Towards the Quality Evaluation of Software of Control Systems of Nuclear Power Plants: Theoretical Grounds, Main Trends and Problems

Elena Jharko

2015

Abstract

The paper considers issues of implementing works on the evaluation of the software quality of control systems of nuclear power plants in the part of theoretical grounds, main trends and problems in this branch.

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Jharko E. (2015). Towards the Quality Evaluation of Software of Control Systems of Nuclear Power Plants: Theoretical Grounds, Main Trends and Problems . In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-123-6, pages 471-478. DOI: 10.5220/0005534904710478


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@conference{icinco15,
author={Elena Jharko},
title={Towards the Quality Evaluation of Software of Control Systems of Nuclear Power Plants: Theoretical Grounds, Main Trends and Problems},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,},
year={2015},
pages={471-478},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005534904710478},
isbn={978-989-758-123-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,
TI - Towards the Quality Evaluation of Software of Control Systems of Nuclear Power Plants: Theoretical Grounds, Main Trends and Problems
SN - 978-989-758-123-6
AU - Jharko E.
PY - 2015
SP - 471
EP - 478
DO - 10.5220/0005534904710478