Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 69433f0d-1a24-4cf6-b8b9-31109f9f51c5
Document Type: srp
Title: FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0631/ML063190014.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 9
Section ID: 9.5.1
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REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES Primary - Organization responsible for the review of fire protection Secondary - None I. AREAS OF REVIEW The purpose of the fire protection program (FPP) is to provide assurance, through a defense-in- depth philosophy, that the Commission’s fire protection objectives are satisfied. These objectives are: 1) to prevent fires from starting; 2) to detect rapidly, control, and extinguish promptly those fires that do occur; and 3) to provide protection for structures, systems and components (SSCs) important to safety so that a fire that is not promptly extinguished by the fire suppression activities will not prevent the safe shutdown of the plant. In addition, fire protection systems must be designed such that their failure or inadvertent operation does not adversely impact the ability of the SSCs important to safety to perform their safety functions. The FPP for a nuclear power plant licensed to operate generally consists of the following elements: • comprehensive identification and analysis of fire and explosion hazards • organization and staff positions responsible for management and implementation of the FPP • fire prevention program consisting of administrative policy, procedures, and practices for training of general plant personnel; control of fire hazards; inspection, testing and maintenance of fire protection systems and features; control of plant design and modification; control of fire system outages and impairments; and FPP quality assurance 9.5.1-2 Revision 5 - March 2007 • automatic fire detection, alarm, and suppression systems, including fire water supply and distribution systems • manual suppression capability including portable fire extinguishers, standpipes, hydrants, hose stations, fire department connections, fire brigade organization, training, qualification, equipment, and drills; emergency plans and procedures; and, if applicable, offsite mutual aid capabilities • building design for fire protection including