Document: NUREG-0800
Document ID: 49a0a1b8-7ac0-48d6-881a-1c6e94dd2437
Document Type: srp
Title: TRAINING FOR NON-LICENSED PLANT STAFF
Source: NUREG-0800
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0523/ML052350062.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
Chapter: 13
Section ID: 13.2.2
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rigade can practice as a team. b. Drills shall be performed at regular intervals not to exceed 3 months for each shift fire brigade. Each fire brigade member should participate in each drill, but must participate in at least two drills per year. A sufficient number of these drills, but not less than one for each shift fire brigade per year, shall be unannounced to deter- mine the fire fighting readiness of the plant fire brigade, brigade leader, and fire protection systems and equipment. Persons planning and authorizing an unannounced drill shall ensure that the responding shift fire brigade members are not aware that a drill is being planned until it is begun. Unannounced drills shall not be scheduled closer than four weeks. At least one drill per year shall be performed on a "back shift" for each shift fire brigade. 13.2.2-6 Rev. 0 - July 1981 c. The drills shall be pre-planned to establish the training objectives of the drill and shall be critiqued to determine how well the training objectives have been met. Unannounced drills shall be planned and critqued by members of the management staff responsible for plant safety and fire protection. Performance deficiencies of a fire brigade or of individual fire brigade members shall be remedied by scheduling additional training for the brigade or members. Unsatisfactory drill performance shall be followed by a repeat drill within 30 days. d. At 3-year intervals, a randomly selected unannounced drill shall be critiqued by qualified individuals independent of the licensee's staff. A copy of the written report from such individuals shall be available for NRC review. e. Drills shall, as a minimum, include the following: (1) Assessment of fire alarm effectiveness, time required to notify and assemble the fire brigade, and selection, place- ment and use of equipment and fire fighting strategies. (2) Assessment of each brigade member's knowledge of his or her role in the fire fighting strategy for the area assumed to contain