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Title: A platform for effective requirements management and collaboration in nuclear compliance and licensing

Abstract

Buoyed by its promise as a cost effective and low-carbon-footprint source of electricity, the nuclear industry is in the midst of a world-wide renaissance. However, significant challenges, including responding to increased safety and regulatory mandates, making a smooth transition to next-generation reactor technology, and dealing with the adoption of digital instrumentation and control (I and C) systems that rely heavily on software must be effectively addressed to ensure the momentum continues. New technology solutions, such as those developed by IBM's Rational business unit, coupled with well codified processes, policies and best practices leveraged across the nuclear ecosystem's participants have been shown to aid in overcoming these obstacles. This paper will highlight some of the compliance and collaboration challenges facing the extended nuclear ecosystem, describe a potential solution that can aid in addressing the challenges, and present several examples of where the solution has been implemented in the nuclear space. (authors)

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Rational IBM Software Group, IBM Corporation, Medfield, MA 02052 (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
American Nuclear Society, 555 North Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526 (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
22105929
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: ICAPP '12: 2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants, Chicago, IL (United States), 24-28 Jun 2012; Other Information: Country of input: France; 6 refs.; Related Information: In: Proceedings of the 2012 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants - ICAPP '12| 2799 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPLIANCE; COMPUTER CODES; COOPERATION; COST; ECOSYSTEMS; LICENSING PROCEDURES; MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REACTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS; REACTOR INSTRUMENTATION; REACTOR SAFETY; REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; SAFETY STANDARDS

Citation Formats

Fechtelkotter, P. L. A platform for effective requirements management and collaboration in nuclear compliance and licensing. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
Fechtelkotter, P. L. A platform for effective requirements management and collaboration in nuclear compliance and licensing. United States.
Fechtelkotter, P. L. 2012. "A platform for effective requirements management and collaboration in nuclear compliance and licensing". United States.
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