Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: 8e45dce1-e1e7-4415-b1dd-7e2a610e545b
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Fire Protection for Nuclear Power Plants (Rev. 4)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 1
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2023/ML20231A835.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-1.189
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to each of these positions to implement those responsibilities. d. Outline the plans for fire protection, fire detection and suppression, and limitation of fire damage. e. Describe the administrative controls and personnel requirements for fire protection and manual fire suppression activities. f. Describe the automatic and manually operated fire detection and suppression systems. g. Describe the means to limit fire damage to SSCs important to safety to ensure the ability to shut down the plant safely. For reactor sites that have an operating reactor, as well as construction, modification, or decommissioning underway at other units, the FPP should provide for continuing evaluation of fire hazards associated with these activities. The licensee should provide additional fire barriers, fire protection capability, and administrative controls, as necessary, to protect the operating unit(s) from any fire hazards associated with construction or decommissioning activities. The FPP, including the fire hazards analysis, should demonstrate that the plant will maintain the ability to minimize the potential for radioactive releases to the environment in the event of a fire. Fires are expected to occur over the life of a nuclear power plant and, thus, should be treated as anticipated operational occurrences, as defined in Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 50. Requirements for protection against radiation during normal operations appear in 10 CFR Part 20, “Standards for Protection Against Radiation” (Ref. 40). Anticipated operational occurrences should not result in unacceptable radiological consequences, and the exposure criteria of 10 CFR Part 20 apply. Prevention of a radiological release that could result in a radiological hazard to the public, environment, or plant personnel becomes the primary FPP objective for reactor shutdown and decommissioning. 1.1 Organization, Staffing, and Responsibilities The FPP should describe the organizational structure and responsibilities for its