[DOE
LETTERHEAD]
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This letter reports on the status of two
commitments in the Implementation Plan for Software Quality Assurance (SQA) in
response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Recommendation
2002-l. �The Department has completed the
actions required by the following commitments:
Commitment 4.2.1.2 is to establish SQA criteria
for the safety analysis toolbox codes. �The
SQA plan and criteria for the toolbox codes were developed and will be
available on the Central Registry web site.
Commitment 4.2.1.4 is to issue code-specific
guidance reports on the use of safety analysis toolbox codes identifying
applicable regimes in accident analysis, default inputs, and special conditions
for use. �Code guidance interim reports
have been developed for the six current toolbox codes. �These interim reports will be updated based on
comments from the code developers, code users, and subject matter experts. �Also, the interim reports may be updated based
on the results of the gap analysis being performed for Commitment 4.2.1.3.
Due to the volume of material contained in
these reports and in an effort to encourage website usage, the reports are
available on the Central Registry Website at http://tis.eh.doe.gov/techstds/toolsframe.html. Questions concerning these commitments may
be directed to Chip Lagdon at (301) 903-4218 or me at
(301) 903-8008.
Sincerely,
Frank B. Russo
Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Corporate Performance Assessment
cc: �Beverly
A. Cook, EH-1
Mark B. Whitaker, DR-1
Chip Lagdon, EH-3
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