include the safety significant systems, the safety class systems, and other systems that
perform an important defense-in-depth safety function. Additional information on vital
safety systems is available in documents responding to Defense Nuclear Facilities Board
(DNFSB) Recommendation 2000-2 and at https://www.hss.doe.gov/deprep.
The contractor should also review the activity to determine if it is appropriate to include
other SSCs in the set of CM SSCs. Other categories of SSCs that should be considered
include the following:
• Mission critical SSCs - SSCs whose failure could cause substantial interruption to
the mission of the facility or activity;
• Environmental protection SSCs - SSCs that could have a significant impact on the
environment if they failed to perform their function;
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• Costly SSCs - SSCs that would be expensive to fix or replace or whose failure
could result in problems that could be expensive to fix;
• Critical Software - Software whose proper performance is critical to the expected
performance of a safety SSC, a defense-in-depth SSC, or the safety of the nuclear
facility;
• Master Equipment List (MEL) SSCs – SSCs that are included in the maintenance
program; and
• Adjacent SSCs - SSCs that are located adjacent to the safety or defense-in-depth
SSCs such that changes to these SSCs could negatively impact the safety or
mission of the activity.
Figure 3-3 illustrates the various sets of SSCs that should be considered by the contractor
when compiling the set of CM SSCs. The design authority should define the SSCs that
fall under each type. Some SSCs will fall under multiple designations.
CM SSCs
Other
defense-in-depth SSCs
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(including vital
safety systems not
in Safety SSCs)
Safety SSCs
Mission
Critical SSCs
Costly SSCs
Environmental
protection SSCs
Critical
software
Adjacent
SSCs
MEL SSCs
FIGURE 3-3 COMPILING THE SET OF CM SSCS
Identified “systems” must have defined system boundaries and component lists. Defined
systems should contain those components necessary to accomplish the system’s function
and meet the system’s design requirements. Applicable design codes and standards often
define system boundaries. In addition, the following considerations may help to define
system boundaries for some facilities or activities:
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• location of piping class breaks
• location of isolation valves
• location of seismic class breaks
• location of test features
Some supporting features may be outside the system boundary, such as electrical power,
instrument air, lubricating oil, and ventilation. In addition, some complete systems may
cross multiple facility and activity boundaries, such as ventilation systems.
3.3 Identifying and Documenting Design Requirements
Once the set of CM SSCs is identified, the contractor must identify and document the
design requirements for this set of SSCs. The contractor must assess the effects of
changes to the design requirements of CM SSCs through the configuration management
process. Furthermore, the contractor must maintain the design requirements for CM
SSCs throughout the life of the nuclear activity.
The documentation should identify which of the design requirements are required for
safety and which are necessary for cost, environmental, or other considerations, so the
impacts of changes can be better assessed.
The design requirements to be documented include those that affect:
• function,
• installation,
• performance,
• operation, and
• maintenance.
3.3.1 Design Process
Figure 3-4 illustrates the process of identifying design requirements for CM SSCs. The
design process has three elements:
• Design Inputs consist of those specific criteria, limits, bases, or other initial
requirements (such as specific functional requirements, specific codes and
standards, and specific regulatory commitments) upon which the detailed final
design is based. In comparison to design constraints, design inputs are specific in
nature; i.e., they are specific to one design activity. For example, a design input
for a given air-operated valve might be that it needs to open in ten seconds against
a differential pressure of 100 psig. Design inputs should consider the effects of
the operating environment (e.g., radiation, temperature, pressure, humidity,
chemical spray), material condition, and aging (e.g., erosion, corrosion, fatigue,
chloride stress or intergranular stress corrosion cracking, and embrittlement).
For example, the design requirements should consider the effects of radiation
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exposure and aging on elastomeric materials, such as rubber O-rings and Teflon
tape.
• Design Constraints are those general restrictions and limits to the engineering
design process that ensure consistency and quality of design (such as general
codes and standards, general regulatory commitments, quality assurance
requirements, engineering procedures and good practices, and adopted design
methodologies). In comparison to design inputs, design constraints are general in
nature; they apply to multiple classes and categories of designs and, therefore, to
many designs. For example, a design constraint for a safety system might be that
it will be able to accomplish its assigned safety function in the event of a single
failure.
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• Design Analysis and Calculations are those intermediate design products that are
necessary to convert the design inputs and constraints into appropriate and
complete design outputs. Design analysis and calculations consist of a wide
variety of engineering analyses, calculations, studies, reports, and technical
review checklists necessary to perform complete engineering design. Design
analyses and calculation capture the design assumptions and identify the available
design margin. The design margin is the conservatism between the specified
design requirement and the minimum requirement that could be developed from
the design basis. Examples of design analysis and calculations are:
¾ transient analyses,
¾ criticality analyses,
¾ seismic stress calculations and analyses,
¾ Equipment sizing calculations,
¾ net positive suction head calculations, and
¾ engineering evaluations of equipment qualifications and fire protection.
3.3.2 Design Output
Figure 3-4 also illustrates the design output documents, which are the products of the
design process that specify the design output requirements for the facility or activity
SSCs. The design output requirements are the composite result of the engineering
organization’s consideration of the design inputs, design constraints, and design analysis
and calculations. Design output requirements specify that which is essential to support
the design basis, e.g., the necessary functions, capabilities, capacities, physical sizes and
dimensions, limits and setpoints. The design output requirements include the functional
requirements, as well as procurement requirements, quality assurance requirements,
construction/installation specifications and instructions, post-installation testing, post-
maintenance testing, and periodic surveillance/testing requirements. In some cases, the
design output requirements are also referred to as the “as designed conditions.” The
design output documents identify the design requirements that dictate the physical
configuration of the facility. Design output requirements best support the configuration
management process objectives when they are documented in a format amenable for
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proper use by the various user organizations, including procurement, construction,
operations, maintenance, and testing, as well as design engineering. Examples of design
output documents are:
• design change packages,
• drawings,
• specifications,
• load lists,
• valve lists,
• design (stress) reports,
• one-line electrical drawings, and
• setpoint lists.
Design
Process
Design
Process
DESIGN CONSTRAINTS
Engineering Procedures
Quality Assurance Requirements
General Codes & Standards
Required Design Methodologies
DESIGN INPUTS
Functional Requirements
Specific Standards
Regulatory Requirements
Commitments
DESIGN ANALYSIS
& CACULATIONS
Analyses
Calculations
Studies
Reports
Checklists
DESIGN
OUTPUT
DOCUMENTS
Drawings
Specifications
Component Lists
Setpoints
Testing Requirements
Functional Requirements
Performance Criteria
System Design Descriptions
DESIGN OUTPUT
REQUIREMENTS
The Design Outputs provide
the Design Output
Requirements:
• Safety Requirements
• Environmental Requirements
• Mission Requirements
• Other Requirements
Figure 3-4 Design Requirements
3.4 Taking Interim Measures while the Design Requirements are Being
Documented
Section 18
The contractor should determine if interim measures are needed to preserve the design
basis of the nuclear activity and ensure safety while the configuration management
process is being developed, the design requirements are documented, and the
configuration management process is assessed. The following are examples of interim
measures that may be needed:
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• additional controls to ensure that newly generated design requirements and design
basis are maintained and available,
• additional procedural guidance on sources of design requirements to ensure that
an adequate design basis review is performed for potential changes to the nuclear
activity,
• additional procedural guidance to ensure that designers thoroughly research the
existing design basis before issuing new designs,
• additional procedural guidance to ensure that the design process produces an
adequate set of design requirements and design basis for each new design or
design change,
• actions to retain source documents containing design requirements and design
basis information, and
• actions and controls to ensure that the knowledge of experienced engineering and
operations personnel regarding facility design requirements and design basis is
not lost when they transfer or retire (this includes actions to collect and record
design information from personnel who recently transferred, retired, or are near
retirement).
3.5 Establishing a Design Authority
Contractors should establish the design authority for each SSC. The design authority is
the single organization responsible for establishing and maintaining the design
requirements, ensuring that design output documents accurately reflect the design basis,
and maintaining design control and ultimate technical adequacy of the design process.
When facilities or systems are turned over from one organization to another, the design
authority may also change. This may occur over a period of time. Procedures should be
developed to govern this turnover. However, at any given time, there should be a single,
defined authority for each SSC.
3.6 Reviewing Design Requirements
When the design requirements are initially established for the configuration management
process, the contractor must perform a technical management review to determine the
adequacy of these requirements. The technical management review team must include
technical managers that have broad design backgrounds and experience and represent the
various design disciplines.
In deciding whether the design requirement documentation for the CM SSCs is adequate,
the team should base its determination on the completeness, accuracy, and level of
documentation. The team should also consider the results of applicable assessments,
especially any initial configuration management assessments when performing its
assessment.
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The technical management review process may include the following methods of
assessing completeness:
• certification of conformance with specified industry codes and standards that
identify expected design requirements;
• comparisons of like design requirements for comparable components;
• comparisons of like design basis for comparable design requirements;
• review of design information to identify CM SSCs with missing or incomplete
design requirements;
• review of open items and discrepancies that have not been resolved; and
• review by independent, external, technical experts.
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The review team should determine if any essential design information is missing. The
team should also correlate the design basis with the design requirements, the physical
configuration, and the documentation to get insight into the completeness and accuracy of
the existing information. A template or checklist may be used as a tool to help verify that
the design requirements are complete. This approach involves making a list of the typical
types of design requirements for various types of SSCs. The template should be
comprehensive and include both the expected and possible design requirements and
design basis. This template would then be compared to the list of design requirements
available for the structure, system, or component. If something on the list is not included
in the design requirements, the team may question the basis for the omission or request
that the design requirement be added. Because the template was developed broadly, it
will not be unusual for the template to include more design parameters than are
applicable to a particular structure, system, or component. Furthermore, the template
should not be relied upon as a complete list for every case. The template should be used
only as a tool to help the user to notice design requirements that may be missing, and it is
not a substitute for good technical judgment. For example, a template for a piping system
might include:
• system and component design descriptions or specification,
• basic flow diagrams,
• layout and arrangement diagrams,
• isometric diagrams,
• support details,
• testing requirements,
• material certifications,
• pipe sizing/flow calculations,
• minimum wall thickness calculations,
• corrosion/erosion allowances,
• certification of conformance with piping standards [such as American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code or American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) B31.3],
• system interface requirements,
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• operating and design pressures and temperatures,
• component input and output design requirements (e.g., pump net positive suction
head and power requirements),
• design procedure documentation,
• inspection acceptance criteria,
• documentation of hydrotest parameters and results,
• maintenance and testing procedures, and
• quality assurance requirements.
Tools for assessing accuracy include:
• checks of reasonableness by competent design personnel,
• checks to determine whether the design requirements apply to current physical
configuration, and
• independent verification of critical calculations and analysis.
In determining whether the design requirements are properly documented, the team
should consider whether:
• the design information is clearly identified;
• the design requirements are differentiated from the design basis;
• safety, environmental, and mission design requirements are differentiated from
other types of design requirements; and
• the design documentation is indexed, integrated, and usable.
The contractor must document, retain, and maintain the team’s conclusions and the basis
for the conclusions regarding the adequacy of the facility design requirements in a
retrievable form. The documentation should indicate the relevant design information by
system and an index of design documents should be provided.
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At the conclusion of this effort, the team must decide if any of the still missing
information is truly critical to safe and effective configuration management. If the
information is not critical, then the contractor should not invest additional resources in
recovering the information at this time. If major construction or modification is
performed on the system at a later date, the design information should be developed at
that time. If the conclusion of the team is that the design requirements and their design
basis are not adequately documented, complete, or accurate and additional information is
critical to ensure safe and effective configuration management, then the team must
develop a plan to recover that information. If the missing information is necessary to
support the safety or authorization basis, then the missing information must be retrieved
or regenerated. If the team concludes that a design reconstitution is recommended, the
team should develop and document specific recommendations for that effort.
Appendix D provides additional information on regeneration and recovery of design
requirements.
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Chapter 6 provides objectives for the documentation of design information.
3.7 Using System Design Descriptions
A recommended approach to documenting design requirements and providing a link
between engineering design documents, the safety basis, and implementing procedures is
to develop system design descriptions (SDDs). SDDs identify requirements, explain why
those requirements exist (e.g., provides the bases for the requirements), and describe the
features of the system design provided to meet those requirements. SDDs can be used to
promote consistency among the engineering requirements, the actual installed physical
configuration, and the associated documentation. SDDs help facility personnel
understand system functions and requirements. In addition to providing a system
drawing and written description, they include discussions of functional process
requirements, system and component design requirements, system interfaces and
interlocks, setpoints, and design requirements related to operations, maintenance, and
testing, detailed design and operating descriptions, diagrams, and load lists. Information
on the use and specific content of SDDs is provided in DOE-STD-3024-98, Content of
System Design Descriptions.
