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According to the research and analysis about the standards and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) relevant reports of commercial grade dedication (CGD) such as the pre-developed software of smart devices which perform intelligent measuring, communication and actuation devices employing programmed electronic components (PEC) to enhance the performance, the requirements for the pre-developed software qualification has been identified. And in combination with the tasks of IEEE 1012, a V&V model was proposed to guide the concrete execution of qualification activities such as suitability evaluation, quality evaluation, operating experience evaluation, additional system test and comprehensive assessment. Besides, it also helps establish the specification and process for the pre-developed software qualification. On the basis of that, a pre-developed software qualification was performed for each qualification activity, and forming some good practice in the process. At the same time some special considerations are put forward for the pre-developed software qualification. Furthermore, some critical qualification points has been captured and may provide some technical reference for subsequent CGD such as the pre-developed software of smart devices which will be applied in the HPR1000 and other nuclear power plants (NPPs).
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Wang, SC., Bai, T., Gu, PF., Ye, WP. (2019). A Study About Pre-developed Software Qualification of Smart Devices Applied in NPP. In: Xu, Y., Xia, H., Gao, F., Chen, W., Liu, Z., Gu, P. (eds) Nuclear Power Plants: Innovative Technologies for Instrumentation and Control Systems. SICPNPP 2018. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 507. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3113-8_6
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