A DOE Computer Code Toolbox: Issues and Opportunities

Vincent, III, A M

Title: A DOE Computer Code Toolbox: Issues and Opportunities

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The initial activities of a Department of Energy (DOE) Safety Analysis Software Group to establish a Safety Analysis Toolbox of computer models are discussed. The toolbox shall be a DOE Complex repository of verified and validated computer models that are configuration-controlled and made available for specific accident analysis applications. The toolbox concept was recommended by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board staff as a mechanism to partially address Software Quality Assurance issues. Toolbox candidate codes have been identified through review of a DOE Survey of Software practices and processes, and through consideration of earlier findings of the Accident Phenomenology and Consequence Evaluation program sponsored by the DOE National Nuclear Security Agency/Office of Defense Programs. Planning is described to collect these high-use codes, apply tailored SQA specific to the individual codes, and implement the software toolbox concept. While issues exist such as resource allocation and the interface among code developers, code users, and toolbox maintainers, significant benefits can be achieved through a centralized toolbox and subsequent standardized applications.

Authors:: Vincent, III, A M

Publication Date:: Tue Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2001

Research Org.:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: US Department of Energy (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 782046

Report Number(s):: WSRC-MS-2001-00091
TRN: US0103090

DOE Contract Number:: AC09-96SR18500

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 2001 EFCOG Safety Analysis Workshop, Milwaukee, WI (US), 06/18/2001--06/22/2001; Other Information: PBD: 12 Jun 2001

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; COMPUTER CODES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; PLANNING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY ANALYSIS; US DOE; RISK ASSESSMENT

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