Ddi
tif
Dedi
catio
n of
Co
mpo
nent
with
Com
pone
nt w
ith
Imbe
dded
Firm
ware
Cra
ig S
. Iris
h –
V.P.
, Sal
es &
Mar
ketin
g
Equi
pmen
t Typ
es
•Th
is p
rese
ntat
ion
is a
pplic
able
to th
e su
pply
of e
quip
men
t with
em
bedd
edso
ftwar
e/fir
mw
are
embe
dded
sof
twar
e/fir
mw
are.
•D
igita
l equ
ipm
ent i
s be
ing
used
in a
wid
e ra
nge
of a
pplic
atio
ns in
nu
clea
rpow
erpl
ants
.Ty
pica
lapp
licat
ions
incl
ude
the
follo
win
g:nu
clea
r pow
er p
lant
s. T
ypic
al a
pplic
atio
ns in
clud
e th
e fo
llow
ing:
•S
afet
y R
elat
ed A
pplic
atio
ns•
Inst
rum
enta
tion.
•Tr
ip u
nits
for l
ow v
olta
ge s
witc
hgea
r bre
aker
s.•
Ele
ctric
alsy
stem
prot
ectiv
ere
lays
•E
lect
rical
sys
tem
pro
tect
ive
rela
ys.
•H
VAC
con
trols
.•
Loop
con
trolle
rs.
•G
ener
ator
exc
iters
.•
Gas
anal
yzer
s•
Gas
ana
lyze
rs.
•C
ritic
al N
on-S
afet
y R
elat
ed A
pplic
atio
ns•
Feed
wat
erco
ntro
l sys
tem
.•
Varia
ble
frequ
ency
driv
es to
repl
ace
MG
set
s.
Equi
pmen
t Typ
es
Req
uire
men
ts
NR
CR
G1
152
ii
2“C
iti
f•
NR
C R
. G. 1
.152
, rev
isio
n 2,
“Crit
eria
for u
se
of C
ompu
ters
in S
afet
y S
yste
ms
of N
ucle
ar
Pow
erP
lant
s.”
Pow
er P
lant
s.•
End
orse
s th
e us
e of
EP
RI T
R-1
0643
9.
EP
RIT
R10
6439
“Gui
delin
eson
Eva
luat
ion
•E
PR
I TR
-106
439,
“Gui
delin
es o
n E
valu
atio
n an
d A
ccep
tanc
e of
Com
mer
cial
Gra
de D
igita
l E
quip
men
t for
Nuc
lear
Saf
ety
App
licat
ions
”. q
py
pp
Ded
icat
ion
Proc
ess
•Id
entif
y th
e sa
fety
func
tion
of th
e eq
uipm
ent,
incl
udin
gth
eco
mpu
ters
yste
min
clud
ing
the
com
pute
r sys
tem
.•
Iden
tify
the
criti
cal c
hara
cter
istic
s th
at m
ust b
e ve
rifie
d.
NLI
’sst
anda
rdde
dica
tion
plan
ford
igita
l•
NLI
’s s
tand
ard
dedi
catio
n pl
an fo
r dig
ital
devi
ces
has
appr
oxim
atel
y 55
CC
’s.
•M
etho
d fo
r ver
ifica
tion
of th
e cr
itica
l h
ti
tiA
llN
LId
diti
fch
arac
teris
tics.
All
NLI
ded
icat
ion
of
com
pone
nts
with
imbe
dded
firm
war
e co
nsis
t of
bot
h:•
Sof
twar
e co
mm
erci
al g
rade
sur
vey
(CG
S)
at th
e m
anuf
actu
rer’s
faci
lity.
•Te
stin
g at
NLI
.g
In o
ur e
xper
ienc
e, b
oth
a C
GS
and
in-h
ouse
te
stin
g is
requ
ired.
Iden
tify
the
Safe
tyFu
nctio
nId
entif
y th
e Sa
fety
Fun
ctio
n
•S
afet
y fu
nctio
n is
bas
ed o
n th
e pl
ant r
equi
rem
ents
/spe
cific
atio
n.