3.8 Establishing Equipment Databases
Contractors must develop configuration management equipment databases that cross-
reference SSCs with their design requirements, design basis, and associated documents.
These databases will be the primary information source for design requirements.
Contractors should use the best available design information to fill the database fields.
The configuration management equipment database can be used to contain and correlate
key information, such as:
• system designators;
• component designators;
• component descriptive information such as type, manufacturer, model, and size;
• grades/Priority/Classification;
• design requirements or references to design requirements;
• design basis references;
• design topical area references (e.g., seismic, environmental qualification, fire
protection);
• range of acceptable setpoints;
• facility document references (e.g., drawings, procedures, DSAs);
• technical Safety Requirement (TSR) references;
• maintenance equipment lists (MELs);
• other desired system and component information;
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Linking the management equipment database with other equipment databases with other
databases, such as the MEL or other databases listed above, will not only result in greater
efficiency because there are fewer databases to maintain, it will also facilitate
configuration management as changes will be more thoroughly reviewed and
coordinated.
A sample format for a basic, configuration management equipment database is provided
in Figure 3-5. The actual format, contents, and capabilities of an organization's
configuration management equipment database will depend greatly on the identified
needs and intended uses.
The contractor must assign a database owner for the equipment database, with established
roles and responsibilities. As most of the information is design information, the design
authority is a likely choice. As such, the design authority would be the focal point for
resolving discrepancies and updating the database. Other organizations should use the
configuration management equipment database as their primary source of design
information.
In order to facilitate tracking of CM SSCs and their design requirements, contractors
should establish a unique and readily identifiable numbering system for SSCs, their parts,
and assemblies. Unique identifiers that incorporate system designators, component type,
and numbers, (e.g., SW-MOV-91) are more useful than strictly numeric identifiers (e.g.,
135711317). Unique identifiers are important to support equipment and facility
operations as well. See DOE O 5480.19 for additional discussion of equipment
designation and labeling.
SSC Systems SSC
Components
Descriptive
Info
Safety
Design
Rqmts
Environ.
Design
Rqmts
Mission
Design
Rqmts
Design
Rqmts for
High Cost
Items
Design Rqmt
Ref's
Design Basis
Ref's
Seismic
Program
Fire
Protection
Program
System 1 Comp 1 √ √ √ √ Ref. 1, Ref. 2 Ref. 1, Ref. 2 √
System 1 Comp 2 √ Ref. 1, Ref. 2 Ref. 1, Ref. 2 PC-3
System 1 Comp 2 √ Ref. 1, Ref. 2 Ref. 1, Ref. 2
" " √ Ref. 1, Ref. 2 Ref. 1, Ref. 2 PC-2 √
" " √ Ref. 1, Ref. 2 Ref. 1, Ref. 2 √
" " √ √ Ref. 1, Ref. 2 Ref. 1, Ref. 2 √
System 1 Comp M √ Ref. 1, Ref. 2 Ref. 1, Ref. 2 PC-1
√ Ref. 1, Ref. 2 Ref. 1, Ref. 2 PC-1 √
System 2 Comp 1 √ " "
System 2 Comp 2 √ " "
System 2 Comp 3 √ " "
" " √ " " PC-4
" " √ " "
System 2 Comp M √ " "
FIGURE 3-5 SAMPLE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT DATABASE
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3.9 Assuring a Smooth Turnover from Design and Construction
To ensure a successful turnover of new facilities or new modifications, the design
contractor and the construction contractors should interface with the operating contractor
early in the design and construction phases. When an effective interface is established
early in the design process, it is more likely that the design contractor and the
construction contractors will provide the needed design products to the operating
contractor and turnover will be successful. The design and construction contractors,
together with the operating contractor, should establish and agree upon the formal criteria
for construction turnover. At a minimum, the criteria should include the following
provisions:
• specify at design inception the format and content of design basis and design
output documents to ensure that they will be compatible with the operating
contractor's work processes,
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• periodically monitor the preparation of design basis and design output documents,
• specify the review and approval process for the format and content of final design
basis and final design output documents, and
• accept responsibility for their configuration management at turnover.
Although it is highly desirable, it is not always possible for the operating contractor to be
involved with the designer/constructor during the design and construction phases. For
example, a major new facility might be ordered and designed before final assignment of a
management and operating (M&O) contractor. In such cases, the designer should be
responsible for ensuring that the operating contractor has the necessary design
requirement information at turnover. If the operating contractor is not involved in the
design/construction process or if the design and construction contractor fails to provide
an effective interface, the operating contractor should identify and implement the actions
necessary to recover the missing information.
3.10 Grading
The initial grading of SSCs for the configuration management process begins with the
identification of the CM SSCs. That process separates the SSCs that will be assessed
through the configuration management process when changes are made from those that
will not.
Additional grading may be appropriate. For example, the contractors may want to apply
a more stringent configuration management process to safety SSCs, than to costly SSCs.
If so, then the contractor must clearly document the different processes being used and
the SSCs to which each process applies.
Contractors should also consider that developing and implementing multiple levels of
configuration management is not always more cost effective than developing and
implementing a single, consistently-applied configuration management process.
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Consequently, contractors should use good judgment to determine what level of grading
is both appropriate and cost effective.
DOE defines graded approach as a process of ensuring that the level of analysis,
documentation, and actions used to comply with a requirement are commensurate with:
• the relative importance to safety, safeguards, and security;
• the magnitude of any hazard involved;
• the life cycle stage of a facility;
• the programmatic mission of a facility;
• the particular circumstances of a facility;
• the relative importance of radiological and nonradiological hazards; and
• any other relative hazard.
The main purpose of using a graded approach is to determine and apply a level of
resources that is appropriate when implementing a program. The goal is to apply the
highest level of resources to the most important equipment in the most important
facilities and to avoid such expenditures where they are not warranted. For a highly
hazardous facility such as a large nuclear reactor, which could potentially have serious
off-site personnel safety consequences, a significant investment of resources is
appropriate for the systems that prevent, detect, or mitigate such consequences. At the
other extreme, for a low-hazard facility—a glovebox operation, for example—where the
greatest hazard is localized (i.e., offsite persons and workers at other collocated facilities
are not affected), the same investment of resources may not be necessary. The grading
system should take into account both facility grades and SSC grades in determining the
appropriate level of resources to be applied.
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In applying the graded approach to the configuration management process, the following
factors should be considered:
Relative Importance Factors Situational/Circumstantial Considerations1
Facility grade Facility type and technical characteristics
SSC grades Facility remaining lifetime
Facility operational status and life cycle
phase
Programmatic and technical issues
Existing programs and procedures
The first column lists factors that can be used to grade based upon relative importance.
That is, one item can be identified as more important than another and therefore can be
1 One item from the 1993 list was removed (Phased Implementation) and two were combined (operational
status and life-cycle phase). Phased implementation was removed because it is no longer necessary,
because configuration management is no longer a new issue.
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assigned a higher priority. The second column lists special situations and circumstances
that are independent of relative importance.
In all of the discussions on grading in this standard, where the term “facility” is used it
pertains to activities and operations, as well as the traditional use of the term facility (i.e.,
buildings).
3.10.1 Grading Based on Facility Hazard Category
Facility grading for DOE nuclear facilities is performed using DOE STD 1027, Hazard
Categorization and Accident Analysis Techniques for Compliance with DOE Order
5480.23, Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports. DOE STD 1027 provides the process for
grading DOE nuclear facilities into hazard category 1, 2, and 3 nuclear facilities where
• Hazard category 1 nuclear facilities have the potential for significant off-site
consequences.
• Hazard category 2 nuclear facilities have the potential for significant on-site
consequences beyond localized consequences.
• Hazard category 3 nuclear facilities have the potential for only local significant
consequences.
Contractors may develop a configuration management process that recognizes the need to
impose greater requirements to ensure the configuration management for hazard
category 1 nuclear facilities than hazard category 2 or 3 nuclear facilities, based upon
their relative risks.
3.10.2 Grading Based on SSC Importance
The Nuclear Safety Management rule, 10 CFR Part 830, defines Safety SSCs as
containing both Safety Class SSCs and Safety Significant SSCs. In addition, Vital Safety
Systems may include safety systems that are important to defense-in-depth, but may not
be included in the set of Safety SSCs identified for the facility. These sets (i.e., Safety
Class SSCs, Safety Significant SSCs and Vital Safety Systems not part of the Safety
SSCs), define the relative importance of the SSCs. Additional information on classifying
these sets of SSCs can be found in the following DOE guidance documents and standards
for safety bases:
• DOE G 421.1-2, Implementation Guide for Use in Developing Documented Safety
Analyses for Subpart B of 10 CFR 830
• DOE G 423.1-1, Implementation Guide for Use in Developing Technical Safety
Requirements
• DOE G 424.1-1, Implementation Guide for Use in Developing Unreviewed Safety
Question Requirements
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• DOE STD 3009, Preparation Guide for U.S. Department of Energy Nonreactor
Nuclear Facility Documented Safety Analysis
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Other DOE documents that may be used to facilitate SSC grading define the relative
importance of SSCs based upon more specific criteria. For example, DOE STD 1021,
Natural Phenomena Hazards Performance Categorization Guidelines for Structures,
Systems, and Components, defines performance goals for maintaining the integrity of
SSCs against natural phenomena as necessary to confine nuclear and other hazardous
materials and to protect personnel.
Many quality assurance programs also have a system for grading (quality levels) that
indicate the importance of the SSCs to safety, mission, operation, or other considerations.
Contractors may grade their configuration management activities consistent with the
quality assurance levels.
3.10.3 Grading Based on Facility Type and Technical Characteristics
“Facility” types include the variety of traditional facilities (i.e., buildings), as well as
different types of activities and operations. Examples of facility types are:
• reactors
• hot cells
• waste tank farms
• remediation activities
• laboratory facilities
• glove box operations
• storage vaults
• transportation of radioactive materials
• buried waste sites
Each facility type has typical technical and design characteristics. For example, a reactor
would be required to meet design codes for high-pressure primary reactor piping systems,
while such codes would typically not apply to a nuclear hot cell facility.
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The different expectations for each facility type may be considered to determine what
types of implementation actions would be technically appropriate for the facility when
the configuration management process is fully implemented. The general process criteria
should be reviewed in light of the facility type and technical characteristics to determine
which configuration management process criteria are appropriate for the specific facility
type, which criteria need to be adapted, and if any criteria are not applicable. Typically,
however, the program type has less influence on the grading of the configuration
management process than on the grading of other technical programs, such as accident
analysis.
3.10.4 Grading Based on Facility Remaining Lifetime
The facility remaining lifetime is the period of time that the facility is expected to
continue to perform its intended functions. This consideration is pertinent if DOE has
formally notified the contractor that the facility is to be operated for only a specified
period, or that the facility is to be shut down at a specified date and there is no intent to
resume operations.
The facility remaining lifetime is most important in determining the level of effort to
expend to develop a new configuration management process for an existing facility. It is
easy to establish and document the design requirements for a new facility or activity as it
is being designed and constructed or initiated. It is more difficult to reconstruct the
design requirements for an existing facility or activity where the documentation on design
requirements is not complete or the configuration has not been managed to ensure the
documentation reflects the physical configuration of the facility as it currently exists.
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The resources required by a contractor to establish the design requirements and a
configuration management process for an existing facility can be substantial and may
take considerable time. It is easy to see that if a facility has a remaining lifetime of
twelve months and the time required to establish the configuration management process
is eleven months, that the value added from the configuration management process may
not be commensurate with the cost. In such cases, contractors should propose graded
configuration management processes that provide some measure of control during the
short period of operation, but do not require extensive resources.
It is not essential for the contractor to have exact estimates of the remaining facility
lifetime to use the remaining lifetime as a grading factor. Contractors may estimate the
remaining facility lifetime only to the extent of determining which of the following
categories is applicable:
• more than 10 years
• between 5 and 10 years
• between 2 and 5 years
• less than 2 years
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If the expected facility remaining lifetime is very long (i.e., more than ten years), then the
facility remaining lifetime is not likely to be a factor in grading, although it should be
used for decisions regarding document retention periods.
A facility remaining lifetime of less than ten years may impact the decisions on the effort
to be used to reconstitute design requirements for an existing facility. In general,
contractors should be able to develop and implement configuration management
processes for an existing facility in less than five years, but full reconstitution of the
design basis can take up to 10 years for the most complex facilities. For less complex
facilities, remaining lifetimes of five years or less may affect decisions on defining the
design requirements.
