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    I.S. EN 62138:2009

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    NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS - INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL IMPORTANT FOR SAFETY - SOFTWARE ASPECTS FOR COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS PERFORMING CATEGORY B OR C FUNCTIONS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-10-2019

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2009

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
    4 Key concepts and assumptions
      4.1 Types of software
      4.2 Types of data
      4.3 Software and System Safety Lifecycles
      4.4 Gradation principles
    5 Requirements for the software of I&C systems performing
      category C functions
      5.1 General requirements
      5.2 Selection of pre-developed software
      5.3 Software requirements specification
      5.4 Software design
      5.5 Implementation of new software
      5.6 Software aspects of system integration
      5.7 Software aspects of system validation
      5.8 Installation of software on site
      5.9 Anomaly reports
      5.10 Software modification
    6 Requirements for the software of I&C systems performing
      category B functions
      6.1 General requirements
      6.2 Selection of pre-developed software
      6.3 Software requirements specification
      6.4 Software design
      6.5 Implementation of new software
      6.6 Software aspects of system integration
      6.7 Software aspects of system validation
      6.8 Installation of software on site
      6.9 Anomaly reports
      6.10 Software modification
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications

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    Specifies requirements for the software of computer-based I&C systems performing functions of safety category B or C as defined by IEC 61226. Also complements IEC 60880 and IEC 60880-2, which provide requirements for the software of computer-based I&C systems performing functions of safety category A.

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    Development Note For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 61226:2009 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control important to safety - Classification of instrumentation and control functions
    IEC 61511-1:2016+AMD1:2017 CSV Functional safety - Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector - Part 1: Framework, definitions, system, hardware and application programming requirements
    IEC 61508-4:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
    IEC 61508-3:2010 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 3: Software requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508)
    ISO/IEC 12207:2008 Systems and software engineering Software life cycle processes
    IEC 60880-2:2000 Software for computers important to safety for nuclear power plants - Part 2: Software aspects of defence against common cause failures, use of software tools and of pre-developed software
    IEC 60880:2006 Nuclear power plants - Instrumentation and control systems important to safety - Software aspects for computer-based systems performing category A functions
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    ISO 9000-3:1997 Quality management and quality assurance standards Part 3: Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:1994 to the development, supply, installation and maintenance of computer software
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