Iden
tify
the
Crit
ical
Cha
ract
eris
tics
Iden
tify
the
Crit
ical
Cha
ract
eris
tics
Type
sof
Crit
ical
•C
yber
secu
rity.
Type
s of
Crit
ical
ch
arac
teris
tics
(CC
’s)
Cyb
er s
ecur
ity.
•H
uman
Mac
hine
In
terfa
ce (H
MI).
•Li
fecy
cle.
•H
ardw
are/
softw
are.
()
•R
elia
bilit
y an
d o p
erat
ing
expe
rienc
e.•
Func
tiona
l.•
Abn
orm
al c
ondi
tions
pg
p
bo
aco
dto
san
d ev
ents
(AC
E’s
).•
Con
figur
atio
n c
ontro
l.g
Life
cycl
eC
C’s
Life
cycl
e C
Cs
•M
ost a
re re
late
d to
the
vend
or Q
A co
ntro
ls.
A C
GS
is re
quire
d.•
Exa
mpl
es:
Crit
ical
Char
acte
rist
icA
ccep
tanc
e Cr
iter
iaA
ccep
tanc
eM
etho
d
Soft
war
e sp
ecifi
catio
n /s
oftw
are
requ
irem
ents
Soft
war
e sp
ecifi
catio
n, o
r eq
uiva
lent
, do
cum
ents
the
soft
war
e re
quire
men
ts.
Soft
war
e CG
S.
Erro
r/pr
oble
mha
ndlin
gby
1So
ftw
are
erro
rsar
eid
entif
ied
Soft
war
eCG
SEr
ror/
prob
lem
hand
ling
by
the
man
ufac
ture
r.1.
Soft
war
e er
rors
are
iden
tifie
d,
docu
men
ted,
eva
luat
ed, a
nd re
port
ed in
a
cont
rolle
d m
anne
r.2.
Man
ufac
ture
r has
a m
echa
nism
for
iden
tifyi
ngan
dev
alua
ting
user
repo
rted
Soft
war
e CG
S.
iden
tifyi
ng a
nd e
valu
atin
g us
er re
port
ed
erro
rs.
3.Id
entif
ied
prob
lem
s ar
e re
port
ed to
the
end
user
.
Har
dwar
e/So
ftwar
eC
C’s
Har
dwar
e/So
ftwar
e C
Cs
•E
xam
ples
:
Crit
ical
Char
acte
rist
icA
ccep
tanc
e Cr
iter
iaA
ccep
tanc
eM
etho
d
Wat
chdo
gtim
eror
The
prod
uctc
onta
ins
am
etho
dto
Soft
war
eW
atch
dog
timer
or
equi
vale
nt.
The
prod
uct c
onta
ins
a m
etho
d to
de
tect
a fa
ilure
to c
ompl
ete
a cy
cle
and
rese
ts.
Soft
war
e CG
S.
Proc
esso
rres
tart
and
Follo
win
gpo
wer
rem
oval
and
NLI
Proc
esso
rres
tart
and
in
itial
izat
ion
Follo
win
gpo
wer
rem
oval
and
re
stor
atio
n, th
e ite
m re
star
ts a
nd
mai
ntai
ns th
e in
itial
con
figur
atio
n.
NLI
de
dica
tion/
FAT
test
ing
Func
tiona
lCC
’sFu
nctio
nal C
Cs
•B
ased
on
the
spec
ific
oper
atin
g re
quire
men
ts fr
om th
e cl
ient
spe
c an
d ve
ndor
lite
ratu
re.
Nor
mal
ly v
erifi
ed b
y N
LI te
stin
g.y
yg
•E
xam
ples
for H
VAC
chi
ller c
ontro
lsCr
itic
alCh
arac
teri
stic
Acc
epta
nce
Crit
eria
Acc
epta
nce
Met
hod
Leav
ing
wat
er s
etpo
int.
Mai
ntai
ns th
e le
avin
g w
ater
at 4
3 +/
-1F.
