Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Issues -- 3 Systems Aspects of Digital Instrumentation and Control Technology -- 4 Software Quality Assurance -- 5 Common-Mode Software Failure Potential -- 6 Safety and Reliability Assessment Methods -- 7 Human Factors and Human-Machine Interfaces -- 8 Dedication of Commercial Off-the-Shelf Hardware and Software -- 9 Case-by-Case Licensing Process -- 10 Adequacy of Technical Infrastructure -- 11 Overview and Summary -- APPENDIX A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- APPENDIX B Committee Meetings (Phases 1 and 2) -- APPENDIX C U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licensing of Digital Instrumentation and Control Technology -- APPENDIX D Development of the Final List of Eight Issues -- APPENDIX E Excerpts from Licensing Regulations -- APPENDIX F Digital Instrumentation and Control System Features -- Glossary.