For existing facilities with remaining lifetimes of between 2 and 5 years, contractors
should consider the level of effort to be expended in establishing the configuration
management process. For example, CM SSCs might be defined to include only those
with safety or environmental design requirements. Moreover, the searches involved in
reconstituting the design might be limited to formal reviews and smart searches.
Facilities with a remaining lifetime of less than 2 years should undertake only those
configuration management activities that are important to the remaining operation or to
the next phase of the facility lifecycle. The SSCs included might be limited to those
related to safety. Contractors should conduct walkdowns to determine the degree of
consistency between the physical configuration and associated documentation, including
as-built drawings. The configuration management process should identify change control
mechanisms. Physical changes should be reviewed, approved, and documented.
Activities to reconstitute the design requirements might be limited to the formal review.
Reconstitution of the design basis might not be appropriate.
In all cases where limited facility lifetime is a factor in the grading of the configuration
management process, the subsequent lifecycle phases should be considered. For
example, while a contractor may discontinue the shipment of new waste to a tank farm, it
will still need to control the existing configuration to ensure that the wastes are properly
controlled. Another example is a processing facility that is deactivated and, many years
later decontaminated and decommissioned. Even though the facility will only be
operated for two more years, a process for configuration management will need to be
implemented during the periods of deactivation and decontaminations. The configuration
management process for the remaining operating period should be established with
consideration of the needs of the later phases of activity (deactivation and
decontamination).
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Finally, many activities at DOE are planned and pursued over short time frames from a
couple of years to a few weeks. While the limited duration of the activity may need to be
considered in establishing a configuration management process, the short duration of
these activities should not be used as a basis for not managing the configuration. In some
cases, a single facility will be used for changing missions. In such cases, contractors may
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be able to establish a configuration management process that envelopes expected
operations or is modified with changing missions.
Because it is easier to establish and implement a configuration management process for a
new facility, facility remaining lifetime will be a less significant factor in grading the
configuration management process for a new facility.
3.10.5 Grading Based on Facility Operational Status and Lifecycle Phase
The facility operating status and life-cycle stage indicate the amount of emphasis and
rigor that is appropriate for the configuration management process. The life-cycle phases
of a nuclear facility include:
• design,
• construction,
• operation,
• deactivation,
• decontamination, and
• decommissioning.
During the early part of the design phase, designers may need to make rapid changes
unhampered by configuration control, but as the design interfaces are established, design
requirements will need to be documented and controlled to ensure systems will function
properly and construction can proceed.
During construction, which will likely overlap the final design phase, configuration
changes need to be controlled and documented, but the contractor will continue to need a
configuration management process that responds rapidly and provides timely resolutions
to keep construction on schedule.
If the facility is currently operating (including periodic shutdowns for maintenance and
other conditions), the operational status consideration generally does not affect the
grading of the configuration management process. However, during a major
modification to an existing facility, contractors will need the configuration management
process to be as responsive as when a facility is in the construction phase. In particular,
the contractor must be vigilant that the changes in one part of the facility that affect
another part of the facility are properly evaluated, approved, and documented. In
addition, if part of the facility is operating during the modification, some of the
configuration considerations of an operating facility will remain in effect. The phase of
the facility life cycle during the modification will determine the relative importance of,
and thus the degree of emphasis on:
• design basis,
• design requirements,
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• current as-built configuration information,
• system acceptance and preoperational testing,
• design control programs,
• periodic operability surveillance programs,
• document control programs,
• facility life extension efforts, and
• decommissioning plans.
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If a facility is deactivated or being decontaminated or decommissioned, there are
different considerations than during the operating phase. For example, during a
maintenance shutdown at an operating facility, a pump with a safety function may be
disassembled or removed. Before operation, that pump would need to be restored or
replaced with a pump that meets the existing or new design requirements. In addition,
performance testing would likely be needed. These changes and tests would need to be
processed through the configuration management process. On the other hand, if the same
facility is deactivated two years later with no intention of resuming operation, then the
pump may no longer have a safety function. If the pump with no safety function is
removed and it is no longer needed, configuration management for that action may be
reduced to a simple documentation of removal of the pump.
Contractors for facilities in deactivation status that may be returned to an operating status
later will need to implement a configuration management process that maintains the
design requirements for the facility and accurately documents the configuration of the
facility. Accurate documentation will facilitate the later reactivation of the facility. In
addition, the contractors should take actions through the maintenance process to ensure
that the physical configuration does not degrade and that changes are identified and
approved.
If during the deactivation period the scope of SSCs under the configuration management
process was reduced to only include the SSCs related to personnel safety during
deactivation, contractors may need to re-establish the design requirements of the balance
of the CM SSCs for operation. Contractors would also need to perform walkdowns to
determine the degree of correlation between the physical configuration and associated
documentation. Physical changes would need to be reviewed, approved, and
documented. Consequently, when determining the scope and depth of configuration
management to be pursued during deactivation, contractors should consider the
probability of reactivation, the length of time prior to reactivation, and the cost of
reactivation if the configuration management was limited during reactivation. In some
cases it will be more cost effective to maintain robust configuration management and
maintenance processes. In other cases (e.g., long reactivation periods with a low
probability of reactivation) it may be more cost effective to reduce the configuration
management process to address only those SSCs important to safety during the
reactivation period.
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Prior to reactivation of a deactivated facility, the contractor must ensure that the
configuration has been restored and a configuration management process appropriate for
operation is implemented.
During decontamination, the facility may have fewer active safety systems from the
original design, however, there may be more workers and those workers may be closer to
the hazards (e.g., contamination or fuels being removed, open pipes, asbestos, steam)
than they typically would during operation. Additional safety precautions may be added
to the activity (e.g., contamination huts, enhanced radiation monitoring, new procedures).
Prior to decontamination, contractors will need to update their CM SSCs to include new
SSCs as appropriate. Contractors should also review the CM SSC list and delete SSCs
that no longer are needed to meet safety or mission functions or other considerations as
appropriate. In addition, as SSCs are removed from the facility and from active status,
the contractor will need to remove them from the list of CM SSCs, as appropriate.
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3.10.6 Grading Based on Programmatic and Technical Issues
The resolution of a programmatic or technical issue can change the importance of a
structure, system, or component. For example, a component may be moved from the list
of non-safety components to the list of safety components or a system may be determined
to be a vital safety system. When such changes occur, contractors will need to review
their impact on the list of CM SSCs and revise it accordingly.
Issues that are likely to trigger programmatic or technical changes include:
• safety evaluations,
• probabilistic risk assessments,
• human factors engineering,
• operating and emergency procedures and planning,
• operator training,
• seismic qualification,
• fire protection,
• safe shutdown, and
• equipment qualification.
3.10.7 Grading Based on Existing Programs and Procedures
In implementing a configuration management process, contractors should:
• take credit for existing programs and procedures where appropriate,
• modify existing programs and procedures where necessary, and
• develop new activities only when essential.
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Contractors with existing processes that satisfy the configuration management criteria
should continue to use those processes, modifying them only as necessary. This standard
should not be used to justify repackaging existing processes that are already adequate.
For example, if a facility has an adequate document control process, there would be little
benefit in requiring that facility to repackage the process for the sole purpose of matching
the format or terminology in this standard. Improvements can be made to existing
processes to ensure they address the criteria in this standard, rather than complete
revisions to existing processes. Contractors who have questions regarding changes that
may be necessary to comply with this standard are urged to consult with their DOE line
organizations prior to expending significant budget.
Configuration management activities may already be present in a variety of processes at a
facility. Some areas where contractors may find elements of configuration management
include:
• DSA upgrades,
• design control,
• quality assurance,
• document control and records management,
• procedure change control,
• temporary modification control,
• maintenance,
• facility status and operational configuration control, and
• lockout and tagout.
Some of these interfacing programs input information important to the configuration
management process, some perform functions necessary to ensure configuration
management, and others require configuration management to ensure valid information is
used.
3.11 Managing Design Changes and Safety Bases under Configuration
Management
3.11.1 Design Changes
Figure 3-5 illustrates the relationship between the configuration management equipment
database and the design process. Changes to the design requirements must be processed
through the change control process discussed in Chapter 5.
Requests for changes to the design of the activity typically include a description of the
problem and sometimes include an associated proposed facility configuration change.
When a change is requested, the individual preparing the documentation for the proposed
change should consult the configuration management equipment database and assess how
the design requirements in that database will be affected. That assessment should be part
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of the documentation for the proposed change. If it is determined that the proposed
change could impact an SSC that is part of the configuration management equipment
database, then the proposed change will need to be processed through the change control
process. Furthermore, following review and approval of the proposed change, the
configuration management equipment database will need to be updated as appropriate to
reflect the change.
3.11.2 Safety Basis
Section 3.2 discusses how the Safety SSCs identified in the DSA constitute the baseline
set of SSCs that are to be controlled under the configuration management process. It also
discusses including other SSCs such as those identified as necessary for:
• defense-in-depth,
• critical mission functions,
• environmental protection,
• protection of costly equipment or functions,
• protection of adjacent SSCs, or
• critical software functions
Configuration management should be used to control and document changes to the safety
basis (including the DSA and the Technical Safety Requirements or TSRs). The
relationship of the process of documenting the configuration management design
requirements to the safety basis required by Subpart B of 10 CFR Part 830 for hazard
category 1, 2, and 3 nuclear facilities is illustrated in Figure 3-6.
The relationship of the Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) process to configuration
management is addressed in the discussion on change control in Chapter 5.
3.11.3 Design Basis versus Design Requirements
The design requirements are the output of the design process as shown in Figure 3-4.
The design basis provides the technical and analytical basis for the design requirements.
The design requirements specify “what” is required and the design basis documents
“why” a design requirement is specified. In addition to safety basis documents (DSAs
and TSRs), design basis information is found in other documents, such as transient
calculations, setpoint calculations, and sizing calculations.
There may be differences between the values in the design bases and the design
requirements for a facility or activity. For example, the design basis may specify a
requirement for a pump to deliver 160 GPM, while the design requirements may specify
a pump rated to deliver a flow of 200 GPM. This difference may represent conservatism
that the design engineer felt was appropriate or the higher rating may have been chosen to
match the rating of an available, off-the-shelf pump.
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The significance of the difference between the design basis and the design requirements
is that a change to the design basis would necessitate a new design analysis, but a change
to a design requirement would not require a new design analysis if the design basis is not
affected.
To simplify the process, design requirements should be specified consistent with the
design basis. If the design requires a 160 GPM pump and the contractor intends to
purchase a 200 GPM pump, the procurement specification can document this without
revising the design requirements.
Identify & document
design requirements
for the CM SSCs
Test/Validate the
Design Requirements
Define scope of CM SSCs
Documenting the CM
Design Requirements
Safety SSCs
Complete?
Generate
Needed
Design
Requirements
Hazard Assessment
and Categorization
DSA
Identify
Safety SSCs and major
Defense-in-Depth SSCs
TSRs
Testing
Maintenance
Surveillance
Procedures
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Training
Developing
the Safety Basis
Safety Basis
Other CM SSCs
including Vital
Safety Systems
Document design requirements for
CM SSCs and update the Safety Basis
Establish design authority
Review
design requirements
New facility or
Essential
requirements?
Establish equipment
database
Upgrade design
requirements when
modifying system
no
yes
no
yes
FIGURE 3-6 DOCUMENTING THE CM DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
3.12 Using Cognizant System Engineers in the Process of Documenting
Design Requirements
DOE O 420.1A, Facility Safety, requires contractors to designate a Cognizant System
Engineer for each system for DOE Category 1, 2, or 3 nuclear facilities. The
qualifications for the Cognizant System Engineer must be consistent with those defined
in DOE O 420.1A. In addition, as stated in DOE O 433.1, Maintenance Management
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Program for DOE Nuclear Facilities, the Cognizant System Engineer has the lead
responsibility for the configuration management of design.
The Cognizant System Engineer must be knowledgeable of the system and the related
safety basis. The Cognizant System Engineer must also retain a working knowledge of
the facility’s operation and the existing condition of the system. Consequently, the
Cognizant System Engineer is also responsible for overseeing the configuration of the
assigned system to ensure that it continues to be able to perform its expected functions.
The Cognizant System Engineer should:
• be knowledgeable of the system safety functions, requirements, and performance
criteria and their bases;
• understand how the system SSCs are designed and how they function to meet the
requirements and performance criteria;
• understand system operation;
• be knowledgeable of the testing and maintenance necessary to ensure the system
continues to be able to perform its safety functions;
• be responsible for ensuring that documents related to the system are complete,
accurate, and up-to-date, including SDDs, technical drawings, diagrams, and
procedures for surveillance, testing, and maintenance;
• be appropriately involved in the design, review, and approval of changes
affecting/impacting system design, operation, and maintenance.
