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Guidance on Disruptive, Innovative, and Emerging Technologies – Integration of emerging digital technologies with the Canadian Nuclear Standards Framework (Technical Specification)
Designation:CSA TS-004
Source:CSA
Contact name:Robert Reipas
Review start date:Jan 7, 2025
Review end date:Feb 6, 2025
Categories:Energy
Contact email:thuy.ton(at)csagroup.org
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1.1  Purpose

This guide is intended to fill this need and provide a useful conceptual basis and high-level decision framework to ensure an adequate consideration and accommodation of the new and evolving complexities of EDT and its resulting impact on digitalization of nuclear organizations and facilities. More specifically, this document is intended to be used as a guide to assist in assessing the impact of introducing potentially disruptive, innovative and emerging technology (DIET) on the ability of the nuclear management system (NMS) to meet the required safety related principles while providing objective evidence of effective implementation.

This document addresses the application of DIET within the nuclear industry and the key application of CSA nuclear standard principles to those applications. This includes identification of the domain of use, the impact of the DIET on nuclear safety and control areas, and key considerations for qualification, including verification and validation of inputs and outputs. Requirements are also discussed for important factors such as non-proliferation safeguards, cyber security, and the required degree of supervision of DIET for a variety of application types (domains).

A number of examples are used throughout the document to aid the user in understanding the principles described. Additionally, Annex A provides a detailed application example.

1.2  Terminology

This document only provides guidance and does not impose any requirements. In this document, “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is commonly followed but not required; and “may” is used to express an option or that which is often permissible within the limits of the various standards referenced.

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