Review Guidelines for Field-Programmable Gate Arrays in Nuclear Power Plant Safety Systems

摘要

This report is a compilation of safe field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design practices that can be used by NRC staff as guidance to reviewing FPGA-based safety systems in nuclear power plants. It can also serve as a basis for development of specific activities that will support the licensing process such as FPGA-specific review procedures and acceptance criteria. The report follows on the investigation of existing regulatory documents and standards related to design and review of safety-related FPGA systems. Since the existing regulatory documents are not specific about FPGA design practices, this report also serves as the complement to the standards that cover general issues related to digital and software safety systems in nuclear power plants.