Because the Cognizant System Engineers are expected to have a thorough understanding
of system design expectations, operating requirements, and current configuration, the
Cognizant System Engineers should have a major role in identifying the CM SSCs. Each
Cognizant System Engineer should also participate in the identification of the design
requirements for their system and the SSCs within the system. Finally, the Cognizant
System Engineer should participate in the configuration management review of any
changes that are made to the system for which the Cognizant System Engineer has
cognizance responsibility.
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4 WORK CONTROL
In order to ensure that work is appropriately evaluated and coordinated before it is
performed, contractors must incorporate a work control process into their procedures.
Work control is an administrative process by which work activities are identified,
initiated, planned, scheduled, coordinated, performed, approved, validated and reviewed
for adequacy and completeness, and documented (See Figure 4.1). Work control
processes should ensure that when work activities are performed, consistency is
maintained between the documents, the procedures, and the physical configuration of the
nuclear facility.
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Identify and Initiate WorkIdentify and Initiate Work
Perform WorkPerform Work
Validate and Review
Completed Work
Validate and Review
Completed Work
Schedule &
Coordinate Work
Schedule &
Coordinate Work
Plan Work Plan Work
Approve WorkApprove Work
Work Control ProcessWork Control Process
Update DocumentationUpdate Documentation
FIGURE 4-1 WORK CONTROL PROCESS
Contractors should apply the work control process described in DOE G 433.1-1, Nuclear
Facility Maintenance Management Program Guide for Use with DOE O 433.1 to work
being performed at facilities/activities covered by this standard.
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The contractor must clearly communicate the responsibilities, authorities, and
expectations of work control to all individuals who do work, including facility personnel,
subcontractors, and non-facility personnel. The specific responsibilities, authorities, and
interfaces related to work control must be defined in applicable work processes, including
procedures.
Contractors must use the ISMS Process to integrate safety into all aspects of work
planning and execution. Safety requires both the involvement of the workers and hands-
on involvement of line managers. The ISMS Process is designed to promote this
involvement. ISMS ensure that environment, safety, and health management is an
integral part of performing work. Line managers are responsible for safety, as well as the
work being performed.
Authorized personnel approving the work should ensure that the change control process,
including the USQ Process, was used for changes that could impact the safety analysis or
the hazard controls. If during the performance of work, additional changes affecting the
safety analysis or the hazard controls are identified, these changes should be processed
using the change control and USQ processes and work should not resume until these
changes have been analyzed and approved.
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5 CHANGE CONTROL
Contractors must establish and use a formal change control process as part of the
configuration management process. The objective of change control is to maintain
consistency among design requirements, the physical configuration, and the related
facility documentation, even as changes are made. The change control process is used to
ensure changes are properly reviewed and coordinated across the various organizations
and personnel responsible for activities and programs at the nuclear facility.
Through the change control process, contractors must ensure that:
• changes are identified and assessed through the change control process,
• changes receive appropriate technical and management review to evaluate the
consequences of the change,
• changes are approved or disapproved,
• waivers and deviations are properly evaluated and approved or denied and the
technical basis for the approval or the denial is documented,
• approved changes are adequately and fully implemented or the effects of the
partial implementation are evaluated and accepted,
• implemented changes are properly assessed to ensure the results of the changes
agree with the expectations, and
• documents are revised consistent with the changes and the revised documents are
provided to the users.
A diagram of the change control functions is provided in Figure 5-1.
5.1 Identifying Changes
5.1.1 Identifying Change Mechanisms
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The contractor must ensure that each proposed change to the facility, activity, or
operation is considered for processing through the change control process. To ensure that
all changes are controlled as appropriate, the contractor must identify all mechanisms that
can lead to temporary or permanent changes in:
• the design requirements,
• the physical configuration, or
• the documentation.
For any facility, activity, or operation there are typically multiple mechanisms for
initiating change. Changes may be initiated through any of a variety of organizations,
such as design, operations, maintenance, procurement, procedures, training, and security.
Changes can include physical, document, procedural, operations, software, or design
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changes. Contractors should assess each type of change to determine the mechanisms for
initiating changes and link them to the change control process. Contractors should
integrate the change control process into the work processes for all potential mechanisms
of changes by requiring workers and organizations to use the change control process, as
appropriate, when a change is to be made. The identification of change mechanisms is
often the most critical step to achieving effective change control. Change mechanisms
that are not identified cannot be controlled.
Once change mechanisms are defined, contractors should ensure that the change control
process is properly integrated into the procedures and other work processes for that
change mechanism. Contractors should consider eliminating or combining change
mechanisms to make changes easier to control.
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Identify change
Document proposed
change in change
control package
Design basis
or safety
basis changes?
Perform independent
design/safety
verification for change
Perform interdisciplinary
technical review
Identify documents
affected by the
design change
Perform
management review
USQ review
required?
Approve Change
Implement
through Work
Control
Perform
post-modification
testing & verify change
is acceptable
Track, update, &
distribute documents
through document control
Perform
design/safety
analysis
Perform USQ
determination USQ? Obtain DOE
approval
yes
no
yes
no
Perform
review(s)
yes
yes
no
Technical Review
5.3.1
no
USQ Review
5.3.1
Management Review
5.3.2
Other reviews to
be performed?
Change Control
Process
Can adequate safety
be met following
the change?
Revise or
cancel change
no
yes
FIGURE 5-1 CHANGE CONTROL PROCESS
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5.1.2 Considering the Impact of Minor Changes
It is important to identify and consider even subtle changes under the configuration
management process. Changes that are perceived to be minor or insignificant can
significantly impact the functions of SSCs required to maintain safe operation or to
achieve mission objectives. They can also result in operation outside the approved safety
basis. A well-designed change control process should include a screening process to
determine if seemingly insignificant changes should have at least a cursory review by an
interdisciplinary group to confirm that there are no significant impacts from the proposed
change. In addition, the contractor must ensure that the USQ process is invoked and
applied to changes consistent with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 830 and the DOE-
approved USQ process to maintain the integrity of the safety basis.
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5.1.3 Making Equivalent Changes
Changes that are shown to be equivalent changes do not need to be evaluated under the
change control process. Equivalent changes are hardware changes that:
• continue to meet the design requirements for the equipment,
• meet all interface requirements, and
• do not impact the safety basis.
An example of an equivalent change would be replacement of a failed part with the same
make and model number part. However, as vendors sometimes change materials or
design of components without changing the model number, the contractor should ensure
that the design requirements continue to be met with the replacement part.
5.1.4 Using a Consistent Configuration Management Process
If multiple change control processes are used, they should be consolidated into a single,
consistent change control process that is both useful and effective. Unique change
control processes for specific types of changes, such as software changes, should be
integrated into the overall change control process for the activity. The change control
process may provide provisions for varying levels of review based on a documented
graded approach, as well as graded schedules for updating documents based upon their
relative importance. Facility managers should ensure that vendors and subcontractors use
the established process. All personnel in design, operations, and support organizations
that do work for the facility or activity should:
• be trained on the change control process,
• follow the associated procedures closely, and
• be alert to activities that may not be planned or may occur without following
appropriate procedures.
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5.1.5 Developing Efficient Configuration Management Processes
The change control process should be efficient to ensure that it is used effectively. Forms
and procedures should be easy to use and understand, particularly as the change control
process will need to be used by individuals from a number of organizations with varied
backgrounds and experience. To be effective, forms and procedures should:
• facilitate complete and timely change identification and control,
• be easy to use and encourage participants to use them, and
• provide for management tracking and reporting.
5.2 Documenting Proposed Changes
5.2.1 Documenting Proposed Changes
The change control process must include provisions for the initiator of the proposed
change to document the proposed change including:
• a unique identifier for the proposed change
• a description of the proposed change sufficient to support technical and
management reviews prior to approval;
• the name and organization of the requester;
• a description of the potentially affected SSCs;
• the reason for the proposed change;
• a list of the alternative solutions considered and the results;
• the date by which the decision about the change needs to be completed to
facilitate timely implementation or to allow implementation to occur concurrent
with other activities, such as a planned maintenance shutdown;
• constraints; and
• any other information needed to review, track, approve, or process the proposed
change.
Appendix E contains a sample change request.
5.2.2 Using Change Control Packages
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The design authority should prepare a change control package consistent with the design
process and controls for the proposed change. The change request should be verified to
be accurate and appended to the change control package. The change control package
should also include drawings, analysis, procedures, instructions and other documents
needed to properly assess, implement, verify, and validate the proposed change. If a
work control document is being used to initiate the change, it should be included in the
change control package.
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The change control package will be used when performing the reviews of the proposed
change. It should define the methods and acceptance criteria for the post-modification
testing. The change control package should be revised, updated, and supplemented as the
review progresses. It should contain a copy of all approvals. Once the proposed change
is approved for implementation, the change control package will be used to facilitate
implementation.
Appendix F provides sample change control packages.
5.3 Reviewing Changes
The change control process must involve a formal change control review for each
proposed change. The change control review must include a technical review and a
management review. The technical review should be interdisciplinary, except where the
change is so isolated as to not impact the efforts of more than one discipline. The
management review should ensure that management considerations, such as funding,
have been adequately considered prior to approving the change for implementation. The
results of both reviews must be formally documented. Finally, some changes will need to
be reviewed under the DOE-approved USQ process for the facility or activity in
accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR Part 830. The USQ review may be
performed concurrent with the technical and management reviews, but it must reflect the
final configuration of the change. In addition, if during the management review
modifications are made to the proposed change, those modifications must also receive a
technical review.
Changes to computer software that is used to support safety functions or safety
applications must also be considered under the change control process.
Design changes should be subject to the same level of management and technical review
as applicable to the original design.
5.3.1 Performing Technical Reviews of Changes
The change control process must contain provisions for a formal, multidisciplinary
technical review to be performed for proposed changes to assess the impacts of the
proposed changes to the facility, activity, or operation. The technical review must verify
that:
• the facility, activity, or operation will continue to operate safely and provide
adequate protection to workers, the public, and the environment;
• the contractor’s ability to continue to meet safety and environmental
requirements, performance criteria, permit requirements, or any other applicable
state or Federal requirement is not negatively affected;
• the mission can continue to be achieved;
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• the change will not create unacceptable maintenance problems;
• the security of the facility or activity is not compromised; and
• the safety basis is preserved or the changes to the safety basis are assessed and
determined to be acceptable.
The technical review includes:
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• design basis review
• independent design verification
• interdisciplinary technical reviews
• identification of affected hardware and documents
• identification of post-implementation acceptance criteria
• other reviews, as appropriate
The technical review process is illustrated in Figure 5-2.
Perform Design Envelope Review
Identify post-implementation
acceptance criteria
Design basis
or safety
basis changes?
Perform independent
design/safety
verification for change
Perform interdisciplinary
technical review
Identify hardware
& documents
affected by the
design change
Perform
design/safety
analysis
yes
no
Revise or
cancel change
Verify:
1. Provides adequate safety
2. Meets standards & criteria
3. Supports mission
4. Does not pose maintenance problems
Design Envelope
Review and
Independent
Verification
Interdisciplinary
Technical Review
Identification of
Affected Documents
Identification of
Post-Acceptance
Criteria
Technical Review of Changes
Figure 5-2 Technical Review of Changes
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5.3.1.1 Design Basis Review
If the proposed change is not within the current design basis, the contractor must perform
a design analysis for the change. The design analysis must be sufficiently detailed that
the technical reviewers can assess the adequacy of the analysis. The individuals
responsible for the technical review must be provided with the change control package
for those reviews. The design analysis should include:
• current and proposed design inputs and constraints,
• an analysis of the proposed changes and their impacts,
• design outputs,
• consideration of systems interactions,
• any assumptions that must be verified in the post-operational testing, and
• identification of any computer program that was used in the analysis.
Changes that affect the design basis require a design analysis by the design authority.
The design basis is generally identified by the design requirements in the equipment
database or the references listed in the equipment database. Therefore, changes to the
design requirements identified in the equipment database will likely require a design
analysis.
Examples of changes that would require a design analysis:
• a change that permits an increase in the maximum number of plugged tubes in a
heat exchanger beyond that indicated in the equipment database or safety analysis
or
• a setpoint change outside the range of acceptable setpoints identified in the
equipment database.
Example of a change that does not impact the design basis and generally would not
require a design analysis is a change to an equipment setting that continues to be within
the range specified in the equipment database (e.g., a pump actuation setpoint that is
changed from 60 psig to 62.5 psig when the equipment database indicates the acceptable
range is 55 to 65 psig).
