Software Important to Safety in Nuclear Power Plants

By International Atomic Energy Agency

This report provides guidance on current practices, documenting their strengths and weaknesses in dealing with the important issues of software engineering that nuclear power plant system designers, software producers and regulators are facing. It focuses on safety critical applications of general purpose processors controlled by custom developed software; however, it should also have application in safety related applications and in other types of computers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9201015941
• ISBN13: 9789201015945
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Length: 184 Pages