BS IEC 63413:2026 PDF

1 Scope This document provides guidance and establishes requirements for the qualification of I&C platforms, according to IEC nuclear standards, aimed to be used in nuclear applications important to safety. Qualification of an I&C platform (also called pre-qualification or generic qualification) is performed as a generic activity outside the framework of a plant-specific application project. Platform qualification aims to fulfil in an anticipated manner all requirements leading to an I&C platform fully suitable for the implementation of a plant-specific application project. It enables a licensing process to concentrate on two separate steps; one dedicated to the suitability of the I&C platform, considering safety features and development processes, and one dedicated to the plant-specific implementation, considering safety functions. The platform qualification covers consequently all I&C platform specific aspects including hardware, software, HPD, engineering tools, environmental qualification, quality and the applied safety life cycle supporting these activities. Platform qualification also considers interaction of platform assemblies. This document applies to I&C platforms under development, as well as to pre-existing I&C platforms. I&C platforms and their qualification are, in principle, mentioned within IEC 61513 , but in some cases, it is not clear which requirements on I&C systems are relevant for an I&C platform, and are therefore required for their qualification. This document provides guidance on what is relevant to ...