NLI
de
dica
tion/
FAT
test
ing
Cond
ense
r hi
gh p
ress
ure
trip
.Ch
iller
shut
s do
wn
whe
n co
nden
ser
pres
sure
exc
eeds
200
psig
.N
LI
dedi
catio
n/FA
T te
stin
g
AC
EC
C’s
AC
E C
Cs
•E
xter
nal a
nd in
tern
al A
CE
’s (a
lso
refe
rred
to a
s H
azar
ds) a
re a
ddre
ssed
. •
Exa
mpl
es:
Exa
mpl
es:
Crit
ical
Char
acte
rist
icA
ccep
tanc
e Cr
iter
iaA
ccep
tanc
eM
etho
d
EMI/
RFI q
ualif
icat
ion
Item
oper
ates
pro
perl
y be
fore
, dur
ing,
an
d af
ter
the
EMI/
RFI e
vent
(sp
ecifi
c ac
cept
ance
cri
teri
a ar
e id
entif
ied
in th
e qu
alifi
catio
npl
an).
NLI
tes
ting
qual
ifica
tion
plan
).
Unu
sed
func
tion
isol
atio
n•
No
unus
ed re
side
nt fu
nctio
ns.
•D
evel
opm
ent
aids
rem
oved
.•
Port
ions
of t
he c
ode
that
are
not
Soft
war
e CG
S.N
LI te
stin
g.us
ed fo
r th
e en
d us
er s
peci
fic
appl
icat
ion
will
not
impa
ct
oper
atio
n.
Con
figur
atio
nC
ontr
olC
C’s
Con
figur
atio
n C
ontr
ol C
Cs
Exa
mpl
es:
Crit
ical
Char
acte
rist
icA
ccep
tanc
e Cr
iter
iaA
ccep
tanc
eM
etho
d
Revi
sion
con
trol
Revi
sion
cont
rol i
s us
ed b
y th
e ve
ndor
So
ftw
are
yon
har
dwar
e an
d so
ftw
are.
CGS.
Use
r set
poin
ts
fl
NLI
ded
icat
ion/
FAT
test
ing
is p
erfo
rmed
h
lf
NLI
d
d/
conf
igur
atio
nco
ntro
lat
the
plan
t spe
cific
use
r se
tpoi
nts
and
the
setp
oint
s ar
e do
cum
ente
d (s
peci
fic a
ccep
tanc
e cr
iteri
a ar
e in
th
e de
dica
tion/
FAT
plan
).
dedi
catio
n/FA
T te
stin
g
/p
)
Cyb
erSe
curit
yC
C’s
Cyb
er S
ecur
ity C
Cs
Exa
mpl
es:
Crit
ical
Char
acte
rist
icA
ccep
tanc
e Cr
iter
iaA
ccep
tanc
eM
etho
d
Cybe
r se
curi
ty d
urin
g pr
oduc
t dev
elop
men
tan
d m
anuf
actu
ring
.
Vend
or m
aint
ains
an e
ffec
tive
cybe
r se
curi
ty p
rogr
am th
at p
reve
nts
mal
icio
us c
ode
from
bei
ng in
stal
led.
Soft
war
e CG
S.
Prod
uct s
ecur
ity.
The
equi
pmen
t co
ntai
ns th
e pr
oduc
t se
curi
ty (p
assw
ords
, phy
sica
l se
curi
ty) p
er th
e pl
antr
equi
rem
ents
an
dve
ndor
spec
ifica
tions
NLI
de
dica
tion/
FAT
test
ing
and
vend
or s
peci
ficat
ions
.
HM
ICC
’sH
MI C
Cs
Exa
mpl
es:
Crit
ical
Char
acte
rist
icA
ccep
tanc
e Cr
iter
iaA
ccep
tanc
eM
etho
d
Prod
uctH
MI
Touc
h-sc
reen
sar
e st
raig
htfo
rwar
d an
d N
LI
gin
acc
orda
nce
with
the
vend
ors
oper
atin
g m
anua
l.de
dica
tion/
FAT
test
ing
Lapt
opco
mpu
ter
with
Pr
oper
ope
ratio
nan
d in
terf
ace
with
the
NLI
p
pp
supp
ortin
g so
ftw
are.
pp
digi
tal d
evic
e.
dedi
catio
n/FA
T te
stin
g
Rel
iabi
lity
and
Ope
ratin
g Ex
perie
nce
CC
’se
abty
ad
Ope
atg
pee
ceC
Cs
Exa
mpl
es:
Crit
ical
Char
acte
rist
icA
ccep
tanc
e Cr
iter
iaA
ccep
tanc
eM
etho
d
Prod
ucto
pera
ting
expe
rien
ce.