A change to the design basis will often involve a revision to the safety basis (DSA and/or
the TSRs). Revisions to safety bases involve significant effort by the design authority
and include external evaluations and approvals. Typically, changes to safety bases will
require USQ reviews. Consequently, the contractor should weigh the resources needed to
process the design change against the benefits of the proposed change. Another change
that could accomplish the objectives of the original change within the current design
basis might be more cost-effective.
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If the design requirements for the proposed change are not available in the equipment
database, then the design authority may need to recover or generate those requirements
before the evaluation can proceed.
5.3.1.2 Independent Design Verifications
The provisions of 10 CFR 830.122(f) (4) require the contractor to use individuals or
groups other than those who performed the work to verify or validate the adequacy of any
changes to design products. Documentation of the independent design verification must
be included in the change control package. The independent design verification must
verify that:
• design inputs and constraints are correctly identified;
• design analyses and calculations are complete and correct;
• design outputs are complete and consistent;
• the reasonable methods are used in the analysis and, where applicable, computer
programs are verified;
• system interactions are considered appropriately;
• the assumptions are reasonable; and
• appropriate post-modification testing and acceptance criteria are established.
5.3.1.3 Interdisciplinary Technical Reviews
Unless the contractor determines that the proposed change does not need to be reviewed
through the change control process, the contractor must perform an interdisciplinary
technical review before proceeding with the proposed change. The technical review
should involve all potentially affected disciplines and organizations such as design,
operations, maintenance, training, radiation protection, fire protection, and security.
Often a change that does not appear to be significant can be assessed to have an impact to
another discipline. For example, the temporary removal of a door to facilitate a
maintenance activity could impact security or fire protection.
A change to a component also may impact system performance. Consequently, a
Cognizant System Engineer should be engaged in the review process. A change to a
component or system may impact nearby or interconnected components or systems. This
potential should be assessed in the review. The Cognizant System Engineers for nearby
or interfacing systems should be consulted as appropriate.
The technical review team must be aware of the potential impact of the change on safety
and reliability, as well as the design requirements. One of the challenges of change
control is to be cognizant of many ongoing changes—from proposal, through
development, to implementation—and to understand the integrated effect of the various
changes. The Cognizant System Engineer concept has been used in the commercial
nuclear industry to provide a technical focal point for each system. The Cognizant
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System Engineer develops resident technical expertise and facility knowledge, centralizes
resolution of SSC performance problems for more timely and effective response, and
interfaces between the facility operations and maintenance organizations and the design
engineering organization. The Cognizant System Engineer concept benefits
configuration management as well as many other facility activities including facility
status and troubleshooting, operations support, coordination of testing and other system-
related activities, and communication among departments.
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As discussed in Chapter 3 of this standard, DOE O 420.1A, Facility Safety, requires
contractors to designate a Cognizant System Engineer for each system for DOE Category
1, 2, or 3 nuclear facilities. The duties, responsibilities, and interfaces of each Cognizant
System Engineer need to be clearly defined, documented, communicated to and
understood by supporting facility organizations. To facilitate the change control process,
each Cognizant System Engineer should perform the following functions:
• monitor and track the status of the assigned system, especially during changes
(e.g., physical changes in progress and temporary physical changes);
• conduct and/or observe equipment performance monitoring, evaluating the results
of performance monitoring and surveillance, trending important data, and
initiating corrective actions;
• review and approve post-modification, post-maintenance, surveillance, and
special test procedures and test results;
• provide assistance to operations and maintenance, as needed; and
• identify any situation where the design engineering organization should be
consulted for advice or services.
Finally, the technical review team must include someone who has demonstrated
competence in the area of the change and who understands the design and system
requirements and functions.
Reviewers may meet to consider the change concurrently or they may be sent the
proposed change to review and provide comments or approval to a central coordinator. If
a change is made to the proposal as a result of either the technical or management review,
the reviewers should be given an opportunity to review the change and reaffirm or retract
their approval of the proposed change. Some DOE sites and facilities use Change
Control Boards (CCBs) to conduct all or part of the technical evaluation of changes.
5.3.1.4 Identification of Affected Documents
Once it is determined that a proposed change can be made, either within the defined
design requirements or within new or revised design requirements, each affected
document must be identified. This includes the documents that are directly affected by
the change, such as drawings, as well as indirectly affected documents such as the DSA,
hazard controls, training information, procedures, and systems drawings.
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A complete and thorough review must be done to identify each affected item. If other
SSCs are affected by the change, the contractor must determine if documentation for the
affected SSCs also needs to be changed. Examples of documents that are sometimes
overlooked are configuration management databases, operating and maintenance
procedures, and training lesson plans. The configuration management equipment
database and the document database should be used as primary tools to identify affected
documents. Cross-disciplinary and cross-organizational reviews may be necessary to
identify all affected documents. The document control process is addressed in greater
detail in Chapter 6.
5.3.1.5 Identification of Post-Implementation Acceptance Criteria
As part of the design review, contractors should define the post-implementation (or post-
modification for physical changes) test methods and acceptance criteria. All post-
implementation testing should be completed and all acceptance criteria satisfied prior to
turnover to operations, unless specific tests are to be done post-turnover.
5.3.2 Performing Management Reviews of Changes
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5.3.2.1 Management Verifications
Following the technical review, contractor management must review the proposed change
to verify that:
• the technical review was adequately performed,
• the change control package is complete and ready for implementation,
• any necessary external reviews and approvals have been obtained, and
• funding is expected to be available to complete the implementation and update the
documentation.
The management review may also consider:
• whether the change is necessary,
• whether the benefits of the change warrant the cost and schedule impacts,
• the source of funding to complete the change, and
• whether management approval should be based on other criteria.
In some cases, it may be possible to perform the technical review and the management
review concurrently. However, in such cases, the contractor must ensure that both sets of
responsibilities are sufficiently executed.
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5.3.2.2 Appropriate Levels of Management Review
The configuration management process should specify the expectations for a
management review of proposed changes. The configuration management process may
specify different levels of management review for changes based on a documented
graded approach. The managers at the lowest authorized level should normally perform
the management review, in order to reduce the time needed to process the proposed
change. However, it is important that the appropriate level of management in affected
organizations are aware of pending changes and are actively involved in their review and
approval. Consequently, it may be advantageous in some situations to elevate the
management review to a higher level of management to facilitate implementation of the
change when it is approved.
5.3.2.3 Clear Documentation
Change control packages must be provided for the management review. The packages
should be complete and easy to use and understand.
5.3.3 Performing USQ Reviews
The USQ process was established to allow contractors to make changes without prior
approval from DOE, provided those changes do not explicitly or implicitly affect the
safety basis of the facility or activity. The configuration management process should
specifically state that the DOE-approved USQ procedure must be consulted for all
proposed changes and implemented whenever required by the 10 CFR Part 830 or the
DOE-approved USQ process. If the USQ review determines that the change involves a
USQ, then DOE approval is required before implementing the change. Additional
guidance on the USQ process can be found in DOE G 424.1-1.
5.3.4 Performing Other Reviews
In addition to the design, management, and USQ reviews, the following reviews should
be considered and performed, where appropriate:
• peer review
• cost and benefit review
• maintenance and reliability review
• review of the impact on the operations schedule
• reviews required by regulatory or contract requirements.
• facility walkdown (a sample procedure for conducting a walkdown is provided in
Appendix G).
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5.4 Approving Changes
The configuration management process should define the approval authority for a change.
The approval authority for various changes may vary based in the significance of the
change.
5.5 Implementing Changes
5.5.1 Performing Work
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Changes must be reviewed, approved, verified, and validated before they are
implemented. They must be implemented consistent with the approved change control
package. Work must be performed consistent with hazard controls and using approved
instructions, procedures, or other appropriate means.
5.5.2 Developing Change Control Packages.
The contractor should (1) document each step of the change control process (i.e.,
identification, reviews, approvals, implementation, and document updates) and (2) track
the implementation in the change control package. Documenting and tracking are
essential to ensure that each change is fully assessed, approved, and implemented in
accordance with the approved change, and that the affected documentation is identified,
updated, and distributed to controlled users. The change control package should be used
to capture the change request, the various technical reviews and evaluations, the
management review, and the implementation results. The contractor must also include
related information (such as the change request, design package, installation package and,
post-modification testing) in the change control package. The change control package
should be kept in one location until installation is complete.
The change control package should be used to track the changes to completion. Prior to
implementation of the changes, the change control package should be reviewed to ensure
that:
• it is complete and usable,
• there are no unidentified physical interferences,
• the change is likely to meet defined post-implementation acceptance criteria,
and
• the change has been approved for implementation.
The change control package should:
• identify all deviations from current design requirements so that the changes
are tracked and documented,
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• identify all documents that need to be revised consistent with the approved
change,
• define the authorities and responsibilities associated with the approved
change,
• identify the work processes to be used to implement the change, and
• identify any constraints to the implementation process.
An individual or group other than the one that developed the package must perform the
review of the change control package. A modification or construction package may be
used to further define implementation instructions.
5.5.3 Deviating from or Making Changes to the Change Control Package.
Changes should be implemented consistent with the change control package. The design
authority must identify, review, and approve any deviations from, or changes to, the
change control package prior to implementation. Contractor procedures must define this
process (often called field change requests or FCRs) and the authority levels. FCRs
should receive technical and management reviews commensurate with those of the
original package and the approval authority level should be at the same level as the
original change. Following evaluation and approval by the design authority, field change
notices (FCNs) should be issued that revise the work processes consistent with the
approved change.
In addition, if the contractor identifies any nonconforming items while implementing a
change, the contractor should document the nonconformance in a nonconformance report
(NCR). The NCR should be reviewed to verify that it:
(1) meets design criteria and assumptions and
(2) is consistent with the analyses.
The review and disposition of NCRs must be documented and retained.
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5.5.4 Tracking Changes to Completion
Consideration should be given to assigning an individual the responsibility for tracking
physical change status and ensuring that the change is completed in accordance with the
change control package. Contractors have successfully used Cognizant System
Engineers or dedicated configuration management specialists to perform this function.
5.5.5 Reporting Implementation Progress
The contractor should consider issuing periodic progress reports on the implementation
of major changes. These reports should:
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• identify the approved change,
• list the systems, and major SSCs affected by the change,
• identify any impacts or constraints on current operations,
• identify and deviations or waivers that have been approved to originally
approved change,
• provide a status report on the implementation and verification of the changes.
5.5.6 Paying Attention to Partially Implemented Changes
The contractor should pay special attention to partially implemented changes. Failure to
identify and take the proper precautions for partially implemented changes can lead to the
premature closure of a modification package, operation in an unanalyzed condition,
and/or documentation that is inconsistent with the actual configuration.
Two types of partially implemented changes can occur:
• staged implementation, where availability of time, money, or equipment dictates
that the modification has to be planned and implemented in a staged manner or
• interrupted implementation, where the implementation could not be completed as
planned for any of a variety of reasons.
DOE O 5480.19 defines requirements for conduct of operation, including temporary
modification control. It states:
Administrative control systems should be established for installation of temporary
modifications such as electrical jumpers, lifted leads, pulled circuit boards, disabled
annunciators/alarms, mechanical jumpers/bypasses, temporary setpoint changes, installed
or blocked flanges, disabled relief or safety valves, installed or removed filters or
strainers, plugged floor drains, and temporary pipe supports. Prior to modification, these
controls should provide for communicating the installation of temporary modifications to
the design authority to allow for technical oversight and an evaluation of the impact on
current design activities, and approval of the design modification. These control systems
should make provisions for safety reviews, installation approval, independent verification
of correct installation and removal, documentation of the modification, update of
operating procedures and documents, training, marking of installed modifications, and
the periodic audits of outstanding modifications.
In addition, DOE O 5480.19 contains additional instructions related to control of
equipment status, lockouts and tagouts, and other areas associated with conduct of
operations applicable to partially implemented changes.
5.5.6.1 Design Analysis for Partially Implemented Changes
The change control package for a staged implementation should identify the various
stages of implementation and provide an analysis of the operation at each stage. For
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interrupted implementation, an analysis should be developed and reviewed and approved
by the design authority as soon as possible after the interruption is identified.
5.5.6.2 Operation with Partially Implemented Changes
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The design authority must approve partially implemented changes prior to operation.
Documents should be updated and distributed for partial implementation consistent with
the process for documents for uninterrupted implementation. The design engineering
review should confirm that the original technical review is still valid or indicate that a
new technical review is completed and approved.
5.5.6.3 USQ Reviews for Partially Implemented Changes
The contractor should determine if a USQ review is needed prior to operation in the
interrupted condition. The contractor must use the requirements of 10 CFR 830.203 and
the DOE-approved USQ procedures to determine if a USQ review is required.
