Software Quality Assurance Plan for GoldSim(Trade Name) Models Supporting the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Site Performance Assessment Program

摘要

This Software Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP) applies to the development and maintenance of GoldSim models supporting the Area 3 and Area 5 Radioactive Waste Management Sites (RWMSs) performance assessments (PAs) and composite analyses (CAs). Two PA models have been approved by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office (NNSA/NSO) as of November 2006 for the PA maintenance work undertaken by National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec). NNSA/NSO asked NSTec to assume the custodianship of the models for future development and maintenance. The models were initially developed by Neptune and Company (N&C). This SQAP is developed based on NSTec's Company Directive CD-3500.009, Software Quality Assurance; and Requirements Document RD-3200.001, Quality Assurance Requirements Document, both of which implement the requirements of DOE Order 414.1C, Quality Assurance (DOE, 2005). The GoldSim PA software has been graded Quality Grade 2. The SQAP is also responsive to Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 830, Nuclear Safety Management; the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans for Modeling (EPA, 2002); and DOE's Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Safety Board Recommendation 2002-1 (DOE, 2003), and supplements the quality assurance (QA) procedures of NSTec referenced in the Performance Assessment/Composite Analysis Maintenance Plan.