Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 80776ca5-a83d-4667-9a94-0bffa1befa91
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Fire Protection Guidelines for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 1)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1221/ML12216A013.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.120
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am should be under the management control of the QA organization. This control consists of (1) formulating a fire protection QA program that incorporates suitable requirements and is acceptable to the management responsible for fire protection or verifying that the program incorporates suitable requirements and is acceptable to the management responsible for fire protection and (2) verifying the effectiveness of the QA program for fire protection through review, surveillance, and audits. Performance of other QA program functions for miee,,,g the fire.protection program requirements may be performed by personnel outside of the QA organi-.dtion. The QA program for fire protection 1.120-8 should be part of the overall plant QA program. It should satisfy the specific criteria listed below. a. Design and Procurement Document Control Measures should be established to ensure that the guidelines of the regulatory position of this guide are included in design and procurement documents and that deviations therefrom are controlled. b. Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings Inspections, tests, administrative controls, fire drills, and training that govern the fire protection program should be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings and should be accomplished in accordance with these documents. c. Control of Purchased Material, Equipment, and Services Measures should be established to ensure that purchased material, equipment, and services conform to the procurement documents. d. Inspection A program for independent inspection of activities affecting fire protection should be established and executed by or for the organization performing the activity to verify conformance with documented installation drawings and test procedures for accomplishing the activities. e. Test and Test Control A test program should be established and implemented to ensure that testing is performed and verified by inspection and audit to demonstrate conformance with design and