5.5.7 Implementing Multiple Changes in Parallel
Another area where the contractor must pay particular attention is the parallel
implementation of two or more changes that affect or involve the same structure, system,
or component. In such cases, a single person, such as the Cognizant System Engineer,
should be assigned to oversee the implementation of all changes being made to the
system, structure, or component. In addition, the change control packages should note
any parallel changes that are being made to the system, structure, or component and any
restrictions or limitations on the order of activities from the multiple changes. The
individual assigned to oversee the multiple changes should also sign all field change
notices for any of the parallel changes.
The design analysis for the change must consider any parallel changes and the level of
completion of the change prior to return to operation of the system, structure, or
component.
5.6 Post-Modification Testing
The quality assurance provisions of 10 CFR 830.122 require contractors to validate work
before implementation and perform acceptance testing. The change control package
should specify the post-modification testing to be performed and the acceptance criteria.
Post-modification testing validates that the system or component performs as intended
and operates within the design requirements after the change is installed and before
turnover to operations. These tests serve as the final and independent check of the
adequacy of the design review for the proposed change.
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5.7 Post-Modification Training
Criterion 2 of 10 CFR 830.122 (b) requires contractors to train and qualify personnel to
be capable of performing their assigned work and to provide continuing training to
personnel to maintain their job proficiency. Before returning a system, structure or
component to service following changes, the contractor must train staff on the
modifications that have been made and their affect on normal, abnormal, and emergency
operations.
5.8 Documentation Changes
Because every change directly or indirectly affects associated documentation, a major
interface exists between the change control and document control processes. Drawings
and procedures will need to be updated as part of the work processes to implement the
change. Other documents will need to be updated and issued as “as-built” documents
following implementation. All affected documents must be identified as part of the
design review of changes and identified in the change control package. The affected
documents should be updated in a timely manner.
5.8.1 Updating Critical Documents Before Implementing Changes
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Critical facility documents, such as drawings and procedures needed for operation, must
be updated prior to placing systems and components in operation.
5.8.2 Providing As-built Documentation
As-built documentation should be prepared at the completion of implementation of the
physical changes. Revised documentation should be distributed to users of controlled
documents. Maintenance of documents and records is required by the quality assurance
requirements in 10 CFR 830.122(d). Additional information on document control is
provided in Chapter 6 of this standard.
5.9 Grading Change Control
The contractor’s configuration management process may enhance or limit the degree or
rigor and detail of the review and approval of the change depending upon the importance
of the SSCs involved. For example, safety SSCs may warrant a higher level of approval
than defense-in-depth SSCs not designated safety SSCs. The approval levels and other
grading of the change control process must be documented in the configuration
management plan.
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5.10 Improvement
If a significant change needs to be made to the facility or activity because of a deficiency
in the design process, the design process should be reviewed and corrected to prevent
reoccurrence of the problem.
5.11 Baseline Change Control
Contractors should refer to their contracts and Chapter II of DOE O 413.3 for possible
requirements related to changes to project and capital assets.
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6 DOCUMENT CONTROL
Document control ensures that only the most recently approved versions of documents
are used in the process of operating, maintaining, and modifying the nuclear facility.
Document control helps ensure that:
• important facility documents are properly stored;
• revisions to documents are controlled, tracked, and completed in a timely manner;
• revised documents are formally distributed to designated users; and
• information concerning pending revisions is made available.
As controlled documents are updated to reflect changes to the requirements and/or
physical installation, the contractor must ensure that:
1) Each updated document is uniquely identified and includes a revision number and
date and
2) Each outdated document is replaced by the latest revision.
A diagram of the features of document control functions is provided in Figure 6-1.
Identify
Documents
Store
Documents
DCN Control
Program
Document
Database
Revise
Document
Controlled Document
Distribution List
Retrieve
Documents
Manual Request
For Documents
List of
Applicable Documents
Copies of
Selected Documents
Document Change
Notice (DCN)
Automatic Distribution
of DCN/Revised Document
Receipt
Acknowledgements
FIGURE 6-1 DOCUMENT CONTROL FUNCTIONS
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6.1 Identifying Documents to be Controlled
Contractors must determine what documents need to be controlled. They also must
define "document owners" who are responsible for developing and revising the technical
content of the documents and ensuring they are maintained current. Document owners
will also establish the schedules for document revisions, distribution, and retrieval.
Documents to be controlled should include those documents that reflect the facility's
requirements, performance criteria, and associated design bases. However, the number of
documents that must be controlled should be limited because of the resources required to
properly control documents.
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DSAs, the TSRs, the documented design requirements, the safety management plans, and
any other documents that are referenced by, or support, the DSAs should be controlled
documents. Contractors should assess controlled documents to determine if they need to
be updated whenever changes are made to the facility or activity configuration, the design
requirements, or other documentation that might impact them. Typical controlled
documents include:
• DSAs;
• Authorization Agreements and associated references;
• Safety Management Plans;
• hazard controls, including TSRs;
• documents that identify or define design requirements;
• design specification and calculations;
• accident analyses;
• software data and manuals for operation and maintenance of critical software;
• key procedures;
• key drawings; and
• key vendor supplied documents.
SDDs and other similar documents may contain specific information about preventive
and mitigative SSCs that is too detailed to include in the DSA, but which facility
personnel need to understand design, operation, and maintenance of the facility, activity,
or operation. Whenever a change is initiated, the contractor should also review the
applicable SDDs to determine if they need to be updated. The SDDs typically include
• detailed design and operating descriptions;
• diagrams, such as electrical schematics and piping and instrumentation diagrams;
and
• load lists.
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After identifying which specific documents need to be controlled, the following
information on each document should be recorded in the document databases to facilitate
tracking and control:
• document type,
• unique document number (document control number),
• document uses and priority,
• document owner,
• revision level,
• current status (approved, draft, cancelled, superseded, etc.),
• information regarding pending changes, and
• other information needed for control and tracking, such as location and
outstanding Document Change Notices (DCNs).
This information should be retained in an easily retrievable manner. Selected document
information should also be entered into the configuration management equipment
database to establish a cross-reference or link between configuration management
systems and components and the associated documents.
As new documents are generated, they should be reviewed for inclusion in the controlled
document database. One factor to consider in determining if a document should be
controlled is whether the new document supports a CM SSC. The appropriate data on the
document should be entered into the controlled document database with the appropriate
data fields completed. The completeness and accuracy of the controlled document
database is essential to the control and tracking and the retrieval functions of document
control.
In order to ensure that the efforts and resources of document control are appropriately
focused, contractors should review the list of controlled documents periodically and
strive to consolidate and reduce the volume of controlled documents.
6.2 Storing Documents
The objective of temporary and long-term storage facilities for documents is to preclude
damage or loss from deterioration, larceny, or vandalism. The methods of storage should
be based on the particular characteristics of the document. Special consideration should
be given to light-, pressure-, or temperature-sensitive documents (e.g., radiographs,
photographs, film) consistent with applicable industry standards. Contractors should
assign specific individuals the responsibility to ensure those records (active and inactive)
and other documents are protected, preserved, and stored such that they can be retrieved
within defined retrieval times. A central document control organization may be assigned
these storage responsibilities.
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Storage and retention of documents must meet government record keeping requirements.
They should also meet applicable DOE Orders, specific commitments to DOE, national
standards, and the needs of the document owners and users. Originals or master copies of
controlled documents should be stored and protected. Retention times should be
established to meet the needs of the document owners and users and adhere to Federal
record keeping requirements. Document control procedures should establish
requirements for regularly backing up electronically stored documents on a defined
schedule.
6.3 Controlling and Tracking Documents
Contractors must control select documents to ensure that only the currently approved
revisions of the documents are used. Contractors must track information on documents to
ensure the current status of documents is reflected and information is available on
pending changes. The major features for the effective control and tracking of documents
are discussed below.
6.3.1 Control Procedures
Contractors should develop and implement procedures that specify the document
identification, control, storage, and retrieval requirements. These procedures should
establish responsibilities and methods for each document control function. They should
also include provisions for the review of controlled documents to ensure they are
complete and approved prior to distribution. Document change notices should be used to
notify users of document changes.
6.3.2 Secure File
Contractors should establish and maintain a secure master file of the original documents
or master copies. The master copies should not be released from that file; only
reproductions should be provided, either on a regular distribution schedule or in response
to specific requests. Contractors should establish:
• strict controls for the viewing of master copies and
• access and security precautions to ensure that the document master file is
controlled and kept current.
Alternatively, the documents may be stored electronically and made available through the
web. Appropriate controls must be established to ensure that:
• the document files are backed up
• they are not lost and
• the latest version is available on the web and postings do not lag behind changes.
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6.3.3 Controlled Document Distribution List
Contractors should establish and maintain controlled document distribution lists. The
lists should identify both the documents that are to be controlled and the individuals who
are holders of copies of those documents ("controlled document users," or as identified in
10 CFR Part 830, Appendix A, paragraph G.5, the "authorized users list"). The
document owner should determine the list of controlled document users to be included on
the controlled document list. The distribution list should include any satellite document
distribution centers. To ensure they are included on the distribution list for revised
documents, controlled document users should inform the document owners of their need
for specific documents. Whenever a document is superseded by a new revision, a copy
of the new revision must be sent to each controlled document user of the document.
6.3.4 Identification of Proposed Changes
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The organization responsible for document control should be notified of any need to
change a document as soon as that need is identified and approved, typically through the
change control or work control processes. A DCN may be used for this purpose. The
organization responsible for document control should provide a receipt acknowledging
the notification that a document should be changed. The organization responsible for
document control should take the appropriate action to update the document and record
the status in the document control database.
6.3.5 Major Vs. Minor Document Changes
The contractor should specifically identify in the change control process what constitutes
a minor change (e.g., inconsequential, editorial corrections). Major changes to controlled
documents are any changes that are not defined as minor changes. Major changes to
controlled documents must be reviewed and approved by the document owners. The
configuration management process may specify a simpler review for minor changes.
6.3.6 Notification of Pending Changes
Pending changes are changes that have been approved for which the associated
documents have not yet been updated and distributed. The organization responsible for
document control should provide notice of pending changes to the controlled document
users for the applicable documents. A notice of the pending change should also be
attached to, or appropriately referenced on, the affected master document, in order to alert
anyone requesting a copy of the document.
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6.3.7 Timely Incorporation of Changes
Contractors must incorporate approved changes into controlled documents in a timely
manner. The contractor should control and limit the backlog of changes that have not
been incorporated. Contractors should consider incorporating small changes in batches,
where appropriate. When there is a large backlog of changes that have not been
incorporated on a document, the documents may not reflect the physical facility or the
approved safety basis consequently diminishing the value of the documents. Document
control procedures should specify the limit of the number of changes that may be
outstanding for a document before the document is revised. That limit may vary
depending upon the type of document, document priority, complexity of the changes, and
the degree of overlap of those changes.
6.3.8 Distribution of Documents
Whenever a document is issued or superseded by a new revision, the contractor
organization responsible for document control must send a copy of the new revision to
each controlled document user of the document, along with a request for written receipt
acknowledgment. Contractors can facilitate the return of receipt acknowledgments by
sending a receipt acknowledgment form with the revised document. Document control
procedures should specify guidelines for the maximum time between issuance of the
revised controlled document and distribution. For example:
Level of importance of controlled documents… Maximum time before distribution…
Most important (e.g. TSRs) 24 hours
Important 72 hours
Least important 7 days
The recipients (controlled document users) should update their copy of the document (for
example, by inserting changed pages), and discard any obsolete pages or copies of
documents. The recipient must return a written acknowledgment of receipt to the
document control organization. The controlled document users should periodically
review controlled copies in use to ensure their accuracy and their consistency with the
master copies.
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6.3.9 Control of Superseded or Canceled Documents
The contractor should ensure that the document control process includes measures to
ensure that superseded or canceled documents are replaced. If someone requests a copy
of a superseded or canceled document, the provider should clearly and distinctively mark
the document as "Superseded" or "Canceled" before providing the document.
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6.3.10 Document Database
The document control process should include a database for tracking document status and
pending changes. The contractor must assign a database owner for the document
database with assigned roles and responsibilities. The database should contain basic
information about the document, including:
• the unique document identification number,
• the document owner,
• the document type,
• the current revision number,
• the current document status (e.g., in revision, recently revised, needs to be
revised),
• information regarding pending changes,
• outstanding document change notices, and
• any other information necessary for control and tracking.
As discussed below, the document database also supports the document retrieval function
with associated information such as retention times, storage location, retrievability
guidelines, and key words.
6.4 Retrieving Documents
Contractors should ensure that documents are retrieved (made available) in a timely
manner upon request. The contractor should establish the maximum retrieval time for
each document based upon priorities provided by the document owners and users. Easy
retrieval of documents is a service that facilitates contractor activities and encourages
workers to use up-to-date information.
