A Document-Driven Method for Certifying Scientific Computing Software for Use in Nuclear Safety Analysis

This paper presents a documentation and development method to facilitate the certification of scientific computing software used in the safety analysis of nuclear facilities. To study the problems faced during quality assurance and certification activities, a case study was performed on legacy softw...

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Main Authors: W. Spencer Smith, Nirmitha Koothoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573315002582