A software engineering standards framework for nuclear power

Abstract

ION The second requisite is that the requirements in the standard must be sufficiently abstract so as not to unnecessarily limit the methods used or freeze the technology employed for any particular process. Methods, notations and formats evolve and improve over time, but the fundamental requirements that provide the degree of confidence in the software product remain, for the most part, stable. The need for sufficient abstraction also applies to the documentation requirements within the standard. It is necessary to define documentation requirements in an “abstract manner” that allows for the partitioning of documents (such as multiple design 134 StandardView Vol. 4, No. 3, September/1996 ★