When a copy of a document is issued, it should be the most recent version. The
contractor should make the status of controlled documents available to the affected
organizations. Additionally, the organization responsible for document control should
supply information regarding pending changes, including references to detailed
information, to anyone requesting the latest copy of the document. For example, if a
drawing is requested, the document control organization should also provide the requester
with a list or copies of existing change information (e.g., outstanding document change
notices, pending changes, and related physical changes in progress). This will alert the
requester to upcoming changes that could affect the retrieved document.
There are numerous document identification systems available, each possessing unique
advantages and disadvantages. Document identification systems range from the simple,
manual control of hard copies to elaborate computer-based, keyword-searchable, full-text
databases linked to the document images. Variables that affect the type and degree of
sophistication of the document identification systems selected include the size of the
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facility, the volume of documents, available resources, existing programs, and the
retrieval requirements of the users of these documents. The document database selected
needs to provide the capability to support identification of relevant documents.
The document database should have the capability to sort and identify documents based
on:
• their relationship to particular systems and components (such as a particular
pump),
• types of systems and components (such as motor-operated valves),
• technical topics (such as fire protection), and
• other relational data (such as the specific vendor) necessary for the adequate
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identification of documents.
Furthermore, when the document or document sets are provided, the system should also
provide related information, such as the identification of pending changes. Consideration
should be given to assigning key words or using fully searchable text files for the most
important documents.
In selecting the appropriate document information system, the contractor should ensure
that the system is available and documents can be retrieved as needed to support
document owners and users. If the documents are necessary for the day-to-day operation
of the facility, they should be available on a real-time or short-turnaround basis [e.g.,
controlled copies of procedures and piping and instrument drawings (P&IDs) should be
located or accessible in a central area such as a control room]. Conversely, if the
documents are not routinely needed, a retrieval time of 24 hours or more may be
acceptable. This is typical, for example, of design basis information used by the design
engineering organization for physical change preparation. In order to establish
appropriate retrieval times the contractor may need to formally solicit and consider input
from the document owners and the users.
6.5 Controlling Interfaces
The contractor should clearly define the interfaces among facility, maintenance, and non-
facility organizations to ensure configuration-related information is completely and
accurately communicated. For example, a change to a vendor manual may result in
changes to maintenance procedures, training materials, equipment lists, repair parts, and
design basis documents such as specifications and drawings. In addition, information
may flow in both directions across organizational interfaces. For example, information
related to a design change may be needed by operations, maintenance, and/or training to
update procedures to conform to the facility requirements. Conversely a procedure
change initiated by maintenance personnel that affects an operating parameter may
necessitate validation by design engineering personnel to verify expected operating
conditions fall within the requirements. The configuration management process should
establish controls to ensure:
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• necessary information that initiates a configuration change is sent to all affected
organizations and
• the appropriate reviews, actions, and document updates are accomplished in a
timely manner.
6.6 Controlling the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis
Following submittal of the preliminary documented safety analysis (PDSA) to DOE, the
contractor must review all changes for their potential impact on the PDSA and maintain
the PDSA up-to-date as the design evolves so that both the contractor and DOE can rely
on the information until it is replaced by the final DSA.
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7 ASSESSMENT
The quality assurance criteria of 10 CFR Part 830, Subpart A, require DOE contractors
for nuclear facilities (including activities and operations) to assess management processes
and measure the adequacy of work performance. Furthermore, the assessment criteria
require that the persons performing the assessments:
• have sufficient authority and freedom from line management and
• are qualified to perform the assessments.
The maintenance criteria of DOE O 433.1 also require periodic assessments to verify the
condition of systems and equipment.
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This chapter discusses four different types of assessments that can be performed to
determine the effectiveness of different aspects of the configuration management process
(see section 7.1). Periodic assessments help ensure that work processes continue to
function properly or problems are identified, root causes are determined, and problems
are corrected. This chapter provides guidance on performing assessments directly related
to configuration management. While contractors may perform these assessments of the
configuration management process separate from other assessments, it may be more
efficient to combine these assessments with other periodic assessments of the activity.
All or part of the assessment of the adequacy of configuration management for an activity
may be integrated into broader management and performance assessments, such as
quality assurance, maintenance, or integrated safety management assessments. If the
contractor decides to fold the assessment of configuration management into a broader
assessment, it must consider the criteria in this chapter when developing the assessment
criteria for the broader assessment.
7.1 Assessment Objectives
The objective of assessing configuration management is to detect, document, determine
the cause of, and initiate correction of inconsistencies among design requirements,
documentation, and physical configuration. Properly performed assessments should help
identify inconsistencies between these areas, evaluate the root causes for these problems,
and prescribe improvements to avoid similar inconsistencies in the future.
The five specific types of assessments discussed in this chapter are:
• Construction assessments, which are performed to ensure configuration is
managed throughout the construction process for new construction or major
modifications.
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• Physical configuration assessments, which are conducted to evaluate the
consistency between the physical configuration and the facility documentation.
• Design assessments, which are done to ensure that design documents have been
updated to reflect changes and accurately reflect the physical configuration of the
nuclear facility.
• Post-construction, -modification, or -installation inspections and tests, which are
performed either after construction, modification, or installation to verify
operation is as expected.
• Periodic performance assessments, which are conducted to verify that systems
and components continue to meet design and performance requirements in their
current configurations.
7.2 Construction Assessments
Because of the changing nature of the physical configuration of a facility under
construction, the contractor may not impose a rigid change control process in early
construction. As stated in paragraph 3.1.1, DOE and the contractor must formally agree
on the point when the configuration management process will be imposed and what
process will be used. There should be a documented plan for configuration management
during construction. It may be appropriate to use different processes as construction
proceeds and the physical configuration approaches completion. Construction
inspections/audits are performed throughout the construction process for new
construction or major modifications, to ensure the quality of the construction and the
conformance to design specifications. Adherence to the applicable configuration
management process should be a part of the construction assessment process. In
particular, the physical configuration should be assessed at construction turnover to
ensure that the physical configuration is consistent with the design requirements and the
documentation, including (but not limited to) as-built drawings. Construction
assessments may involve physical configuration assessments; design assessments; post-
construction, -modification, or -installation inspections and tests; and/or periodic
performance assessments.
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7.3 Physical Configuration Assessments
Physical configuration assessments are performed to determine if the actual physical
configuration agrees with the design requirements and the documentation. They also
determine the effectiveness of configuration management in the field. Information is
gathered through interviews with knowledgeable facility personnel, document reviews,
and detailed walkdowns and observations of the actual facility configuration.
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As specified in DOE O 420.1A, Facility Safety, these assessments should be conducted as
part of the review of system operability, reliability, and material condition during facility
inspections required by DOE O 433.1, Maintenance Management Program for DOE
Nuclear Facilities. These periodic reviews assess the system's ability to perform its
design and safety functions. In addition, these assessments should integrate with the
activities performed to meet the Quality Assurance Program (QAP) under 10 CFR Part
830, Subpart A. As stated in DOE O 433.1, the goal of the assessment process should be
to ensure the integrity of the identified SSCs. Contractors must analyze discrepancies
and take appropriate corrective action to resolve them. If substantive discrepancies
(either in number or type) are discovered, the contractor must develop appropriate
immediate corrective actions to establish agreement between the physical configuration
and the documentation. Corrective actions should include technical evaluations, based on
system requirements, to determine whether the physical configuration or the
documentation should be changed. For existing facilities, the corrective actions should
include additional walkdowns to characterize the problem and to determine the extent of
the problem.
Physical configuration assessments should be conducted at a specified periodicity to
establish confidence. Contractors should routinely review the configuration of those
systems performing vital safety functions (safety SSCs). Additional systems of lesser
importance should be included at a lesser periodicity to ensure the breadth of the
configuration is being maintained adequately. Special reviews may be required on an as
needed basis, such as to verify input into a new DSA or when unusual or off-normal
occurrences affecting the safety basis systems results in a lack of confidence in the
facility configuration or in a concern that it has been compromised. Contractors should
consider scheduling reviews of the configuration of safety SSCs on an annual basis on a
schedule appropriate to support the annual update of the DSA.
Physical configuration assessments may be performed on a sample basis, with the sample
providing a representative cross-section of component types within the system being
assessed. The sample should be large enough to ensure that a statistically significant
portion of the system and its components are chosen. For instance, the sample should
include major and minor components, large and small bore piping (where applicable),
and instruments and controls.
Two common types of physical configuration assessments are "walkdowns" and
resolution of configuration and documentation discrepancies. While the processes of
walkdowns and resolution of configuration and documentation discrepancies have
significant overlaps, the distinctions between them need to be understood. One
distinction is based on the products of these processes. A product of the walkdown
process is a set of marked-up documents that reflect the actual physical configuration and
identify discrepancies with the currently approved facility documentation. A product of
the resolution of configuration and documentation discrepancies is "as-built documents"
that have been field-verified and design-verified.
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7.3.1 Walkdowns
During walkdowns, the as-found configuration is identified by comparing the existing
physical configuration with the facility documentation to identify any discrepancies,
typically by marking up the documents. Walkdowns are sometimes conducted to:
• Record manufacturers' nameplate data from equipment,
• Identify missing or incorrect equipment labeling,
• Determine the present material condition of equipment, and
• Identify potential physical interactions between equipment (such as non-
seismically qualified equipment mounted in such a position as to impact
seismically qualified equipment during an earthquake).
A sample walkdown procedure is provided in Appendix G.
7.3.2 Resolution of Configuration and Documentation Discrepancies
The resolution of configuration and documentation discrepancies involves:
• determining the actual physical configuration that exists at a point in time,
• identifying any discrepancies with the facility documentation, and
• technically resolving those discrepancies.
In some cases, discrepancies arise simply because the facility documentation is
incomplete or inaccurate in some detail. In other cases, discrepancies arise because
inadequately controlled hardware changes caused the physical configuration to become
different from the facility documentation. The level of detail of a particular facility
document type establishes the threshold of the corrections that need to be made. If a
facility document provides, or is intended to provide, information that does not agree
with the actual physical configuration, those discrepancies should be identified and
resolved. Leaving incorrect or unverified information on a document is likely to mislead
users of the document. Further, any information that is left on as-found documents and
has not been verified should be clearly identified. If the contractor is made aware of an
as-found discrepancy, the contractor should perform a technical review to determine if
the physical configuration is the desired configuration (in accordance with design
requirements) or if the facility documentation indicates the appropriate configuration (the
physical configuration needs to be changed to meet design requirements). In some cases,
the resolution of a discrepancy might be to establish the acceptability of the existing
physical configuration and change the design requirements. The design authority should
approve the discrepancy resolution (i.e., design verification) to ensure that the final
configuration is consistent with the design requirements. Changes to either the physical
configuration or the documentation should be tracked through a design change document.
The end product of the resolution of configuration and documentation discrepancies is
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documentation that has been both field-verified and design-verified to be consistent with
the "as-built" or actual physical configuration.
7.4 Design Assessments
Contractors should perform design assessments to determine the consistency among the
documented design and system requirements, the system documentation (including
drawings and procedures), and the physical configuration of the nuclear facility. The
audit should confirm the completeness and accuracy of the design and system
requirements documented in the DSA, the TSRs, and other authorization basis
documents. In particular, during these audits the contractor should verify that the safety
basis and authorization basis documents accurately reflect any modifications made to the
facility or changes made to the activity since the previous design assessment.
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One reason for ensuring that the documented design and system requirements continue to
be accurate is to provide accurate information for operations, training, and maintenance
documents and activities. Contractors should also ensure that operations, training, and
maintenance documents are maintained consistent with the documented design and
system requirements.
Ideally, contractors should schedule the design assessments at a time appropriate to
support the annual update of the safety basis.
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7.5 Post-Construction/ -Modification/ -Installation Assessments
Following completion of construction, modification, or installation, the contractor should
perform inspections and tests to verify expected operation. Section 4.5.1.2 of
DOE O 420.1A requires contractors to test systems following modifications to ensure
that they continue to be capable of fulfilling system requirements. These inspections and
tests ensure that the system, structure, or component is installed as documented, meets the
design requirements, and is verified to be operable prior to being placed into service
initially or returned to service. This function prevents unintended changes from being
introduced through errors during design or construction. For physical changes, these
inspections and tests serve as a final and independent adequacy check of the design and
technical reviews for the change. If a changed SSC fails to meet its acceptance criteria, it
should not be turned over for normal operations until either a technical review has been
completed and any follow-up actions completed or the SSC is returned to its original
condition and tested satisfactorily. For the post-modification tests to be effective test
conditions should be consistent with normal and emergency operating conditions and
acceptance criteria should demonstrate that the applicable design requirements are met.