Inst
alle
d un
its h
ave
good
ope
ratin
ghi
stor
y. D
ocum
ent t
he fo
llow
ing
and
eval
uate
:1.
#op
erat
ing
units
byre
visi
onle
vel.
Soft
war
e CG
S.
1.#
oper
atin
g un
its b
y re
visi
on le
vel.
2.Ti
me
in s
ervi
ce.
3.N
umbe
r an
d ty
pes
of id
entif
ied
prob
lem
s (h
ardw
are
, sof
twar
e).
Soft
war
ere
visi
ons
due
to
prob
lem
s.So
ftw
are
revi
sion
s th
at w
ere
mad
e du
e to
iden
tifie
d pr
oble
ms
fully
reso
lves
th
e pr
oble
m.
Soft
war
e CG
S.
Sam
ple
Proj
ect-C
hille
r Con
trol
s
•E
quip
men
t Ide
ntifi
catio
n: D
igita
l chi
ller
cont
rols
for e
xist
ing
wat
er c
hille
r.g
•S
afet
y fu
nctio
n: M
aint
ain
leav
ing
wat
er
tt
t42
/2F
ft
lte
mpe
ratu
re a
t 42
+/-2
F fo
r con
trol r
oom
co
olin
g co
ils.
Sam
ple
Proj
ect-C
hille
r Con
trol
s
Ded
icat
ion
activ
ities
con
sist
ed o
f:•
Sof
twar
eC
GS
atTr
ane
•S
oftw
are
CG
S a
t Tra
ne.
•N
LI F
AT/d
edic
atio
n te
stin
g.N
LIlif
ii
i•
NLI
qua
lific
atio
n te
stin
g.
Sam
ple
Proj
ect-C
hille
r Con
trol
s
NLI
FAT
/ded
icat
ion
test
ing:
•B
ench
test
ing.
•In
stal
latio
non
ach
iller
ina
•In
stal
latio
n on
a c
hille
r in
a flo
w s
yste
m.
Mf
hli
•M
ost o
f the
clie
nt
s pec
ifica
tion
requ
irem
ents
p
qw
ere
test
ed.
Sam
ple
Proj
ect-C
hille
r Con
trol
s
Sof
twar
e C
GS
at T
rane
:•
Life
cycl
e co
ntro
ls.
•C
onfig
urat
ion
cont
rol
•C
onfig
urat
ion
cont
rol.
•Fu
nctio
nal/p
erfo
rman
ce
ire
quire
men
ts.
•O
pera
ting
expe
rienc
e.p
gp
Sam
ple
Proj
ect-C
hille
r Con
trol
s
Ei
tQlif
iti
Tti
Equ
ipm
ent Q
ualif
icat
ion
Test
ing
Si
i•
Sei
smic
.
EM
I/RFI
•E
MI/R
FI.
Mild
Ei
t•
Mild
Env
ironm
ent.
Key
Issu
es/L
esso
ns L
earn
ed
•Th
ere
are
regu
lato
ry a
nd im
plem
enta
tion
diff
bt
ddi
tif
diffe
renc
es b
etw
een
dedi
catio
n of
co
mm
erci
al g
rade
sof
twar
e an
d de
velo
pmen
tofd
igita
lequ
ipm
entu
nder
ade
velo
pmen
t of d
igita
l equ
ipm
ent u
nder
a
10C
FR50
App
endi
x B
qua
lity
assu
ranc
e pr
ogra
m.
pg
•B
oth
a so
ftwar
e C
GS
and
FAT
/ded
icat
ion
test
ing
are
requ
ired
for p
rope
r ded
icat
ion.
Ques
tions
?Q
Ques
tions
?Qu
estio
ns?