It is important to verify that inadvertent changes were not introduced during a
modification. Depending on the extent and complexity of a modification, and the degree
of work control, the contractor may need to perform inspections and tests on portions of
the nuclear facility that were not modified to properly verify the expected operation after
a modification.
7.6 Periodic Performance Assessments
As required by DOE O 433.1, Maintenance Management Program for DOE Nuclear
Facilities, systems, and components within the configuration management process must
be monitored and tested periodically to determine if they are still capable of meeting their
design and performance requirements. The process for performing this monitoring and
testing should be described in the Maintenance Implementation Plan (MIP) required by
DOE O 433.1. DOE G 433.1-1, Nuclear Facility Maintenance Management Program
Guide for Use with DOE O 433.1, provides information useful for developing and
implementing this monitoring program. Monitoring and testing may take the form of
surveillance actions, periodic in-service inspections and tests, and other monitoring of
systems and components to ensure safe and reliable operation of the facility. In addition
to observing direct results, derived results may include reliability assessment,
performance trending, and equipment aging characteristics. Contractors should use the
results of this monitoring to identify and avoid inconsistencies between functional and
performance requirements identified in the design and actual capability of systems and
components. In addition, contractors should use trending of data to detect degradation of
equipment due to aging or other causes.
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By performing periodic performance monitoring, contractors should verify that selected
systems and components continue to be able to perform their intended functions (i.e.,
meet their design requirements). Contractors should correct any deficiencies identified
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during the periodic performance assessments that cause the systems or components to
deviate from design requirements (see 10 CFR 830.122(c)(2)). Contractors should also
identify any root causes of performance degradation (see 10 CFR 830.122(c) (3)).
Contractors should routinely monitor, collect, trend, and analyze performance data
(including thermal, hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical data). Calibrated
instrumentation should be used when performing these activities (see 10 CFR 830.122(e)
(4) and (h) (2)). The methods of implementation should include procedures, checklists,
or other guidance documents necessary to conduct these activities.
Cognizant System Engineers should maintain cognizance over performance monitoring
activities on assigned systems. Their responsibilities should include the identification of
performance goals and acceptance criteria consistent with the associated SSC design
requirements. Reviewing trend graphs of collected equipment data at specified intervals
is a proven, effective approach. For example, if the trend graph indicates that the
equipment likely will not meet the acceptance criteria at or before the next scheduled test,
an adjustment in the test schedule and other maintenance actions would be necessary.
Recognition of interfaces with existing maintenance program requirements is necessary.
Surveillance testing is typically performed to satisfy regulatory, code, or other
requirements to ensure operability of the equipment within established limits. The results
of surveillance testing should be used to detect and correct any deficiencies that cause the
equipment to deviate from the design requirements. Surveillance testing techniques are
similar in many ways to those used in SSC performance monitoring. The results of
surveillance testing should be reviewed and trended, and necessary corrective actions
taken to return equipment performance to within the design requirements. The periodic
equipment performance monitoring function should take credit for periodic surveillance
testing, where appropriate. Periodic testing, beyond that in the TSR surveillance
requirements, may be adjusted both in frequency and degree of technical content based
on the importance of the SSC or the particular SSC function. The origin of various
testing requirements should be documented and maintained in the MIP as specified in
DOE O 433.1, Maintenance Management Program for DOE Nuclear Facilities.
Contractors should include the design engineers, as well as Cognizant System Engineers,
in the periodic review of operating and maintenance procedures to alert maintenance and
other organizations to any design changes in the affected systems.
7.7 Resolution of Open Items
Contractors should document assessment findings as open items if they are validated to
involve one or more of the following:
• contradictory information from different source documents
• unanswered technical questions
• missing, undocumented or inaccurate information
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The contractor should establish a formal, documented process for resolution of open
items. That process should include tracking the open item to completion and closeout,
including documentation of the resolution. Any identification or a potential inadequacy
of the DSA should be assessed through the USQ process.
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APPENDIX A - REFERENCES
The following documents are either referenced within this standard or were considered
during the development of this standard.
Federal Regulations http://www.access.gpo.gov/ecfr/
10 CFR Part 830
Nuclear Safety Management
29 CFR 1910.119 Process safety management of highly
hazardous chemicals
36 CFR Chapter XII, Part 1220 Federal Records, General
48 CFR 945.102-71 Maintenance of Records
48 CFR 970.0470 Department of Energy Directives
48 CFR 970.5204-2 Laws, Regulations, and DOE Directives
48 CFR 970.5223-1 Integration of environment, safety, and
health into work planning and execution
DOE Directives (Policies, Orders,
Manuals, and Guides)
http://www.directives.doe.gov/
DOE G 200.1-1 Software Engineering Methodology
DOE G 414.1-1A
Management Assessment and Independent
Assessment Guide
DOE G 414.1-2
Quality Assurance Management System
Guide for use with 10 CFR 830.120 and
DOE O 414.1
DOE G 420.1-2
Guide for the Mitigation of Natural
Phenomena Hazards for DOE Nuclear
Facilities and NonNuclear Facilities
DOE G 421.1-2
Implementation Guide For Use in
Developing Documented Safety Analyses
To Meet Subpart B Of 10 CFR 830
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DOE G 423.1-1
Implementation Guide For Use In
Developing Technical Safety Requirements
DOE G 424.1-1
Implementation Guide For Use In
Addressing Unreviewed Safety Question
Requirements
DOE G 430.1-1 Project Controls
DOE G 430.1-5 Transition Implementation Guide
DOE G 433.1-1
Nuclear Facility Maintenance Management
Program Guide for Use with DOE O 433.1
DOE G 435.1-1
Implementation Guide for use with DOE M
435.1-1
DOE G 450.4-1B
Integrated Safety Management System
Guide
DOE Manual (M) 435.1-1 Radioactive Waste Management Manual
DOE O 412.1 Work Authorization System
DOE O 413.1A Management Control Program
DOE O 413.3
Program and Project Management for the
Acquisition of Capital Assets
DOE O 414.1A, Chg 1 Quality Assurance
DOE O 420.1A Facility Safety
DOE O 430.1A Life Cycle Asset Management
DOE O 433.1 Maintenance Management Program for
DOE Nuclear Facilities
DOE O 452.2B Safety of Nuclear Explosive Operations
DOE O 5480.19 Conduct of Operations Requirements for
DOE Facilities
DOE O 5480.20A Personnel Selection, Qualification, and
Training Requirements for DOE Nuclear
Facilities
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DOE P 450.4 Safety Management System Policy
DOE Technical Standards
http://tis.eh.doe.gov/techstds/
DOE HDBK 1101 Process Safety Management for Highly
Hazardous Chemicals
DOE HDBK 3027 Integrated Safety Management Systems
(ISMS)
DOE STD 1027 Hazard Categorization and Accident
Analysis Techniques for Compliance with
DOE Order 5480.23, Nuclear Safety
Analysis Reports
DOE STD 1051 Guideline to Good Practices for
Maintenance Organization and
Administration at DOE Nuclear Facilities
DOE STD 1065 Guideline to Good Practices for
Postmaintenance Testing at DOE Nuclear
Facilities
DOE STD 1121 Internal Dosimetry
DOE STD 3003 Backup Power Sources For DOE Facilities
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DOE STD 3006 Planning and Conduct of Operational
Readiness Reviews
DOE STD 3009 Preparation Guide for U.S. DOE
Nonreactor Nuclear Facility Safety
Analysis Reports
DOE STD 3011 Guidance For Preparation of DOE
5480.22 (TSR) and DOE
5480.23Implementation Plans
DOE STD 3024 Content of System Design Descriptions
DOE STD 6002 Safety of Magnetic Fusion Facilities:
Requirements
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http://tis.eh.doe.gov/techstds/
DOE STD 6003 Safety of Magnetic Fusion Facilities:
Guidance
Other DOE References
Defense Programs Safety Information
Letter, Issue No: 95-04
Management of Safety Analysis Report
Information Using Standard
Configuration Management Practices
Other Government Standards
MIL-STD-973, 17 April 1992 Military Standard Configuration
Management
Other Commercial Nuclear Industry Documents
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) NQA-1-2000
Quality Assurance Requirements for
Nuclear Facility Applications
Electronics Industries Alliance (EIA)-649,
August 1998
National Consensus Standard for
Configuration Management
IAEA-TECDCO-1335, January 2003
Configuration Management in Nuclear
Power Plants
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
(INPO) AP-929, May 1998
Configuration Control Process Description
INPO 87-006, July 1987 Report on Configuration Management in
the Nuclear Utility Industry
International Organization for Standards
(ISO) 10007:1995(E)
Quality Management – Guidelines for
Configuration Management
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APPENDIX B - GLOSSARY
As-built documentation. Documentation (for example, Piping and Instrument Diagrams, and database
records) verified by physical inspection as depicting the actual physical configuration and verified as
consistent with the design requirements.
As-found. Information, often in the form of marked-up documents that reflects the actual physical
configuration and identifies any discrepancies with currently approved facility documentation.
Assessment. For engineering applications, the process of estimating the value of something using
authoritative expert judgment based upon observations of representative cases and rough calculations,
rather than determining the exact value based upon comprehensive and detailed examinations, and precise
and rigorous complete calculations.
Authorization agreement. A documented agreement between DOE and the contractor for high-hazard
facilities (Hazard Category 1 and 2), incorporating the results of DOE’s review of the contractor’s proposed
authorization basis for a defined scope of work. The authorization agreement contains key terms and
conditions (controls and commitments) under which the contractor is authorized to perform the work.
Authorization basis. Those aspects of the facility design basis considered important to the safety of facility
operations and therefore relied on by DOE to authorize operation. The authorization basis is described in
documents such as the facility documented safety analysis and other safety analyses, hazard classification
documents, the Technical Safety Requirements, DOE-issued safety evaluation reports, and facility-specific
commitments made in order to satisfy DOE Orders or policies.
Change. Any alteration or addition, temporary or permanent, to the facility physical configuration, facility
documentation, or design requirements is considered to constitute a change. Changes not within current
design requirements involve design changes. Identical replacements are not changes.
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Change control. A process that ensures all changes are properly identified, reviewed, approved,
implemented, tested, and documented.
Change control package. The change control package is the documentation that accompanies a change to a
facility, activity, or operation from the planning and initiation through completion of the implementation
and testing. The change control package documents the following as applicable:
• The description of the proposed change sufficient to support technical and management reviews
prior to approval;
• The name and organization of the requester;
• The description of the potentially affected SSCs;
• The reason for the proposed change and any known schedule issues;
• A list of the alternative solutions considered and the results;
• The date by which the decision about the change needs to be completed to facilitate timely
implementation or to allow implementation to occur concurrent with other activities, such as a
planned maintenance shutdown;
• Constraints; and
• Any other information needed to review, track, approve, or process the proposed change.
It also includes related information such as:
• Change request
• Design package
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• Installation package
• Post-modification testing documentation
Change traveler. A form used to transmit the change control package.
Comprehensive search. A process through which broad spectrums of documents that may contain design
information are identified, retrieved, and evaluated. Key steps involve locating and screening documents
that may contain design information and reviewing them to extract design information.
Cognizant system engineer. The engineer assigned technical responsibility for a particular system, who
coordinates technical activities related to the assigned system. The Cognizant System Engineer has
technical understanding of the system requirements design, operation, testing and maintenance. The
Cognizant System Engineer ensures that relevant documents, such as system design descriptions, technical
drawings, diagrams, lists, and procedures for surveillance, testing and maintenance are complete, accurate,
and up to date. The Cognizant System Engineer may also keep vendor technical information and
appropriate files concerning system history of repairs, modifications, operational problems, and other
unique conditions or circumstances. Equivalent terms include: cognizant engineer, system engineer,
system specialist, and subject matter expert.
Configuration. Configuration is the combination of the physical, functional, and operational characteristics
of the structures, systems, and components (SSCs) or parts of the existing facility, operation, or activity.
(NQA-1)
Configuration baseline. A configuration baseline consists of all approved documents that represent the
definition of the product at a specific point. (ISO 10007:1995(E))
Configuration control board or configuration board. The Configuration Control Board is a collection of
technical, management, and administrative experts assigned the authority and responsibility to make
decisions on the configuration and its management.
Configuration management (CM). Configuration management is a disciplined process that involves both
management and technical direction to establish and document the design requirements and the physical
configuration of the nuclear facility and to ensure that they remain consistent with each other and the
documentation.
Configuration management structures, systems and components (CM SSCs). CM SSCs are the set of
structures, systems, and components that are managed under the configuration management process when
changes are proposed and implemented. At a minimum, the CM SSCs include the safety SSCs as identified
in the documented safety analysis, the Vital Safety System SSCs and